The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure early this morning allegedly escaped assassination attempt on him at his Abuja residence.His residence was also gutted by a mysterious fire which... Read more »

Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of NIGERIAN NEWSLEADER Newspaper, Mr Celestine Okafor, has lost his mother-in-law, Mrs Evelyn Happiness Okwosha-Nwabiani. Mrs Nwabiani passed on at the age of 85 years in her home town Oguta, Oguta... Read more »

Rivers Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has warned his opponents in the ongoing political crisis not to regard his humility and compliance to the Presidential Peace Proclamation as a sign of weakness. He... Read more »

There are indications the Nigerian government plans to triple energy prices in the coming weeks in a bid to revitalise the country’s energy sector and cut the about $2.3 billion spent on... Read more »

The Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna State Command, has confirmed the arrest of a suspected gunman in possession of a complimentary card belonging to a Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army in a... Read more »

President Bola Tinubu sends his deepest condolences to the family of Comrade Ali Chiroma over the passing of the elder statesman. Comrade Chiroma was former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)... Read more »

In a recent statement, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has mentioned during a recent interview with Channels TV in Abuja that he returned Raymond Dokpesi’s property to his... Read more »

President Bola Tinubu has described His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Ogbagba II, the Awujale of Ijebuland, as a fine personification of integrity, wisdom, and authenticity. President Tinubu said this in... Read more »

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given the go-ahead to raise the electricity rates for customers in the Band A category. During a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Vice... Read more »

Controversial social media critic VeryDarkMan has vowed to become a crossdresser if popular crossdresser Bobrisky is not arrested. Recall that VeryDarkMan had previously called for Bobrisky’s arrest for cross-dressing, claiming that he... Read more »

The Joint Security Force in Anambra State has intensified the manhunt for insurgents who attacked two Police Stations in the State recently. The hunt for the gunmen has been extended to Obofia... Read more »

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the FCT’s N1.28 trillion 2024 statutory budget will revolutionise infrastructure provision in the nation’s capital. The minister, who made this... Read more »

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has apologised to Christians over its Easter message which has stirred controversy among adherents of the faith. In its Easter message to Christians in Nigeria, the... Read more »

Police authorities are still searching for six officers who went missing in Delta State, according to Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi. Six police officers were gruesomely murdered in Ohoro Forest, Ughelli North Local... Read more »

The Nigeria Police has opened up on why the Force cannot arrest crossdressers in Nigeria. In an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, the police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed that they cannot... Read more »

Moment Nigerian police officers refused to go into a bush to rescue a kidnapped victim Read more »

A former Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Dr. Sam Ohuabuna, has said the involvement of Igbo governors and leaders in the affairs... Read more »

Former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says he no longer have a smooth relationship with one of his predecessors, Peter Odili, because “there are some political differences”. Wike, who is now the... Read more »

A video of the incident seen by Akelicious captured the moment some of the shop owners were mourning as they watched their properties destroyed by the fire.  Several shops were razed by... Read more »