President Bola Tinubu has cancelled his planned trips to South Africa and Angola, directing Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegations to both summits, senior State House officials revealed to our correspondent on Friday. The officials familiar with the development revealed that the VP is currently airborne to South Africa to attend the G20…
A resident of Lagos State, Vincent Upkai, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing one of his neighbors, Gloria, and her son over sanitation dispute. It was gathered that Gloria and Upkai were neighbors before the incident, and her son was living with her in the Elemoro area of the state. According to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has backed down from its earlier threat to embark on strike action, following the late disbursement of June 2025 salaries to its members. Chairman of University of Abuja branch of ASUU, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, confirmed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP on Tuesday. Dr. Ugoh said the union…
France President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his country’s solidarity with Nigeria as the country confronts a range of security challenges, particularly the persistent threat of terrorism in the North. In a statement on his X handle yesterday after speaking with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Macron said he reaffirmed France’s readiness to intensify cooperation with Nigeria…
Renowned Nigerian music producer, filmmaker, and cultural icon, Obafemi Lasode, has died at 69. He died on Friday, and the cause of death was not disclosed as of press time. His passing was confirmed by the former President of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Omatshola Iseli. In a message to ‘The Frontier’,…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Solomon Ibiwoye, after he was found in possession of a firearm in the Ebute-Ero area of the state. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in an X post on Sunday, commending vigilant residents whose alert led to the arrest. “Kudos to observant Lagosians who…
In what will come across as a really tragic development, Srikant Satre, a 23-year-old man has been trampled to d£ath after he tried to take a selfie with an elephant. Srikant Satre and two of his friends ventured into the Abapur forest close to the city of Gadchiroli in central India following reports that an…
LThe National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has called for the immediate rescind of the recently reviewed price of the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. In a statement released on Wednesday, 4th September 2024, Comrade Kur Isaac Ushahemba, the Senate President of the organization, said the obnoxious increment of PMS…
The Rivers State Police Command has prevailed over a five-man gang responsible for car snatching and burglary in the Ada-George, Iwofe, and Ogbogoro areas of Port Harcourt. Other locations of their operation are Egbelu, Diobu, D-line, GRA II, and Borikiri. The gang has been responsible for snatching, at gunpoint, over 10 cars in the past…
The absence of Anambra from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) portal for online pre-registration is not an oversight. Anambra’s electoral activities operate on a different timetable than the rest of the country due to its off-cycle governorship election. While the rest of Nigeria is preparing for the 2027 general…