Thursday, 09 January, 2025

Month: December 2024


Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. Trump, a Read more…


The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to slash its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol. The spokesperson for PETROAN, Joseph Obele, made Read more…


With less than one week to Christmas and two weeks to New Year celebrations, airfare on the South East routes has hit the roof, as return tickets sell for over N700,000. LEADERSHIP’s visits to the websites of Air Peace, United Read more…


The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that the nation’s security agencies have made significant progress in tackling the issue of kidnapping over the past two years. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration of the Multi-Agency Read more…


The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Thursday stated that a state governor has no right to remove a democratically elected local government chairman. The AGF, who made this declaration in Read more…


The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted the immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, bail in the sum of N500 million and three sureties. The trial judge, Justice MaryAnne Anenih, made the pronouncement after listening Read more…


Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Garba Shehu, has debunked claims that his principal’s Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) were among 762 plots of land revoked in Abuja’s upscale Maitama District due to unpaid statutory fees by Minister of the Federal Capital Read more…


In a move to enhance the efficiency of the federal government, President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of several Federal Permanent Secretaries. This strategic reshuffle aims to boost administrative effectiveness and improve service delivery across various ministries. The directive Read more…


French President Emmanuel Macron has “angered everyone” and is likely to leave his post early, right-wing leader Marine Le Pen has predicted, stating she has been already preparing for early elections “out of precaution.” Speaking with Le Parisien newspaper in an interview published Read more…


Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The Demised Senator Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, perhaps, the greatest charismatic and driven politician of this generation, had touched every nook and cranny of Anambra South Senatorial District. Senator Ubah engaged significant projects across all the seven local Read more…


Dangote Refinery has explained that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s stake in the refinery was reduced from 20% to 7.24% due to NNPCL’s failure to meet key terms of their partnership. In a statement released on Wednesday, Anthony Read more…


Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has disowned one of his media aides, who criticised the economic policies of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government of President Bola Tinubu. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Read more…