The Chief Executive Officer, Air Peace Limited, Allen Onyema, has urged Nigerians to embrace nationalism against ethnicity and religious dogma for the development of the country. Onyema stated this while delivering a lecture titled “Leading by Example: Instilling Trust and Confidence in Subordinates”, for course participants of Senior Course 46 of the Armed Forces Command […]
FEDERALISM is the imaginary bedrock of Nigeria’s constitutional democracy, designed to balance power between the centre and the sub-nationals. However, the recent judgement by the Supreme Court concerning local government autonomy has raised critical questions about the integrity of this federalist structure. The judiciary should interpret the Constitution to reinforce decentralisation. In its latest judicial […]
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is considering disciplinary action against some of its members in the Edo State chapter for alleged anti-party activities. It was gathered in Abuja, yesterday, that the party leadership has been inundated with petitions against the party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Dan Orbih and […]
The nation’s fuel shortage appears to have worsened, yesterday, as filling stations ran out of stocks, thus shutting their gates against motorists and other users of the product. The nation’s fuel shortage appears to have worsened, yesterday, as filling stations ran out of stocks, thus shutting their gates against motorists and other users of the […]
In spite of the drop in importation, the Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said it collected over N1trillion within the first six months of 2024. Speaking to Newsmen in Lagos, the Area Controller in charge of the Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, said that the command also made seizures of eleven containers […]
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Kaduna State chapter, has suspended its 5-day warning strike. This is contained in a statement issued by its chairman, Ishaku Yahaya, on Monday. He explained that the level of seriousness and commitment made by the government through the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Head […]
Fifteen days later, suspected bandits have released the abducted children of a Kaduna State judge, Janet Galadima. According to LEADERSHIP, the Chairman of the Kaduna State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Godwin Ochai confirmed the release of the children on Tuesday. It was recalled that the judge and her sons were reportedly abducted […]
Nigerian comedian and actor, Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has urged fellow celebrities to seek redress in court if they feel defamed by online trolls rather than use the police to “illegally” arrest or detain anyone. He claimed that he had been defamed on several occasions by alleged trolls of the ruling All […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, is planning to secure a fresh $2 billion oil-backed prepayment loan amid fuel scarcity in the country. This is according to a report by Reuters on Tuesday, suggesting that NNPCL plans to achieve the deal in two months. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari said the new […]
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Tanko Yusuf Sununu, announced the commencement of a new project implementation plan aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s priority on education and addressing out-of-school children. This announcement was made during the ground-breaking ceremony for the National Examination Council (NECO) state offices in Lafia. Prof. Sununu revealed that President Tinubu […]
