No fewer than 11 soldiers have been killed and six others including a brigade commander have sustained injuries during terrorists attack on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Wajiroko in Borno State. According to military sources, the brigade commander was injured when his vehicle stepped on an Improvise Explosive (IED) enroute the location to provide…
New U.S. President Donald Trump says God saved him from an assassin’s bullet to “make America great again.” Trump said this during his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on Monday. “Just a few months ago, in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear. “But I felt then…
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), on Monday, felicitated Gov. Peter Mbah on his 53rd birthday. The Chairman of ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, in a congratulatory message issued in Enugu, also commended the governor for encouraging the return of a functional Local Government system in the state. Ngwu lauded him for “implementing audacious and…
Apex Igbo Social-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute those behind the gruesome murder of the sixteen Northern travellers at Uromi in Edo State. The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr. Ezechukwu Ezechi made the call in an exclusive telephone interview with Leadership in Enugu. He said it…
Gov Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, on Tuesday denied involvement in the arrest of the former Youth President of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Mr Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the police announced the arrest of Igboayaka on Feb.10 based on a petition written against him by undisclosed persons. The…
Dangote Industries Ltd. says it would ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum production. The Regional Sales Director, Southeast, Dangote Cement, Dr Abayomi Shittu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday at the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair. “Dangote Industries Ltd….
Sri Lanka has commenced the formulation of its first climate-smart agriculture (CSA) investment plan, in a bid to combat the escalating challenges posed by climate change. This is according to a statement from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) as released on Tuesday. The initiative is funded by the Green Climate…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, until May 2. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s video evidence to counter the allegations by Mamman that his extra-judicial statement was not voluntarily made, was played in the…
Sri Lanka’s navy arrested eight Indian fishermen for poaching in the country’s territorial waters on Monday, the navy said in a statement on Tuesday. The arrests were made during a special operation to chase away Indian trawlers poaching in the seas North of Mannar, in the country’s Northern Province, the navy said. The navy also…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday warned of further escalation after Iran launched missiles attack on Israel. “Such actions threaten regional stability and escalate tensions in an already extremely volatile situation,’’ von der Leyen said. “I urge all parties to protect the life of innocent civilians,’’ he added. Von der Leyen condemned…
