The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
Security operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have taken over the palace of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adekunle…
Petroleum marketers, refiners, and depot owners in Nigeria have demanded that the Federal Government to put a total stop to fuel Subsidy and begin full deregulation…
The Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has announced that the state government will provide financial support to students. Undergraduates will receive ₦20,000 monthly, while postgraduate students…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced Marco Antonio Ramirez, an American businessman, to 74 years imprisonment for his…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over unmet demands. This is the first internal…
The United Nations has issued a warning over a potential cholera outbreak in Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, Borno State, following recent flooding in…
Edo State chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Odion Olaye, has declared that Edo state will born if the People’s Democratic Party Governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by Kenneth Imansuangbon, seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in…
A 55-year-old woman, identified only as Ifeoma, reportedly died shortly after collapsing while sharing a testimony at the Ministry Church in the Ejigbo area of Lagos…
The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, says that despite the gravity of insecurity in his state, a police station in a local government area has…
