The publisher of Leadership newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah, has died. Late Ndah-Isiah died on Friday night, December 11, after a brief illness. He was 58 years old. Born in 1962 in Minna, Niger State, Nda-Isaiah, who held the traditional title of Kakaki Nupe, studied Pharmacy at Obafemi Awolowo University. A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he will not succumb to threats from those giving him an ultimatum to take certain actions or else ” the nation will break up”. There are widespread calls for the nation to restructure so as to move forward and carry every Nigerian along in the management of resources and…
On the 11th of December 2020, Nigeria recorded 796 new COVID-19 cases and discharged 248. Till date, 72,140 cases have been confirmed, 65,712 cases have been discharged and 1,190 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 796 new cases are reported from 16 states- FCT (258), Lagos (248), Kaduna…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, said he visited the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, during his second-term election travails. According to the governor, he said the 78-year-old cleric assured him that all would be well. Obaseki stated this on Friday night during the Testimony Session at…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of funds from the equity of Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) to provide free healthcare for 50,000 orphans, elderly and the vulnerable in the state. The wife of the Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this on Thursday at the celebration of Year 2020 Universal…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday departed Abuja to Daura, Katsina State, to begin a one-week visit to his country home. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some members of his entourage landed at Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport, Katsina at about 4.30 p.m. Governor of Katsina State,…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will go into self-isolation immediately, after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (10th of December). Mr. Governor and other members of his team will be tested by the Lagos State biobank today but will remain in isolation until the results of the tests are available….
Two persons have been confirmed killed in the attack on the traditional ruler of Isinigbo in Akure North local government area, Oba Samuel Fadahunsi. The persons were a driver of the Monarch and one of his brothers. Ondo Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, who confirmed the killings said the brother of the monarch was shot…
Suspected robbers have burgled the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Ibadan and carted away valuables. GIOTV gathered that the suspects stormed the Secretariat in the early hours of Thursday. The robbers allegedly burgled the office of the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Culture and Tourism, Hon. Akeem Ademola Ige, located within the Head…
Two suspected armed robbers were on Thursday December 10, shot dead by men of the Anambra State Police Command in Onitsha. A spokesperson for the command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December 11, said the robbers were members of a notorious robbery gang led by one Ikanda, who is currently…