Top chief executives and politicians are set to storm the highly publicised ‘Leave Comedy for Shortcut’, an epic comedy show generating massive interest. Those expected in attendance are top personalities, captains of industries, including headline sponsor and chairman of Bondpay, Dr Chibuike Echem; renowned businessman and chairman of Cubana Group, Obinna Iyiegbu, better known as Obi Cubana; the President and Global Chairperson of Africa Leading Women Conference, H.E Amb. Dr. Rebecca Omokamo Godwin-Isaac and several others. The personalities who command respect in the youth community have endorsed the show, hosted by Ndubuisi Joseph, also known as Shortcut in…
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The 11 delegates of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) from Zamfara State Council, who participated in the just-concluded NUJ elections held in Owerri, Imo State, narrowly survived a ghastly motor accident on their way back home along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Friday. Reporting the incident, the Zamfara State Secretary of the NUJ, Malam Ibrahim Ahmed Gada, said the incident happened when the re-elected Zonal Secretary (Zone A), Comrade Abdurrazak Bello Kaura, who was driving Zamfara NUJ delegates dodged an oncoming vehicle to avoid head-on collision while moving on the same lane as a result of ongoing road construction. …
The Nigerian Army has released Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), after detaining him for three days. LEADERSHIP recalls that Soyombo was arrested by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a statement by the FIJ, his arrest was effected at what the military described as “an illegal oil bunkering site.” However, the FIJ confirmed the news of Soyombo’s release on its official X handle, stating, “We can confirm that our founder, @fisayosoyombo, has now been released by @HQNigerianArmy, following the intense media campaign you all mounted.” The FIJ,…
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Friday, said his administration would collaborate with the Bank of Industry (BoI) to ensure that federal government’s intervention schemes have sustainable impact on the people of the state. AbdulRazaq spoke at a stakeholder meeting on presidential grants and loans schemes for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ilọrin, the state capital. Represented by the focal person on MSMEs, Dr Lawal Olorungbebe, the governor said the beneficiaries of the interventions needed to be increased. He advised BoI to convene a stakeholders engagement to enlighten the residents on how to secure the…
The Kwara State government, on Friday, said necessary disciplinary actions would be taken against a school teacher who allegedly assaulting a youth corps member serving in the state. The State government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, condemned the treatment meted to the female youth corps member serving at Government Day Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin, by teacher in the same school. LEADERSHIP gathered that the youth corps member was on Thursday allegedly assaulted by a teacher identified as Mrs Fatima Hamzat, who accused a female Corps member of disrespect. The…
Members of the British parliament on Friday voted to legalise assisted death, approving a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 330 against 275 to support the bill, after hours-long debate in the chamber and a years-long campaign by high-profile figures that drew on emotional first-hand testimony. Britain is now set to join a small club of nations to have legalised the process, and one of the largest by population to allow it. The…
The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network (RHAN) has commended the Senate for passing the four Tax Reform Bills for second reading. The group said by that action, the Senate has demonstrated its commitment to creating a more equitable and prosperous Nigeria for all citizens. According to the RHAN, the consideration of the Tax Reform Bills attested to the Senate’s dedication to promoting economic growth, transparency, and accountability in Nigeria’s tax system. The network applauded the Senate for prioritising the welfare of Nigerians and taking bold steps to address the country’s economic challenges. In a statement signed by RHAN Secretary-General, Opialu Fabian Opialu,…
As momentum gathers in the political space towards the 2027 general election, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, on Tuesday paid a private visit to he Abuja home of a Kano State-born chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura, popularly known as AA Zaura. The two politicians engaged in a closed-door meeting that lasted over an hour, with neither Obi nor Zaura disclosing the motive of the meeting after their discussion, as both maintained that it was a private matter. Although, the meeting between Obi and Zaura has…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest and detention of Fisayo Soyombo, an investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) at an alleged illegal oil bunkering site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a statement on Friday, Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Danjuma John Danjuma stated, “Only recently, intelligence revealed the existence of a notorious gang of oil thieves noted for bursting pipelines and illegal connections for oil theft in the region. “In a deliberate operation conducted, troops trailed the criminals to an illegal oil bunkering site. In…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said notorious terrorists’ leaders on its wanted list, Yellow Jambros, Alhaji Mallam, Ardo Idi (Alhaji Lawal), Lawal Kwalba, Salkado, Yellow Ibrahim, Gana’e and Babangida, among others, have surrendered to troops during the week. Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said others were similarly indicating interests to surrender. Maj.-Gen. Buba also disclosed that troops neutralised 135 terrorists, arrested 185 others and rescued 129 hostages during the week. He added that 61 suspected oil thieves were also arrested by the troops with the recovery of stolen crude worth…