LEADERSHIP News Editor Authors Landmark Book On Digital Shift In Nigeria’s Newspaper Industry …Sets for launch on 29th October By Shalom Oludele The Group News Editor of LEADERSHIP Newspapers, Sunday Isuwa, PhD, has authored a book on the digital shift in Nigeria’s Newspaper industry, which is set for launch on October 29, 2026. The…
“HOW KIDNAPPERS BEAT ME FOR PRAYING ON PHONE INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR RANSOM” — SARAH CHINEDU By Chris Mark A 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Sarah Chinedu, who was abducted three weeks ago and rescued by police in Ogboinbiri Forest, Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State, has recounted her harrowing experience in the kidnappers’ den. Mrs. Sarah, an…
POLICE RESCUE 42-YEAR-OLD EBONYI WOMAN AFTER 3 WEEKS IN BAYELSA KIDNAPPERS’ DEN ……..One suspect arrested as CP commends VCRU operatives for forest, river operation. By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Police Command has rescued Mrs. Sarah Chinedu, 42, who was abducted nearly one month ago in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, and held captive…
Faborode@70: Salute to Dogged, Principled and Ever-Smiling Mentor By Prof. M. K. Othman I first met Prof. Michael Oladimeji Faborode in September 1999 at the annual conference of the Nigerian Society of Agricultural Engineers (NSAE) at Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, where I served as an academic staff member for over eight years. I left in 1998…
Davido, Rarara: Possible Combination and the 2027 Race, by Hassan Gimba Nigerian politics is so serious that it is no longer left in the hands of politicians. Or so it seems. We can see how Davido, carrying the South and a segment of Northern youths, and Rarara, with a huge fan base in the North,…
ICPC uncovers another ‘Fake’ Agency as Tinubu orders suspension, arrest of three PermSecs The investigation into alleged fictitious government agencies has taken a fresh turn, with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncovering another office allegedly operating illegally within the OSGF and prompting President Bola Tinubu to order an arrest…
DAMAGE CONTROL IS ALLOWED ‘Femi Adekunle on Parenting My parents’ approach to parenting was authoritarian – my dad in particular. He was a rules dad. He was a quintessential schoolteacher, the type that went about cane-in-hand in those days. He was the type called ‘disciplinarian’. I recall that when we fell sick, and usually…
BTO Coalition celebrates Tunji-Ojo’s 3 years of exemplary, impactful service By Kunle Michael The BTO Coalition Platform for PBAT 2027 has congratulated the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on what it described as three years of exemplary and impactful service to Nigeria. In a statement signed by its National President, Alhaji Otunba Abubakar…
Aiyedatiwa appoints Erelu Taibat Oloruntoba as Commissioner, rewards decades of service By Ladidi Al-Hassan In a move aimed at strengthening governance and improving service delivery, Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has appointed seasoned administrator and former National Population Commission Director, Erelu Taibat Yemi Oloruntoba, as a Commissioner in the state. Erelu Oloruntoba, a distinguished…
FG: TETFUND INVESTMENT IN TERTIARY EDUCATION WILL UNLOCK NORTH CENTRAL’S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL By Shalom Oludele The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the Federal Government’s investment in tertiary education through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will help unlock the North Central region’s vast agricultural, mineral, energy and economic…
