THEME: DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA:THE LEGACY OF ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR CHIEF GUEST OF HONOUR:HIS EXCELLENCY,SEN. AHMED BOLA TINUBU, GCFRPRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR:HIS EXCELLENCY,PAUL KAGAME,PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA GUEST SPEAKER:PROF. PLO LUMUMBA KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: FEMI FALANA, SAN PROF. SAM AMADI […]
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo turns 89 on the 5th of March 2026. Through this piece, Leadership Scorecard celebrates the birthday anniversary of a General of War – “The Balogun of Owu Kingdom”, a soldier and prisoner of conscience, president and peacemaker, who has occupied more consequential […]
As Olusegun Obasanjo turns 89, we must remind ourselves that leadership is not merely about occupying office but about shaping direction, sustaining institutions and stewarding national purpose. His journey from military head of state to democratically elected president reflects a rare continuity of service across […]
Northern Nigeria’s leadership crisis is not the absence of leaders, but the absence of structured continuity. From independence in 1960, the North understood leadership as stewardship. Under Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna of Sokoto), and other Northern leaders such as Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Hassan Usman […]
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has refuted media reports that he advised Christians to buy guns for self-defence. Several reports emerged on Saturday stating the renowned cleric had asked Christians to defend themselves against attacks from […]
The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu has predicted an outright victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections. According to Okechukwu who is a founding member and chieftain of the APC, some other […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday demanded the investigation of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), over the recovery of N1.8 billion from a private property in Abuja. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) last week […]
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle in his determination to tackle the insecurity in the state has flagged off the training of the newly recruited Community Protection Guards (CPG). This is just as the Governor said that the State is now moving towards implementing […]
The convoy of the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday was involved in a road accident in Abuja.The development was confirmed in a statement released by the media aide to the Governor, Terver Akase. According to Akase, no life was lost in the […]
The Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, says the outcome of the presidential primaries of the two major parties was gross injustice against the South-East.The President-General of the group, Prof George Obiozor, made this known in a statement titled, “What does Nigeria want from Ndigbo?,” […]
The Edo State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the abduction of two Catholic priests in the state. The victims – Rev. Fr. Udo of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Uromi, and Rev. Fr. Philemon Oboh – were abducted along the Benin-Auchi Road on Saturday night.The command’s […]
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed why he cannot be running mate to any presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election. According to the former Governor of Kano State, accepting to be the running mate to any presidential […]
Former Enugu Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governoship aspirant Hon Chijioke Edeoga has reportedly picked the Enugu Labour Party Governorship ticket. An impeccable source and a local government Chairman of the party in Enugu State confirmed the news. Edeoga, a former Commissioner in the Governor Ifeanyi […]
The team from Morehouse College comprising students who are Black Americans and their teachers, led by the Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, Lagos, Stephen Ibelli, was in Enugu State during the weekend for the concert, where they separately and jointly staged captivating, nostalgic, thrilling […]
