The Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen as the substantive Grand Khadi. The designation was considered at the Committee of a Whole chaired by Speaker Yakubu Salihu after a screening on Thursday in Ilorin. Justice Kamaldeen promised to increase Shariah courtrooms in the state for easy access to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari performed the Umrah rituals amid tight security, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah early Thursday. In a terse statement on Thursday by Garba Shehu, Senior special assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Buhari was received by several officials, including a delegation from the General Presidency for the Affairs of the … Read more
The Ekiti State Governor, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, has assured the citizens of the state of quality health care service delivery. Governor Oyebanji gave the assurance at a stakeholders’ meeting with traditional rulers of the state. The governor noted that the meeting was to discuss improving healthcare service delivery, especially at the Primary Health Centres across … Read more
A dead stowaway was on Monday discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777. The aircraft (registered PH-BQM) flew from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium’s Aviation24. It is still unknown how the undocumented passenger found his way into the aircraft but an inquiry has commenced. The man might … Read more
An ad hoc committee has been established by Adewale Egbedun, Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, to review the laws approved by the 7th Assembly between July and November 2022. According to xandertech, the Speaker pledged on June 6, 2023, that following the 2022 gubernatorial election, laws approved by the 7th Assembly would … Read more
A 40-year-old lady named Nkiru Okoye was murdered in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, and award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie has denied claims that she was related to the victim. The deceased’s brother-in-law George Okoye was alleged to have killed Emenike Okoye, the wife of a mechanical engineer, by beating her to death … Read more
Following the recording and audit of the state’s woods, the Edo State Government will start the process of hiring forest police. The recruitment, according to Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser, Media Project to Governor Godwin Obaseki, who announced it on Monday, August 1, is a part of a reinvigorated effort to improve security throughout the state. … Read more
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
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested the manager of a bank in Osogbo, Osun State, for putting wrapped new Naira notes in the bank’s automated teller machines, which stopped the machines from giving out the notes. On Friday, the ICPC tweeted about this, saying that the team had ordered that … Read more
On Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court asking that Gboyega Oyetola, the former governor of Osun State, and Benedict Alabi, his deputy, be disqualified from standing for governor on July 16, 2022. Oyetola and Alabi were disqualified from running in the governor’s race by Justice Emeka Nwite … Read more