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Buhari is very conspicuous in the picture. Somebody looks like Murtala Mohammed there. I will leave you to spot Obasanjo yourself. How time flies. … Continue reading
The Osun High Court in Okuku, has sentenced two men to death for stealing fowls. The convicts, Olowookere Seguana & Morakinyo Sunday were found guilty of breaking into the home of the complainant Balogun Tope and stealing his fowls. The … Continue reading
According to a CNN breaking news, Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people in a raid in northeastern Nigeria this week, local officials and residents said. Gunmen in pickup trucks attacked the village … Continue reading
There is a video from liveleak.com which shows Boko Haram men executing young men, who, allegedly refused to join them. According to the site, the video was filmed sometime in November somewhere in Northern Nigeria. The militants picked the men up one after the other, … Continue reading
The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has ‘congratulated’ the outgoing Governor of the state, Rotimi Chubuike Amaechi for losing the Vice Presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC. A statement issued by the PDP this … Continue reading
Reuters sought some people’s opinion on how the election may go and what Buhari as civilian President can do if he wins the 2015 presidential election. Here it goes: Even those willing to overlook his autocratic past might question whether … Continue reading
New York City said Wednesday that it is trying to negotiate a settlement with Eric Garner’s family as scores of defense attorneys protested the criminal justice system’s handling of police killings of unarmed black men by participating in marches and … Continue reading
When Texas plumber Mark Oberholtzer traded in his black Ford F-250 pickup truck, he expected it would live a second life in the hands of new owners, but probably not these owners. Oberholtzer’s Texas City plumbing company, Mark-1 Plumbing, has … Continue reading
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has dissociated itself from rumours making the rounds that its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, gave his blessings to the vice-presidential ambition of a former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. … Continue reading
A military court in Nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death after they were found guilty of mutiny. The soldiers were convicted Wednesday in Abuja on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny. Four other soldiers were acquitted. … Continue reading
Even though Mr. Bola Tinubu has his own ambition to be VP, there are facts showing that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to pick Prof Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate was also influenced by key Northern leaders even across party … Continue reading
The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday said that the gunboats alleged to belong to ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, actually belonged to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Recent media reports had alleged that Ekpemupolo, also known as … Continue reading
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has just presented the 2015 budget estimates of about N4.3 trillion before the National Assembly. She laid the document in separate appearances before the Senate and the House of Representatives. There was not a … Continue reading
The Youth vigilante group popularly known as Civilian Joint Task Force has arrested some scores of members of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents in the Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDP) in Borno. A member of the youth vigilante group, Yusuf … Continue reading
General Buhari shares a first picture with Prof. Yemi Osinbajo hours after the APC Candidate tapped the Prof as his running mate. We wish them all the best. (Photo credit: Elombah) … Continue reading
Justice Dije Aboki of the Kano State High Court, Kano, today convicted and sentenced one Ibrahim Hassan popularly known as Comptroller Kangiwa, to 10 years and six months imprisonment without option of fine in a case of conspiracy, personation and … Continue reading
Background Prof. Yemi Osinbajo was educated at the University of Lagos, Nigeria (LLB, 1978) and the London School of Economics (LLM, 1980). He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1979. He has authored several books … Continue reading
At least 150 women who refused to marry fighters belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group have been executed in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, the country’s Ministry of Human Rights reported. According to a ministry statement released on … Continue reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has chosen Professor Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate in the 2015 presidential election scheduled for February 14, 2015. Recall that LEADERSHIP had exclusively reported last Friday that Professor Yemi … Continue reading
Buhari and APC Under Test By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba How will Mr. Muhammadu Buhari govern? How will he make important and urgent decisions? How much control would his party have over his decision making processes? Will APC survive the vice-presidential … Continue reading