By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A heavy rainstorm has killed one, injured several others and destroyed hundreds of houses in Agbashi community of Doma Local Government and Aloshi community in Keana Local Government Area, all in Nasarawa State. The incidents happened on Tuesday evening where houses and worship...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has commended residents of the territory for their patience, following the inconveniences the ongoing projects across the FCT have caused. Wike gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday, after he inspected some ongoing projects in the territory....
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, has urged the Federal Government to make retirement easy for Nigerian workers, especially now that the country is facing economic challenges. Ajaero made the plea on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the XEM Consulting Limited,...
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Cross River, Mr Ankpo Edet, has said that in spite of meeting decayed infrastructure and empty treasury, the present administration has achieved a lot in its urban renewal pursuit. The commissioner, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Calabar on Wednesday,...
The family of the reknown Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru aaUsman-Bauchi, has dismissed as misleading reports insinuating the death of the cleric. Usman-Bauchi, who is one of the leaders of the Sufism, Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria, has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday. In a swift...
The detained President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that he had no criminal record. Bodejo, who was arrested on the alleged raising up an armed militia in detriment of the nation’s unity, told Justice Inyang Ekwo in a motion for...
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said four persons died, while 40 others were injured in 11 road crashes during the Easter celebration in the state. Mr Anthony Uga, the State Sector Commander of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed grief over the death of the ex-President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ali Chiroma. Comrade Ali Chiroma died on Tuesday night at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after a brief illness at the...
The Deputy President, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Tommy Okon, has said that the death of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ali Ciroma, came at a time when his counsel was most needed. Okon spoke in Lagos on Wednesday when he...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has received a suspected fake soldier parading himself in public from the Nigerian Army. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the handing over to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that on Sunday at about...
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of NIGERIAN NEWS LEADER Newspaper, Mr Celestine Okafor, has lost his mother-in-law, Mrs Evelyn Happiness Okwosha-Nwabiani. Mrs Nwabiani passed on at the age of 85 years in her home town Oguta, Oguta Local Government Area, Imo West Senatorial district, Imo state, South East, Nigeria. Until her...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Osun, has arrested one Babalola Timothy, 35, for allegedly hypnotising and keeping a 35-year old married woman hostage after she refused his love advances. The Commander of Amotekun Corps in Osun State, Bashir Adewinmbi, disclosed this...
The police in Borno confirmed the arrest of eight suspects in connection to the alleged murder of Dr Kamar Abdulkadir, a Lecturer of the Department of Physical Health Education, at the University of Maiduguri. Abdulkadir was murdered in his office on campus on Sunday by unknown attackers...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 23-year old man for allegedly sodomizimg a mentally disabled 10-year old boy after luring him with a N30 sweet. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, stated this in a media...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The State Joint Transport and Traders and Marketers Association have announced a one-day warning strike in response to the Plateau State Government’s Executive Order 003, which bans trucks from entering Jos-Bukuru metropolis. The association expressed dissatisfaction with the order, stating that it is...
A former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ali Ciroma, has died at the age of 91. He was born in 1933. The Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, said in a statement that the late labour leader died...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has emphasized the immediate need to resettle displaced persons back to their ancestral homes. Speaking during a courtesy call with a delegation from the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation, led by Pastor Arinze Emmanuels, Governor Mutfwang emphasized the challenges faced...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Stephen Odey, has debunked claims in some quarters that the list of state indigenes submitted by school principals was padded . The Commissioner stated this on Monday during a press conference in his office in Calabar, the...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – Palestinian Ministry of Health on Sunday said about 32,200 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli occupation forces. Among the victims, 72% were women (around 8,800) and children (approximately 13,750). Additionally, around 74,500 Palestinians have been injured, with a majority being women and children....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Chairman of the Senate Committee on Employment and Productivity, Senator Diket Plang, has made strides in fulfilling his promises to empower his constituents. During a recent press conference at his residence in Jos, Plang revealed his latest initiative, procuring 600 bags of maize,...