69 m. ago Court To Rule On Emefiele’s Motion Asking Judge To Hand Off Trial February 26

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja yesterday fixed February 26 for ruling on whether to hand off the ongoing trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Oshodi adjourned for ruling after Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), accused them of bias and […]

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1 hour ago Prince Heads To Apex Over Appeal Court’s Judgment On Oba Ghandi

One of the contestants to the throne of Soun of Ogbomoso, Prince Kabir Olaoye, has approached the Supreme Court to challenge last Tuesday’s Court of Appeal’s judgement affirming the selection of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as Soun. Kabir had filed a suit in 2022 to challenge the nomination and selection of the then-Prince Olaoye as Soun-elect, […]

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1 hour ago NDDC Launches Statewide Campaign Against Substance Abuse In Schools

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has initiated a statewide campaign aimed at combating substance abuse in selected secondary schools across Calabar in Cross River State. This campaign, launched in partnership with key stakeholders, including government agencies, security organisations, and educational institutions, seeks to educate students about the dangers of drug abuse, empower them to […]

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2 h. ago Journalist Raises The Alarm Over Threat To Life, Rights Violation

An Anambra State-based journalist and correspondent of THISDAY Newspaper in Anambra State, Mr David-Chyddy Eleke, has raised the alarm over the alleged threat to his life by an Ebonyi State-born US citizen, Mr Ikechukwu Nkumeh. Eleke also appealed to the commissioner of police in Ebonyi State, CP Anthonia Uche-Anya to restrain operatives of anti-kidnapping squad […]

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2 h. ago Don’t Dirty Akwa Ibom, Gov Eno Warns As Court Arraigns 158 Offenders

Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Eno has said his administration remains committed to ensuring that the state maintains its status as Nigeria’s cleanest state while also making it the nation‘s premier tourism destination. The governor, who was monitoring the February edition of the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise at some locations on the Uyo […]

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2 h. ago Chinese Firm To Train 100 Nasarawa Indigenes On Lithium Refining

Ganfeng Lithium Industry, a leading Chinese firm has expressed its intention to train 100 Nasarawa indigenes on lithium refining processes at its Shagamu plant in Ogun State. The gesture followed the visit of Governor Abdullahi Sule to the company’s Shagamu lithium refining plant recently. LEADERSHIP reports that the federal government in October 2023 performed a […]

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2 h. ago Forum Seeks Arms For Vigilantes, Payment Of Compensation For FCT

As Gbagyi ethnic communities have been ravaged by banditry, the Gbagyi Elders Forum (GEF) has called for the vigilante in the community to bear arms to match the various terrorist groups. This is also coming on the heels of the recent summit of Gbagyi elders in Abuja,  that was organised to foster unity among the […]

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3 h. ago Insurance Investor, Aletor, Dangote, Others Get ADVAN Industry Leadership Award

The chairman of Capital Express Holdings Limited, Chief Anthony Aletor and Africa’s richest man, founder, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, among others, won the prestigious Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) Awards, at the weekend in Lagos. Other recipients are:  the founder/CEO, Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Stella Okolo; founder/chairman, GIC Motors, Dr. Diana Chen; and founder/CEO, Air Peace […]

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3 h. ago IBB’s Book: Name INEC Headquarters After Humphrey Nwosu, Okorie Tells Tinubu

The founder and first national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has urged  President Bola Tinubu to name the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja after late Professor Humphrey Nwosu for the critical role he played as chairman of the electoral body during the June 12, 1993 presidential […]

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3 h. ago The future of Nigeria’s leadership: Why investing in human capital is no longer optional

Nigeria is at a defining moment. With the largest youth population in Africa, the country holds immense potential to shape read more The future of Nigeria’s leadership: Why investing in human capital is no longer optional

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6 h. ago Corporate Control In Seed Sector Threatens Nigeria’s Food Sovereignty – Expert

Food safety expert has warned that Nigeria’s food sovereignty is seriously threatened as multinational corporations tighten their grip on the seed sector through patenting and intellectual property rights. In an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP, Prof Qrisstuberg Amua, the executive director of the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR), pointed out several foreign companies […]

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6 h. ago NPA Woos Exporters, Says Export Processes At Seaports Simplified

The managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho has wooed exporters at the Kaduna International Trade Fair, to explore the authority’s tailor-made simplified export processes. Speaking at the ‘Special Day’ of the Nigerian Ports Authority at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair, Dr Dantsoho, further urged traders, importers and exporters to also […]

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6 h. ago Federal Gov’t Launches Task Force To End Disruptive Fiber Optic Cuts

The Federal Ministry of Works (FMoW) and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMoCIDE) have established a Joint Standing Committee on the Protection of Fiber Optic Cables, in a decisive move to protect Nigeria’s telecommunications infrastructure. This initiative aims to tackle the widespread and costly problem of fiber cuts caused by road […]

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7 h. ago NEC MEETING APC Begins Pushback Against Opposition Coalition

Ahead of the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Executive (NEC) meeting, the party seems to have begun a pushback against the opposition coalition seeking to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Barring any last-minute change, the APC will hold its National Caucus and the NEC meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to consolidate bases and […]

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7 h. ago Babangida’s book promotes national unity, offers leadership lessons, says Harvard alumnus

By Gift Ishaq An alumnus of Harvard University and prominent member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Engr Abdullahi Hashim, has disclosed that the memoir by the former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has offered valuable lessons arising from leadership dynamics Hashim also stated that General Babangida’s book is a […] The post Babangida’s book promotes national unity, offers leadership lessons, says Harvard alumnus appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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8 h. ago NNPP chieftains fear mass defections to APC may affect party in 2027

In what has been described as a major political shakeup in Kano State, hundreds of members of the New Nigeria People’s Party have defected to the All Progressives Congress, citing disenchantment within the leadership style of the Kwankwasiyya movement. The defection, which saw top NNPP grassroots mobilisers abandon the party, was led by Alhaji Abdullahi Read More

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13 h. ago UNICEF To Cut Workforce, Travels Over Stoppag Of USAID Funds By Trump

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed plans to reduce its workforce and travels as part of measures to mitigate the effect of the cut of USAID funding by President Donald Trump’s administration. UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou disclosed this on Monday during an assessment visit to some of […]

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13 h. ago UNICEF To Cut Workforce, Travels Over Stoppage Of USAID Funding By Trump

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed plans to reduce its workforce and travels as part of measures to mitigate the effect of the cut of USAID funding by President Donald Trump’s administration. UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou disclosed this on Monday during an assessment visit to some of […]

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13 h. ago MultiChoice Announces New Price Hike For DStv, GOtv Packages

Subscribers of MultiChoice’s DStv and GOtv services will have to pay more for their packages as the the PayTV company has announced a price increase set to take effect from March 1, 2025. In a statement issued to customers on Monday, the company cited the need to maintain the quality of its service as the […]

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14 h. ago Nigeria secures $5.5bn in FIDs, targets more investments in 2025

The Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Tinubu, Olu Verheijen, has stated that Nigeria is poised to secure an increased number of Final Investment Decisions, a move that reinforces investor confidence and drives sustained economic growth in the energy sector. Verheijen, speaking at the Nigeria International Energy Summit 2025 on Monday, noted that Nigeria Read More

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