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LEADERSHIP SCORECARD PUBLIC LECTURE IN HONOUR OF HIS EXCELLENCY, GEN. ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR GCFR, FORMER NIGERIAN HEAD OF STATE (1998-1999)

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 […]

Posted on December 31, 2025

Olusegun Obasanjo: Legacy Of A Patriot @89

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 […]

Posted on December 31, 2025

Olusegun Obasanjo @89: – Leadership Scorecard

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 […]

Posted on December 31, 2025

Northern Nigeria at the Crossroads: Leadership, Succession, and the Question of Survival by Zainab Buba Galadima (ZBG aka Nabou)

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 […]

Posted on December 31, 2025

EFCC revives 13 ex-govs’ fraud cases and others running into over N853.8bn.

The affected persons include two former Ekiti State governors, Kayode Fayemi and Ayo Fayose; former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle; two former Enugu State governors, Chimaroke Nnamani and Sullivan Chime; former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu; former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Others are former […]

Behold the Emergence of Ozo Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe (EZEDIORAMMA 1) as Monarch-elect of Mburubu Kingdom

People of Mburubu community in Nkanu East local government area of Enugu State on Wednesday formally presented to the state government for recognition a renowned estate expert, Ozor Engr Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe as their Igwe-elect. The Mburubu General Assembly presented the Igwe-elect to the Executive […]

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has confirmed an initial disbursement of $2.25 billion out of the $3.3 billion crude oil prepayment facility recently approved for Nigeria.

The long-awaited credit support seeks to ameliorate the acute FX shortage in the country which has constrained economic activities and doused investors’ confidence.Also earlier in December, President Bola Tinubu had assured Nigerians of the commitment of his administration to resolve the FX backlogs through the […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has sought the approval of the Federal Government to hit the domestic market with diesel and aviation fuel.

The approval is expected from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, which is responsible for the regulation of midstream and downstream petroleum operations in Nigeria. The refined products are currently stored in the refinery’s storage tanks while awaiting approval. In a statement, […]

I Welcome Betta Edu’s Suspension, Probe; Humanitarian Ministry May Have Been Created To Steal Public Funds – Peter Obi

The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has expressed support for the suspension of Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Obi also welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s directive that the suspended minister and the activities […]