Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Correspondent)
The Ernest Ikoli Foundation has described the late Chief Ernest Sesei Ikoli as a courageous nationalist, deep thinker and liberator whose contributions to journalism and Nigeria’s independence struggle remain relevant to contemporary leadership.
By Our Reporter
The Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has called for purposeful, people-centred and results-driven leadership, declaring that the true measure of leadership lies not in the authority an individual wields, but in the strength of the institutions they leave behind.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
An epoch making event is taking place this Monday, October 19, 2026 in Kaduna State as the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) will commission its newly built Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) training facility for drones.
By Cecilia Ogezi (In FCT, Abuja)
Organisers of the Face of Independence Nigeria Beauty Pageant and Heroes Award 2026 have outlined the criteria for selecting contestants, emphasising intelligence, character, leadership potential, patriotism and social consciousness ahead of the grand event scheduled for October 24 at Eko hotels and suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
By Our Reporter
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND), Arc Sonny Echono, at the weekend, represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is the visitor to the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State at it's Convocation ceremony.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the weekend, expressed deep sadness over the news of the death of foremost journalist, diplomat, historian, career civil servant and former Group Managing Director/CEO of the Daily Times Newspaper Group, Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The annual Swedish Nobel Prize Laureate is the dream of, especially, every accomplished literary writer, scientist, Economist, pro-democracy and civil rights activist or pacifist, whether an African, Asian, European, American or the Careabean, etc.
By Our Reporter
To mark the 40th anniversary of Wole Soyinka's Nobel Prize in Literature on October 16, 1986, the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, in partnership with the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), organized a ceremony at the academy’s headquarters in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, October 16, 2026.
By Our Reporter
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has been honoured with the prestigious Christian Icon Award by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at its 50th Anniversary celebration.
By Janet Bassey (Governance Correspondent)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu performed Umrah early Friday morning in the holy city of Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, offering prayers of gratitude to Almighty Allah and seeking His continued guidance and protection for Nigeria.
By Gerald Okoye (Sports Reporter)
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has appointed distinguished journalist and media bureau, Chinwendu Nnaedozie, as a member of the National Executive Committee (SWAN) of the sports journalist's body.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
Countdown to the 2027 general elections, a Group under the auspices, Onward All Progressive Congress (O-APC), Christian Soldiers for Tinubu/Bago, Niger state chapter has encourged Christians in Niger state to vote for Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago if they must get more appointments.
