Prophetess Silekunola Naomi, former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has described herself as a bride waiting to be dressed up.

• * Prof Iwu, Ohakim, Longers Anyanwu, Imo Speaker, Others In Attendance

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Notable elders and frontline political Leaders under the auspices of Okigwe Global Elders Forum (OKGEF) will meet on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in what was described as a "strategic meeting" of the leaders and people of Okigwe zone.

By Maimuna Alhassan (Islamic Affairs Reporter, in Sokoto)

Ahead of the global celebration of the Eid-el-Fitri Muslim festival which begins Friday, April 21, 2023, President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday, confirms the sighting of new moon which heralds the Sallah festival.

By David Okpashi (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Lafia)

The Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has appealed to the citizens to give the necessary support to the leaders in the country to ensure peace, unity and development of the country.

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Taraba State, has started the registration of unemployed youths and physically disabled persons across all the wards of the state and local governments.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

The Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof Lawal Bilbis, has described the recent attack on Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru in Adamawa State while on national assignment as not only barbaric but very dehumanising.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for approving the National Action Plan (NAP) on human trafficking.

• * Awards Him N5bn Damages

By Wandoo Sombo

The Federal High Court, Abuja has declared the sack of Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume as Non-Executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as illegal and unlawful.

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

Latest economic projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shown that President Muhammadu Buhari will be handing over a stable economy to the in-coming administration.

By Cecilia Ogezi (Correspondent, Abuja)

An Abuja based non-government organization, Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Development Awareness (CESDA), has commenced the sensitization of residents in Nyanya community, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), especially traders, motorists and pedestrians in its bid to rid the society of poor sanitation and hygiene practices currently witnessed in the community.

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

In this interview, NIGERIAN NEWSLEADER Newspaper Correspondent speaks with Malam Bashir Ibrahim, a shoe shiner, on his lifetime, and how he was able to travel to a number of states in Nigeria to do his business.

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent) Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Alhassan Aminu, has ordered for a full-scale investigation into the cause of public peace disturbances in Bogoro local government area council of Bauchi State.