Friday, 30 January, 2026

Category: News


TWO former Senate Presidents and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators Adolphus Wabara and Bukola Saraki, have disagreed over holding the party’s national convention billed to start tomorrow in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. While Wabara, the chairman Read more…


The United States had evidence last year that Israeli officials discussed how their soldiers sent Palestinians into tunnels in Gaza that the Israelis believed were potentially lined with explosives, two former US officials have told the Reuters news agency. The Read more…


The Department of State Services has filed a six-count charge against 27-year-old Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume for allegedly calling for a military coup in the country. The charges, brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja under case number FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, relate Read more…


The convening of the much-anticipated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective national convention scheduled for this weekend hangs in the balance following a fresh court judgement halting the gathering. However, the Oyo State chapter of the party told LEADERSHIP that the Read more…


Activists under the aegis of the Concerned Indigenous People of Biafra and Peaceful Global Awareness Campaigners for Justice and Freedom staged a protest in Abuja on Wednesday, calling for international intervention in the detention of Nnamdi Kanu. The protesters, who Read more…


Suspected Fulani armed men invaded three communities, Jantsauni, Mai Doki, and Maiyamma, suburban areas of Yarkasuwa in Kurama Chiefdom, Lere Local Government Area, last night, killing four people. The attackers also abducted ECWA Pastor, Rev. Istifanus Dunga, and 11 others. Read more…


The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for a fresh N1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to help finance the deficit in the 2025 budget. The approval on Wednesday was a sequel to the presentation and consideration Read more…


An election observation group under the aegis of The Electoral Hub has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) highly against previous records, days after the just-concluded Anambra State election. The group, in a statement signed by the Director, Princess Read more…


The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, says the ministry is looking into the clash between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer, A. M. Yerima, over a disputed piece of land in Abuja. Badaru Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor TAF Africa has advocated improved provision for effective participation of Persons With Disabilities(PWDs) in election process across the country. The group particularly tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others to ensure that Persons With Disabilities Read more…


Dozens of Israeli settlers launched an arson attack on an agricultural area in the occupied West Bank Tuesday evening, according to Palestinian activists in the area, marking the latest such attack in what has been a surge of settler violence. The attack took Read more…


The Peoples Democratic Party, Anambra State chapter, has suspended its candidate in the just-concluded governorship election, Mr. Jude Ezenwafor. Ezenwafor was at the Light House, Awka, the seat of government of the state, congratulating the governor of the state, Prof. Read more…