Secret Reporter It is an open secret that alcohol licensing offices, as well as agencies that are saddled with the responsibility of generating Internal Revenue for State governments across the country, are involved in massive extortion and exploitation of unsuspecting business owners. This extortion spree is alleged to be the usual practice of the Lagos […]
The All Progressive Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State chapter has alleged that the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, is trying to sabotage police investigation on an alleged illegal possession of card readers by an INEC staff The Chairman of the party, Mr Ini Okopido made this known at the weekend during a press briefing at the […]
Two years after the death of a popular polygamist, Alhaji Abubakar Masaba, reputed to have married over 130 wives, ENYIOHA OPARA visited the home of the late cleric in Bida, Niger State The cloud looked gloomy and cloudy. It appeared as if it was going to rain. Yet activities were in top gear at Bida, one of […]
Leadership Nigeria Newspaper adverts@leadership.ng ADVERTISE WITH US NEWSNorthern Group Wants Emir Sanusi To ResignPublished 1 min ago on 1 min ago By Agency Report Delegates of the Northern Coalition for Democracy and Progress (NADP) on Thursday, May 23, called for the resignation of Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The decision was taken after NADP […]
Hundreds of Max Air passengers are facing hours of delay and cancellations as the airline operates only one aircraft for seven destinations of Kano, Abuja, Lagos, Maiduguri, Yola, Sokoto and Port Harcourt. Max Air began its domestic flight operations in Nigeria In July 2018, taking off a Boeing 737-300 aircraft with 29 passengers on board […]
By Wale Akinola Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu is a former deputy-governor of Lagos State. She served in the administration of Sir Michael Otedola. In this interview, Ojikutu speaks on what she believes President Muhammadu should achieve for Nigeria in his second term due to begin on May 29. Sinatu Ojikutu The inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari […]
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of Nigeria’s former Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clark on the occasion of his 92nd birthday anniversary. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the President paid tribute to Chief Clark, who served […]
By Habibu Harisu Sokoto State Government has commenced mobilisation of herdsmen, farmers and other community members to form joint groups of volunteers to provide security to their communities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the groups are meant to complement the efforts of security agencies in tackling banditry and other crimes. According to […]
By Yemi Adeleye The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) on Saturday urged Southwest governors to prioritise security of the region and key into late Obafemi Awolowo’s ideologies to return the region to its glory days. The Founder and President of the group, Oladotun Hassan said this in a statement in Lagos. He said that […]
THE stage appears set for an inevitable collision between state governors and the Federal Government over the monthly allocation from the Federation Account to the country’s third tier of government. Many state governments have practically taken over the management of local government funds by superintending over the disbursement of same. While some states take over […]
