Below are the headlines found on The Leadership Online Newspaper for today, Friday 15 September, 2017.
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
BY Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, ANKELI EMMANUEL, AHURAKA ISAH, JOY YESUFU, Abuja, ACHOR ABIMAJE, Jos and Mathias Nwogu, UmuahiaTension and confusion enveloped the atmosphere in Plateau State yesterday, following unconfirmed reports that clashes have erupted between Northerners and Igbos in Jos, the state capital. To this effect, the state governor, Simon Lalong, has imposed an indefinite dusk to dawn curfew on the state capital. According to a statement by his media aide, Emmanuel Nanle, while the impo
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
By Abdullahi Olesin, Ilorin, Donatus Nadi, Lafia , Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt, Nosa Eresoyen, Asaba, Abu Nmodu , Minna, Taiwo Omilani, Lagos.The federal governments attempt to implement some aspects of the National Tobacco Control Act may have been dead on arrival as many Nigerians are left in the dark on the law.On the 31st of May this year, which was the World No Tobacco Day, the minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, launched the implementation of certain aspects of the National Tobacco
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
By KAYODE TOKEDE, LagosFederal and state generating revenue service agencies generated a whopping sum of N99.26 billion as tax income from Zenith Bank and 15 other firms in the country between January to June of 2017 (H1), investigation by LEADERSHIP has revealed.A total of seven financial institutions, two industrial companies, four petroleum marketing companies, one conglomerate, one household company and a multinational company were investigated by LEADERSHIP.Of the N99.26 billion revenue pai
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
By ANDREW ESSIEN, AbujaThe governing All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday summoned the minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Aisha Alhassan, over her comments regarding her political allegiance ahead of the 2019 presidential elections.The minister who arrived the national secretariat of the party at about 1:45pm was ushered into the office of the national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, where discussions were held behind closed doors.The minister had recently heated th
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
By SAMUEL ABULUDE, LagosAfter dropping the single of Ebube to loud ovation of his brethren and coupled with a heavy rotation in major radio stations, Johnny Kabass has decided to follow up with the visuals for the Ebube song.As part of promotions for the video, hes presently on a media tour. The video, which was directed by Constantine Igoudia, talks about the awesomeness and greatness of God. Its a worship song that sets you for the day. And it cuts across all demography.Speaking on the inspira
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
BY ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM, AbujaNollywood actress, Omotola Jalade seems to be on a roll as she takes on yet another movie project. There seems to be no stopping the talented actress since her return to the big screen after her three years hiatus.The screen goddess, who recently thrilled movie lovers in her come-back movie, Alter Ego and whose exceptional performance in her just released movie, Tribunal, has embarked on yet another movie journey titled Shadow Parties, a movie directed by the respect
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
The recall process purportedly initiated by the people of Kogi West senatorial district has reinforced the need to educate Nigerians on their power of recall and the sanctity of the process of recalling elected public officials AGBO-PAUL AUGUSTINE examined the contentions of stakeholders on the power of the electorate in a recall process.Worried by the way and manner the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye, a member of the Nigerian Senate, representing Kogi West has generated profound interest
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
Those who thought that Wednesdays Federal Executive Council meeting would be the political funeral for Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan may have exaggerated her dilemma after all.She may well have had her letter of resignation in her bag, but in the end President Muhammadu Buhari didnt push her over the edge yet. After many years in politics, Alhassan should know that wrongs might not be counted always; but theyre not easily forgiven.For example, three days after the video in which she
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
PRESS RELEASEThe Executive Governor of Plateau State has expressed great dismay and shock at the sudden build up of tension in Jos Metropolis on account of the conduct of some disgruntled elements, who have decided to throw the metropolis into confusion on account of their negative reaction to the agitations of Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South East.Consequently, the Governor has directed an immediate imposition of curfew from dusk to dawn (6pm 6am) within the Greater Jos Bukuru
Fri, 15 Sep 2017
BY NANGov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia said on Thursday that soldiers would be withdrawn from from the streets of Umuahia, the state capital, and Aba, its commercial nerve centre, by Friday.Ikpeazu made this known at Government House, Umuahia, while reacting to the security situation in the state.He said that the situation in the past few days, which led to the deployment of soldiers ahead of `Operation Python Dance II, a military exercise by the Nigerian army, had generated great concern to both the
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