Convener of the North Central Coalition for Good Governance, Hon. Abraham Dauda, on Saturday, disclosed that the group has nominated the lawmaker representing
Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke Federal constituency of Plateau State, Hon Yusuf Gagdi, as the preferred candidate from the North Central for the position of Speaker in the 10th Assembly.
Addressing newsmen...
Immediate past minister of Niger/Delta Affairs and Senator-elect, Godswill Akpabio, may opt out of the race for president of the Senate in the 10th National Assembly to take appointment in the incoming cabinet.
Sources familiar with Akpabio within the All Progressives Congress (APC) told LEADERSHIP that the former Akwa Ibom...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the commencement of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).
The board disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Abuja on Sunday.
Benjamin said the UTME which...
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, in the spirit of charity during the holy month of Ramadan, has commenced the distribution of food items to Imams and Islamic scholars in Kwara as a welfare package.
The beneficiaries of the annual distribution exercise, according to his Press Officer...
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with Christians in Borno State and the rest of Nigeria on the ongoing Easter festival.
Zulum, in his message released by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, urged citizens in Borno State to pray for the full restoration of peace in the state and to...
Israel Adesanya on Sunday reclaimed the UFC Middleweight title after coldly knocking Alex Pereira out in the main event of UFC 287.
It took two rounds for Adesanya to bring down his opponent at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida.
This was the fourth fight between the pair, with Pereira beating...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent bout of killings in Benue State in which tens of people were killed in Umogidi community of Entekpa-Adoka in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state, urging that all efforts be made to end the “extreme violence.”
The President condemned the use of...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has rejoiced with Christians across the country on the occasion of this year's Easter celebration.
Gbajabiamila said the period is very crucial and calls for sober reflection among Christians as it marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The speaker, in a...
as HoS requests list of potential candidates from varsities
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the automatic employment of First Class graduates of Edo origin in all Nigerian universities into the state's civil and public service.
The approval was conveyed by the Edo State Head of Service,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all Nigerians to continue to be confident and believe in the country for better seasons ahead, adding that Easter is about renewed hope and a glorious future.
The president made the call Friday in his 2023 Easter message to Nigerians.
Buhari said the season reminded all...
