President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Jim Ovia, the founder and chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, on his admission to the prestigious Freedom of the City of London. President Tinubu described the honour as a fitting recognition of Ovia’s exceptional contributions to business, innovation, and technology. He also highlighted Ovia’s significant role in shaping Nigeria’s…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Bala-Abubakar, has commended the dedication of the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA to the nation’s security. Bala-Abubakar made the commendation in Katsina on Monday during the 2025 Sallah luncheon with the personnel of the 213 Forward Operating Base and Air Component, Operation FANSAN YAMMA. He…
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…
The apex northern sociocultural group,Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has demanded thorough investigation into the killing of northerners in Uromi,Edo State, and full compensation to their families. ACF in a statement issued by it’s national publicity Secretary Professor Tukur Muhammad -Baba reiterated that the forum is gravely saddened by the gruesome, cold-blooded murder of 19 (so…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the federal and Edo state governments to pay blood money to the families of the sixteen hunters killed in Uromi. In a statement issued by JNI Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, while extending its felicitations to…
The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has approved the promotion and confirmation of 47 senior staff members of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The information was conveyed in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Kaduna by the Head of the Media Unit of the NBTE, Mrs Fatima Abubakar. Abubakar stated that…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over the increasing number of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) cases across the country, saying its peak season is between November and May. The latest figures indicate a surge in infections, with 807 suspected cases and 74 deaths reported across 22 states and the Federal…
Alhaji Balarabe Abdullahi has urged the electorate to allow elected officials to fulfil their campaign promises rather than distracting them ahead of the 2027 election. Abdullahi is the immediate past Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly and current Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe. He made the call on…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has impounded a truck loaded with 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is contained in a statement signed by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Afolabi Babawale, on Monday in Abuja. Babawale explained that the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad…
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has called on Nigerians to recommit themselves to the values of tolerance and unity. SKCLA Chairman, Apostle Emmanuel Kure, made the call in his Sallah goodwill message on Monday in Kafanchan, Kaduna. “This sacred period of devotion, sacrifice, and prayer is a time of deep spiritual renewal, and…
