Nigeria’s Saudi ’89 exploit made me love football, says SGH Sports Academy President
Nigeria needs to embrace grassroots development starting from remote parts of the country if it wants to develop its football potentials, Temitayo Sharafadeen Bakare, the President of Supreme God House Sports academy, has said. In an interview with Vanguard in Lagos, the grassroots football development enthusiast shared his personal experience in the game while describing football as the most 'unifying' tool for harmony in the world.
COVID-19 recoveries in Africa pass 2m mark- Africa CDC
The number of COVID-19 recoveries in the African continent has reached 2,010,127, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the number of overall COVID-19 cases in the continent stands at 2,343,128 as of Saturday afternoon. A total […]
Yuletide: FRSC urges motorists to obey traffic rules
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to obey traffic regulation in order to avert road crashes during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Mrs Stella Uchegbu, gave the advice on Saturday during the corps sustained ‘Ember’ months safety campaign at the Ochoudo motor park, Abakaliki. Uchegbu […]
NCAA suspends departure, arrival PCR tests for all passengers
By Prince Okafor Following the low level of COVID-19 pandemic prevalence both in Nigeria and globally, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has directed all airlines, airports to suspend pre-departure and post-arrival Polymerase Chain Reaction, PCR, tests. This came even as the authority noted that wearing of facemask inside airports and aircraft are no longer […]
Fayemi mourns Leadership Newspaper publisher NDA-Isaiah death
Describes his death as monumental loss By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described the Publisher of LEADERSHIP Newspapers, Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah’s death as a monumental loss to the country in general, the media industry in particular, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), on whose platform he had […]
Nda-Isaiah: A monumental loss to the nation ― Senator Mark
By Henry Umoru – Abuja Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has described the death of the publisher and chairman of Leadership Newspapers Dr. Sam Nda-Isaiah as a monumental loss to Nigeria as a country In a statement on Saturday, in Abuja by his Media Adviser, Paul Mumeh, the former President of the […]
Ex-President, Jonathan, mourns Nda-Isaiah
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with the Nda-Isaiah family and the management of Leadership newspapers on the passing on of the founder and chairman of the Leadership Media Group, Mr. Sam Nda- Isaiah who died last Friday. Dr. Jonathan in a condolence message to the family described […]
Apple CEO calls for stricter corporate, government climate goals at UN summit
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Saturday called on governments and businesses to implement stronger climate targets starting next year, during remarks at the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit. “We call on companies and governments around the world to do all we can to make 2021 the year we turn the corner for good,” […]
Banditry: Police confirm attack on school in Katsina
The Police Command in Katsina, on Saturday, confirmed an attack by gunmen on Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) Kankara, on Friday night. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Gambo Isah, and made available to newsmen in Katsina. “Yesterday, at about 9:40 p.m., bandits in their […]
Account for 600 abducted Katsina students, PDP charges Buhari
By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to go all out to secure freedom for the about 600 students allegedly kidnapped by gunmen on Friday at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state. The party stated this yesterday at a news conference addressed by its national publicity […]
I won’t mourn Amaka, she will be celebrated ― Ndoma Egba
By Ike Uchechukwu Amaka Ndoma-Egba, wife of former Senate Leader, Sen.Victor Ndoma-Egba was on Saturday laid to rest amidst tears and agony at “Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Akparabong, Ikom LGA of Cross River State. Amaka, Lauretta Ndoma-Egba was born on May 29, 1966, died on November 19, 2020, on her way to an […]
