Meet actress Shan George's grown up sons

Nollywood actress Shan George has two sons but who knew they were this grown up? The twice married 45 year old actress pictured above with her sons, 27 year old Delnoi (pictured left) and 25 year old Jaga pictured right. The young men are both graduates of University of East London. Jaga is a Hip Hop musician. See more photos after the cut...  ...

Read More

I6 Local Govt Chairmen, 194 Councillors defect to APC in Kwara

The tide of party defection isn't anywhere near over as 16 Local Govt Chairmen and 194 Councillors  have defected to the ruling opposition party, the All Progressive Congress, APC. The defectees were elected on the platform of PDP. Announcing their defection today, the Chairman, ALGON, Kwara State chapter (under whose aegis they announced their defection) Mr. Abdulateef Okandeji said failure of the national leaders of the PDP to...

Read More

Patience Jonathan Congratulates Catholic Archbishop of Abuja on His 70th Birthday

  The First Lady of Nigeria, Dame (Dr) Patience Faka Jonathan, has sent birthday felicitations to the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja,  His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, describing his life as a glowing testimony of wisdom, humility, effective leadership and outstanding service in the vineyard of the Lord.  This was contained in a birthday message the First Lady sent to Cardinal Onaiyekan as he marks his 70th birthday...

Read More

Sam Nda-Isaiah Declares His Intention To Contest 2015 Presidential Election

  LEADERSHIP Newspaper Group Chairman, Sam Nda-Isaiah has declared his intention to contest the 2015 Presidential Election. Sam Nda-Isaiah will contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) possibly along with his mentor, General Muhammadu Buhari. Nda-Isaiah told THISDAY management team during a courtesy visit to the Lagos headquarters of the newspaper company yesterday that he was ready ...

Read More

Pray For Eagles, Mark Charges Nigerians

Ahead of the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Black Stars of Ghana semi-final encounter in South Africa today, President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has enjoined Nigerians to pray for Eagles’ victory over their counterparts. Senator Mark in a goodwill message to the Coach Stephen Keshi-led officials and players yesterday urged them to re-enact the team spirit...

Read More

CHAN: Nigerians Should Look Beyond Semi-finals – Muazu

 Adamu Muazu   The new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Muazu has expressed optimism that the Super Eagles will beat her West African rival, Ghana in today’s semi-final of the on-going CHAN tournament in South Africa to reach final. The former Bauchi State governor, who recently assumed the position of the chairman of the largest...

Read More

CHAN 2014: Three Nigerian players to miss Ghana clash to injuries

Gbolahan Salami, Benjamin Francis and Ikenna Paul will miss the clash.  The Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, has confirmed that three key players will miss the semi-final match against Nigeria’s all time rivals, Ghana. Keshi announced this at a pre-match press briefing on Tuesday. Keshi said Gbolahan Salami, Benjamin Francis and Ikenna Paul will not play against Ghana; as all three are recuperating from injuries. “As of today I have...

Read More

2014 Budget Divides Senate Along Party Lines

 The Senate yesterday kicked off debate on the 2014 Appropriation Bill. The debate which as expected is treading a partisan political line would last for three days. The bill, which is for an Act to authorise the issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the total sum of N4.642trn was laid on the Senate Chambers by the Minister of Finance and...

Read More

Full List Of Defecting PDP Senators Released

By Saharareporters, New York Saharareporters has obtained the full list of 11 Senators that submitted a letter to Senate President David Mark today asking to defect to the opposition   All progressives Congress (APC) party. The defecting senators are  as follows : 1. Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara Central 2. Senator...

Read More

Borno, Adamawa Attacks: Death Toll Rises To 138

The death toll from the Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Adamawa villages has risen to 138. The casualties from residents in Kawuri village in Borno State has risen to 83 while that of the attack on a church in Chakawa village in Madagali local government area of Adamawa State has also risen to 53. The development came as residents of Kawuri...

Read More

No automatic tickets for PDP lawmakers, Mu’azu says

Alhaji Mu’azu said doing so would make PDP undemocratic. Despite the claim by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, federal lawmakers that the party had promised them automatic tickets for the 2015 election, the ruling party said nothing of such would be done. The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mulikat Akande, had stirred the honets nest on Tuesday night when she reminded leaders of her party and those of other...

Read More

NSE Market Capitalisation Dips Further By 0.96%

A total of 258.689 million shares worth N2.92 billion were traded in 5,109 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday. This was against the 408.135 million shares valued at N4.97 billion achieved in 6,349 deals on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation dropped by N127 billion or 0.96 per...

Read More

Ten Bathed With Acid In Anambra Over Debt

    No fewer than 10 persons were bathed with acid following a misunderstanding over a debt in Mgbakwu in the Awka Local Government Area of Anambra. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Emeka Chukwuemeka, who confirmed the incident in Awka on Wednesday, said the police had begun investigation into the matter. Mr Onochie...

Read More

Former Kano Governor, Shekarau, dumps APC for PDP

Ibrahim Shekarau Ibrahim Shekarau, one of the founding members of APC, has moved to the PDP. The immediate past governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mr. Shekarau, backed by his supporters from the 44 local government areas of Kano, made the declaration at his Bompai GRA residence in Kano on Wednesday. He said the decision is to satisfy...

Read More

11 PDP senators defect to APC

Senator Bukola Saraki 11 Senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defected  to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Among the senators that defected are Bukola Saraki, Mohammed Ndume, Danjuma Goje and Abdullahi Adamu. The senators communicated their decision to decamp to the APC in a letter addressed to the Senate President, David Mark. There are reports that some more senators could decamp in the coming weeks. The...

Read More

Patience Jonathan Launches Nigeria Navy First Offshore Patrol Vessel in China

The First Lady, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan on Monday in Wuhan, China inaugurated the first purpose-built Nigerian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel christened NN OPV-F91   She also performed the Hull formation of the second Vessel- OPV-F92 being built by the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Limited. Dame Patience Jonathan at the event noted that the two-in-one ceremony bears testimony to the commitment and resolve of...

Read More

Why Nigerian Celebs Are Going Nud

With the likes of singer Maheeda and Dencia, actress Afrocandy, model Ify Jones, Iyanya, Peter Okoye of Psquare and others leading the trend, celebs have found a way to take advantage of every opportunity to show off some skin, be it on the red carpets or on Instagram photos. This trend has gotten many the much-needed attention that they crave to forge ahead in their careers as musicians, actors or models. It starts with a little...

Read More

Paperli.PaperFrame.Show({id: '6d864a5e-807d-401e-9d57-97c7c4ef9314', width: 390, height: 480, background: '#ECECEC', borderColor: '#DDDDDD...

Read More

Gov Jang’s Aide Escapes Assassination Attempt

Armed men in Military Hilux van were said to have stormed and barricade the road leading to the  resident of the special adviser to Governor Jonah Jang, Hon. Pam Ayuba Dangwong, at Dandyes-Chugwi in Vwang district of Jos South local government area of Plateau State in an attempt to assassinate him. LEADERSHIP gathered that the alleged ...

Read More

Police Arrest 320 Boko Haram Suspects In Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command yesterday arrested about 320 persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram, at Omerelu in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State. A source at the police headquarters in Port Harcourt told LEADERSHIP that the suspects including women came into the state in a convoy of 17 buses, allegedly from Jigawa...

Read More

PDP chairman, Mu’azu, holds reconciliation talks with Obasanjo

PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu The newly appointed National Chairman of the troubled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, on Sunday met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in a bid to reconcile the former president with President Goodluck Jonathan and resolve the party’s crisis in Mr. Obasanjo’s Ogun State.

 The PDP leader arrived the Ogun State capital, Abeokuta, at about 3.00 p.m and...

Read More

LEADERSHIP Newspaper Group Chairman, Sam Nda-Isaiah Replies Chief Tony Anenih

My Dear Chief Anenih The world is expecting me to respond today to the letter you wrote me, so I will go straight to the point. Your letter to me, sir, was a little strange because I can’t see what you intend to achieve. But, as my Esan friend recently told me, there is a saying in your place that “when a bird suddenly begins dancing on top of the tree, then there is music under the ground”. As the Iyasele of Esanland, you ...

Read More

El-Rufai Surrenders To SSS Today

Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, will today surrender himself to the State Security Service (SSS). A source close to the former FCT minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) confided in  LEADERSHIP last night: “I can tell you authoritatively that el-Rufai...

Read More

Nigeria's former Minister Humphrey Abah welcomes New baby 23yrs after marriage

Nigeria's former Minister of State for Interior,Humphrey Abah and his wife of 23 years, Mrs Mary Abah welcomed a baby recently 23 years after the got married. 49 year old Mary, who is a lawyer and banker, shared her experience with Punch on the challenges of being married for so long without a child and the support she got from her husband. "When they told me I was pregnant, I screamed and cried in the hospital and everyone present rose...

Read More

Ukrainian president Yanukovch meets opposition in Kiev

  The talks came as protests continued unabated in Kiev and elsewhere Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych is holding fresh talks with opposition leaders, hours after a minister said efforts to peacefully resolve the ongoing unrest were "futile". Several leaders of parliamentary groups were at the talks, the presidency said. The meeting came after demonstrators stormed and briefly occupied the energy ministry...

Read More

Shocking Photos: Two Mentally Ill Persons Have Sex Publicly, As Onlookers Watch(18+)

The picture above and those you'd see after the cut show two mentally ill people having sex in public somewhere in Ghana as onlookers watched in amusement. The photos are very graphic, and not recommended for persons under the age of 18. As much as I find this very disturbing because I don't think its ok for people to just stare and watch particular when children could be part of the spectators, I do not blame the onlookers...

Read More

The Tony Anenih Letter to Leadership Newspaper Group Chairman, Sam Nda-Isaiah

Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah Chairman LEADERSHIP Group Abuja Dear Mr Nda-Isaiah, RE: Is The President Aware That $10.8b Is Still Missing? I am concerned enough...

Read More