Egypt confirms death sentences for football riot
An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences for 21 defendants over a deadly football riot in Port Said, in a case that has already sparked widespread violence and threats...
Hugo Chavez political heir takes over after rousing funeral
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro took over as acting president in a ceremony rejected by the opposition after a tearful farewell to Hugo Chavez during a rousing state funeral for the firebrand...
NIGERIA: Lagos Deputy Gov Step-Mother Died Of Hunger
It is all past history that Lagos State Deputy Governor Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire started out as a regular hairdresser before she was invited into partisan politics by her father, Chief Orelope,...
NIGERIA: Agent pockets N18m from 90 accommodation seekers
There’s fraud everywhere even among those who are not holding public offices. Whether you’re in Lagos or any urban area looking for an apartment to rent, you could be locked...
AAYC: Nigeria won’t field overage athletes – Ogba
Athletics Federation of Nigeria president, Solomon Ogba said that it was not in the best interest of Nigeria to present over-aged athletes at the maiden Africa Athletics Youth Championships billed...
NIGERIA: I don’t joke with sex – Toyin-Kehinde
Convener, All Ladies Affairs, Business and Career Forum, Dr. Shade Toyin-Kehinde, speaks on challenges married women face in balancing their homes and careers in this interview with Bosede Olusola-Obasa How...
Kenyatta Wins Kenya presidential election
Kenya's deputy prime minister, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, has won Kenya's presidential election by a tiny margin with 50.03 percent with a turnout of 86%, provisional results showed this morning, avoiding...
NIGERIA: Logo Dispute Tears APC Apart.
The search for an opposition Coalition partners in the All Progressives Congress, APC, who registered a new party early Wednesday in Abuja when nine of the 11 governors in the...
NIGERIA: Ex-Gov Of Zamfara Arrested.
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmed Yerima has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command. Although details of the arrest are sketchy at the moment, LEADERSHIP gathered that Yerima...
NIGERIA: Churches, Mosques and Schools damaged Boko Haram will be reconstructed by the Federal Govt – Jonathan
The Nigerian President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed forces, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed his administration’s willingness to partner with state governments across the country to reconstruct structures destroyed by...