The Hard Economy Former Employees Drain Pension Funds to the Tune of N217.4bn

According to exclusive information obtained by LEADERSHIP, 482,857 disengaged workers, mostly from the private sector, have turned to their pension contributions for solace as a consequence of company downsizing caused by the tough business operating environment. These workers have taken N217.4 billion from the assets of their pension funds. Assets held by the pension fund … Read more

Ogbeide-Ihama Drops Out of Edo Governor’s Race Ahead of PDP Primaries

Ogbeide-Ihama Omoregie, who was running for governor of Edo State in Thursday’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary, has decided to drop out. In a letter dated February 12, 2024, sent to Sam Anyanwu, the party’s national secretary, and copied to the PDP’s national working committee (NWC), Ogbeide-Ihama made this statement. On Thursday, media were given … Read more

Reasons Otu Succeeded Uzodimma as Chair of the APC’s Edo Primary Election Panel

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that given her previous official position, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State cannot continue to act as chairman of the rescheduled Edo State governorship primary poll. Following the previous declaration of an inconclusive governorship primary election, the APC on Wednesday appointed Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross … Read more

Carry out Primary Transparent Inform APC, Governor Otu About Edo Elders’

The Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders and Stakeholders’ Forum has urged the party’s leadership to organize an open primary so that a viable candidate for governor may be chosen in the upcoming September election. Following the appointment of Bassey Out, a fellow governor of Cross River State, to succeed Hope Uzodinma as chairman of … Read more

Swab, Musa Depart from PDP to Join APC in Kwara

Defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been publicly announced by two prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara North, Hon. Abubakar Suka Baba and Abubakar Musa, well known as Biology. Musa, a former PDP candidate for the House of Representatives in the 2019 general election, and Baba, a former … Read more

Final Round of Paris Olympics Qualifiers: Falcons Beat Cameroon and Face S’Africa

Yesterday, in Abuja’s Moshood Abiola Stadium, the Super Falcons of Nigeria defeated Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses 1-0 to advance to the round of 16 in the qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympic Women’s football tournament. The match was won by Nigeria thanks to a goal by Esther Okoronkwo, who started instead of Asisat Oshaola. The … Read more

An Edo NNPP Guber Candidate Who Is Also a Televangelist

In the gubernatorial election in Edo State scheduled for September 21, the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Azemhe Azena, is a televangelist and philanthropist. At Friday’s primary election on Ugor Road in Benin City’s Depraisery Event Centre, Azena received 211 votes, beating out three other candidates. In a statement released by … Read more

Shettima Tinubu Is Back on Track to Make Nigeria Great Again

The federal government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is on the correct route to restore Nigeria to glory, according to Vice President Kashim Shettima. He believed that Nigerians could soon look forward to a better future if they worked together, respected one another, and spoke freely. But he urged cooperation and a common dedication … Read more