Motorist and commuters leaving or coming into Lagos were stuck in a gridlock for better part of the day, yesterday, because of on-going construction of the expressway by Julius Berger. Leadership Sunday observed that motorists started driving against traffic to…
FG launches space institute, 5 other projects (Leadership)
The federal government of Nigeria, through the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), yesterday launched Institute of Space Science and Engineering to boost research findings in space. Other projects commissioned include, National Space Museum, Planetarium Building, Space Incubation Centre,…
NDDC denies owing Rivers govt N50bn tax revenue (Leadership)
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has denied claims that it owed the Rivers Internal Revenue Service (RIRS) N50 billion. NDDC director of corporate affairs, Charles Odili, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, expressed surprise at the claims…
Burna Boy makes haunting Coachella debut (Leadership)
Afrofusion sensation, Damini Ogulu, aka, Burna Boy delivered an unforgettable performance of his biggest songs at his Coachella debut on Sunday night. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire…
Kidnappers Committing Crime Using Un-Registered SIM Cards – NCC (Leadership)
Following the increased rate of kidnapping in the country, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, has disclosed that kidnappers are using unregistered SIM cards to commit crimes. He however said the commission…
Lagos Building Collapse: Woman who lost 2 kids commits suicide (Leadership)
Wednesday’s building collapse in Lagos which killed 20 pupils has recorded another tragic incident as a woman who lost her two children in the fallen house has reportedly killed herself by ingesting the insecticide known as Sniper. Leadership Weekend gathered…
Gov Bello votes, laments low voter turnout (Leadership)
Governor Yahaya Bello Kogi State voted at about 8.38 a.m. at Agasa Uvete Polling Unit 011 in Okene Local Government area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bello and two of his wives spent about 15 minutes to…
Ash Wednesday: Cleric calls for peace, almsgiving, repentance (Leadership)
Rev. Fr. Daniel Iloka, the Parish Priest of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Enugu has called on Nigerians to make peace, help the needy and draw close to God always. Iloka made the call during Ash Wednesday mass service at…
Election Postponement: Police orders sustained patrols to maintain law, order (Leadership)
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu, has ordered sustained patrols and surveillance across the state to maintain law and order. A statement signed by the state command’s spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, on Saturday, said that the patrol…
2019 Presidency: Igbo in Canada endorse Atiku, Obi
The Igbo Canadian Community Association (ICCA), comprising all Igbo resident in Canada, has urged the Nigerian electorate to vote massively for Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and Mr. Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the February 16 polls. The…
