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A 55-year- old man, Joseph Tanko has reportedly drowned yesterday in Kurudu Dam in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). According to an eyewitness, Adamu Gambo, the victim, who was a local hunter, was returning from the farm on Monday 2 July when a saw a flock of birds, and shot at them and...

The European Union has warned the United States that placing tariffs on automobiles would end up hurting the US economy and would probably result in retaliatory measures from its trading partners. In a letter sent to US Commerce Department Friday, the European Union said tariffs on European...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract with the club, the Premier League side said, yesterday. Salah had a remarkable first season with Liverpool, scoring 44 goals in all competitions and helping the club reach the Champions League final. He was named the PFA...

The Lagos State House of Assembly has since its inauguration on June 8, 2015 passed into Laws 28 Bills with over a 100 resolutions. Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa disclosed this at the 12th edition of the annual lecture commemorating the third session of the...

A 25-year-old man, Damilola Awoyemi, of Ajase-Ipo, Kwara State who pleaded guilty to the offence of stealing has been sentenced to two months imprisonment. The court also ordered that his accomplice, Ibrahim Umar, 22 of the same address who denied his involvement in the offence be remanded …...

Police have arraigned a 15-year-old teenager (name withheld) of Okon compound, Ganmo and a 28-year-old man, Saheed Ganiyu of Idi-Ogun compound, Ganmo, Kwara State before an Ilorin Chief Magistrates’Court for their alleged involvement in armed robbery. The accused allegedly conspired with two...

Following the recent directive by President Muhammad Buhari’s that 6,000 youths will be recruited into the force to compliment the already depleted figure of men and officers of the force, in the country, 5, 501 persons applied for position in Kogi State. LEADERSHIP Sunday investigation revealed...

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed claims by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs’ , Senator Sabi Aliyu Abdullahi, that the IGP , Ibrahim Idris was invited to explain its efforts on curbing the spate of killing across the country, insisting he was invited … Read...

A disclosure has come from Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Delta State has the party will contest for all elective posts in the 2019 elections including the federal constituencies. This was disclosed by the Delta State Chairman of the SDP Ambassador Oke Idawene at a stakeholders meeting …...

A 24-year-old man, Ajewole Dada Fulani, yesterday attempted killing himself after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for involvement in robbery, kidnap and rape by an Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti. Ajewole was standing trial for robbing, kidnapping and raping two female...

A 19-year-old girl identified as kofo was allegedly shot dead at a polling booth in Ibadan, Oyo State during the Local Government election held yesterday in the state. The victim was allegedly shot death by officer of the Oyo State command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence … Read more...

The number of Nigerians appointed into important positions in world football since the emergence of NFF President Amaju Pinnick as CAF Executive Committee member has continued to increase as emergency committee of CAF appointed Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said Nigeria spent 36.3 billion dollars on the importation of petroleum products between 2013 and 2017. The apex bank made the disclosure at a public hearing organised by House of Representatives’ Ad hoc Committee investigating … Read more via...

For allegedly stealing 10 drums of kerosene valued at N560,000, a 32-year-old truck driver, Ibrahim Wasiu, was on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Wasiu, whose address is unknown, is being tried for stealing and damage. The Police Prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, …...

Two years after, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced discussions on a currency swap agreement with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). With the ongoing talks, the two banks have finally brokered a deal, having signed a three-year bilateral currency swap agreement worth N720 billion...

The governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has called on stakeholders to step up support for the hides and skin sector. The governor who made the call while delivering the keynote address at the first National Summit on Hides and Skins Value … Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

Voters in London are expected to punish Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party at local government elections this week which could embolden critics of her Brexit strategy, but are not expected to trigger her downfall. London and some other regions will on Thursday … Read more via...

The federal government has expressed its commitment to improving domestic refining capacity stating it will continue to support indigenous operators on efforts to establish third party financed Modular refineries. This was disclosed by a team from the office of the Vice President and the...

Rafael Nadal racked up the 400th clay court victory of his career on Saturday as he swept past Belgium’s David Goffin 6-4, 6-0 to reach the Barcelona final and stand just one win from an 11th title in the Spanish city. World number one Nadal also extended his … Read more via Leadership...

Twelve persons were confirmed dead while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Volvo truck and a Ford bus at Foursquare area on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway, yesterday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the public relations officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE)...