Below are the headlines found on The Leadership Online Newspaper for today, Monday 28 August, 2017.
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Definitely, these are not the best of times for the Nigerian Senate. This is because, the most revered, honourable chamber and the highest law making organ of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has been infiltrated by some elements who can best be described as dishonourable, disgruntled and chronic liars. They also lack any iota of integrity and honour to warrant them step into the Red Chamber, let alone sit there as senators.This, the leadership of the Senate must act fast by flushing out such ba
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Former Super Eagles midfielder Finidi George has told Nigeria Federation Federation officials that he is prepared to coach the national Under-17 team for free if given the chance.Finidi has told NFF officials he is willing to coach the U17s for free, said an NFF source.He has already told the technical committee he is not disturbed about the poor finances of the NFF which may cause salaries to be delayed for several months. He said he is only driven to give something back to the country that mad
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Andy Murray has withdrawn from the US Open due to his ongoing hip injury, creating a market shake-up.After limping through another practice session, the British number one, looking close to tears, told the media in New York on Saturday: I did pretty much everything I could to get myself ready here, took a number of weeks off after Wimbledon, spoke to a lot of hip specialists, tried resting, rehabbing to get myself ready here and was practising okay the last few days but its too sore for me to wi
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Liverpool served up a thrilling display of attacking football as they ripped apart a woeful Arsenal 4-0 at Anfield in the Premier League yesterday.Juergen Klopps side went ahead in the 17th minute when full back Joe Gomez floated in a cross from the right and unmarked Brazilian Roberto Firmino headed home with ease.Five minutes before the break, Liverpool broke with a flowing, passing move which ended with Sadio Mane cutting in from the left and driving a low shot into the far corner.The contest
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
By CAROLINE KANU, Lagos With N500, 000 registration in the ongoing fifth round-robin match of the 2017 Tennis League Championship sponsored by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), winners are expected to go home with a whopping sum of N17m.The competition which is already in its final stage, will see about four categories of winners smiling to the bank with N17 million. These include: prize money of 7million for winner, 5million for 1st runner-up, 3million for 2nd runner up and 2 million fo
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
CSKA Moscow forward, Aaron Samuel has been handed a late invitation to the Super Eagles squad ahead of their World Cup qualifying match against Cameroon as a replacement for injured Arsenal striker, Alex Iwobi.Arsenal forward withdrew from the squad with a thigh muscle strain. The 21-year-old will also miss the away leg against African champions Cameroon in Yaounde September 4 and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) moved quickly to invite Samuel, who was initially placed on the standby list.
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Chairman of Nigus International, Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim is an expert in the automotive sector by global standards. He has worked with reputable global brands like Proton and Lotus. He was involved in Formula 1 as the first black man to ever be on a Formula 1 team. In this interview with BAYO AMODU, he spoke on the next big thing in the automotive world which is electric cars taking over from the regular cars with combusting engines and the opportunity for Nigeria.What is the future of global a
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Since 1999, successive governments have at least two things in common; ASUU and strikes. ASUU strikes. The ASUU strikes always follow the same pattern; initial noise about a possible ASUU strike, a warning strike, government ignores ASUU all along, the public isnt particularly interested, ASUU goes on long strike, everyone gets interested, government and ASUU meet over and again, agreements are signed, ASUU goes back to school, tick tock tick tock, repeat cycle.As usual with most things Nigerian
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
I come from a village called Gakem in northern Cross River State. If you are travelling by road to Abuja from Calabar through Calabar-Ikom- Ogoja-Katsina Ala Highway, Gakem is the last village of CRS on its northernmost border with Vandeikya, Benue State. And if you are driving from Abuja through Keffi-Lafia-Makurdi-Katsina Ala- Adikpo-Vandeikya Road, Gakem is the first village of CRS you encounter before you pass through many towns and villages to eventually get to Calabar, some five and a half
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
By Kayode Tokede, Lagos As the Information Technology continued to drive innovative across sectors, the financial institution by means of Electronic- Payment (E-Payment) has recorded growth in cashless transaction volumes due to rising adoption of alternate payment instruments.The growth has also leverage on increased financial inclusion, enhanced payments network infrastructure and regulatory initiatives based on digital payment models.The payments system plays a very crucial role in any econom
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