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The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta has destroyed a major illegal oil refining site in Delta State. Acting on credible intelligence, the operatives advanced to coordinates 5.381734⁰N and 5.587105⁰E deep within the mangrove creeks of Obotebe community in Burutu local government…
The commissioner of police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has appealed to residents of Oko community in Orumb-North local government to help the state police command in tracking down the criminals who killed two persons and abducted two others in the area on Friday night.…
Minister of Works Dave Umahi has assured that the five South East states governors are standing in firm support of President Bola Tinubu, even as some are with different political parties. Umahi spoke late Friday when he visited Abia State Governor Alex Otti at his Nvosi…
The Conscience of Ogoni People (COOP) has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal which dismissed its suit seeking the exoneration of foremost environmental rights activist, late Kenule Saro-Wiwa and eight others who were sentenced to…
Ondo State government has said it is considering enacting laws that would sentence convicted kidnappers to death, reiterating its commitment to ensure peace, infrastructure development and grassroots governance across all parts of the state. The state government dropped the…
The federal government has formally presented the Federal Coastal Fisheries Terminal (FCFT), Borikiri, Port Harcourt, which is currently under concession to an indigenous firm, BGAM Services Nigeria Limited. BGAM’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Lucky Brown, who disclosed…
The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) is set to host its 28th Annual Scientific Conference in Lagos next week, amid renewed industry ambition to scale up local production of essential drugs to 70 per cent. NAIP national chairman, Pharm. Ken Onuegbu, at a…
The management of ENL Consortium, operators of a cargo terminal at the Lagos Port Complex Apapa, has debunked reports that a cargo ship was gutted by fire at its facility on Saturday. The management of the company in a chat with LEADERSHIP clarified that there was no fire…
Days after earning global recognition for walking the longest distance ever recorded by a model, Guinness World Record holder Ololade Ayelabola has sought renewed mentorship and academic guidance as she enters a new chapter of her journey. On Nigeria’s Independence Day,…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the aviation industry regulatory body, is driving a healthy and productive staff leveraging sporting activities, the director of corporate services, Dr. Rebecca Enyiuche Aghadinazu, has said. Speaking at a media forum yesterday…
Former presidential candidate Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd) has ruled out the possibility of joining any coalition ahead of the next general elections, citing ideological differences and a firm belief in his independent political path. Al-Mustapha in an interview with BBC…
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has insisted on its petition to President Bola Tinubu, calling for urgent intervention in what it described as the continued marginalisation of non-physician health professionals and educators by physician-led…
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) Limited and the Nigerian Police Trust Fund (NPTF) have initiated a partnership to establish ‘smart police stations’ nationwide to facilitate action against insecurity in the country. The two agencies made this known when they signed a Memorandum of…
Stakeholders in Kogi State have raised serious concern over the escalating violence in Benue State, and urged the federal government to act decisively to end the killings and avert a national food crisis. The concern was raised during a reception in honour of the Kogi State…
Worried by the continued killings in Nigeria and especially in the North Central states, the Middle Belt Indigenous Christian Ministers Forum (MBCMF) has condemned the act, describing it as “senseless tragedies” and called for decisive government action on it. Speaking…
The member representing Bende North constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Nnamdi Ibekwe, has said the constituency had become a fast-growing investors’ haven. Speaking to LEADERSHIP Weekend in Umuahia yesterday after interacting with some rice farmers from the…
In a renewed effort to tackle Nigeria’s housing deficit, the federal government and organisers of the Africa International Housing Show (AIHS) have unveiled plans to promote local building materials and make affordable housing a reality for Nigerians. This was disclosed ahead…
Registrar and chief executive officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Dr. Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, has said the board’s examinations are now on the same standard as those conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National…
