Below are the headlines found on The Leadership Online Newspaper for today, Thursday 7th September, 2017.
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
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Thu, 07 Sep 2017
There was a recent meeting of Southern Leaders to advance their latest agenda: restructuring. It was led by Chief Edwin Clark, the one that forfeited some assets to the federal government for corruption when he was Commissioner in the Gowon administration who later became Ijaw Leader and godfather of President Jonathan. The other fellow is Chief NniaNwodo whom Shagari brought out to public limelight when he served as Special Assistant and later Minister of Aviation in the Second Republic. Nwodo
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
The return of former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja and governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2015, Seyi Makinde to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has triggered fresh political alignment in the state, writes ADEBIYI ADEDAPOFor the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state, the fear of Seyi Makinde is the beginning of wisdom.The Ahmed Makarfi led National Caretaker Committee of the PDP recently paid a reconciliation visit to Oyo state with a v
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
By Bukola Idowu, LagosSince its inception in April this year, the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange market (NAFEX), known as the Investors and Exporters foreign exchange window has seen an inflow of over $8.5 billion, complementing the several interventions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).The inflow from the NAFEX which uses a market determined pricing along with the close to $10 billion injected into the foreign exchange market by the apex bank has seen the value of the Nigerian currenc
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
BY HEMBADOON ORSAR, MakurdiVice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday announced that the federal government would urgently dredge the River Benue and construct necessary drainages as permanent solution to the perennial flooding in Benue State.Prof Osinbajo made the disclosure while addressing victims of the recent flood at the Makurdi International Market, IDPs camp.I am in the state at the directives of President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out on-the- spot assessment of the areas affected by
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
By NANSome patients affected by the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the resident doctors across the country have appealed to the Federal Government to resolve the doctors demands amicably to save their lives.They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews yesterday, in Lagos while reacting to the ongoing nationwide strike by the doctors.NAN reports that the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had on Sept. 4 directed its members nationwide to embark
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
BY ALO ABIOLA, ADO EKITILawyer to the former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, yesterday explained why his client will not appear before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating the finances of the state during his administration.At the sitting of the panel on Wednesday, Fayemis counsel, Chief Rafiu Balogun, who disclosed that he was entering a conditional appearance of appearance in protest for his client explained that Fayemi, who is now Minister of Mines and Steel Development, recei
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
BY OLUGBENGA SOYELE, LagosPolice from State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti-Yaba, Lagos yesterday arraigned one Salami Oluwatobi Peter, who impersonated the Oba of Lagos, over alleged N15 million fraud.The police accused the 27 years old man and others now at large of conspiring among themselves to fraudulently obtained the sum of N15 million from one Moriselade Ajoke, under the pretence of assisting her to procure a slot in the proposed Lekki Free Airport Invest
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
By Michael Oche, AbujaCrisis facing the nations public universities took a turn for the worst as non-teaching staff unions of Nigerian public universitiesyesterday announced their decision to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in its indefinite strike by Monday, thereby grounding any form of activities at the universities.The unions include the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the National Association
Thu, 07 Sep 2017
By Tunde Oguntola, AbujaThe minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has disclosed that pulling Nigeria out of recession was not by accident, saying the current administration is working and the results are showing in the various sectors of the economy.The minister who stated this at the 4th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) in Kano yesterday, said that the nation was out of recession as a culmination of months of
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