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 […]
Senator Uche Ekwunife formally joined the Anambra State governorship race on Tuesday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain submitted her nomination form at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Ekwunife said it was too late for the PDP to choose a consensus candidate. “I am […]
The Niger State Government has announced the outbreak of avian influenza (flu) in a cluster of poultry farms amidst the coronavirus pandemic in the State. The Information Officer, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Abubakar Kuta, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen […]
For the amiable governor of the coal city state, Enugu at this very auspicious day of his 57th Birthday Anniversary, the peoples’-oriented governance in Enugu State under His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, indeed Enugu State is in the hands of God. Rt. Hon. […]
Funmilayo Victoria Fehintola, the Oman returnee who was wandering at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos after allegedly losing her… Funmilayo Victoria Fehintola, the Oman returnee who was wandering at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos after […]
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is set to feature in another Hollywood movie following his role in “Coming 2 America.” The award-winning singer disclosed this when he appeared on a recent edition of the Ionwannatalk podcast.Speaking during the show, the 28-year-old revealed that […]
According to a source close the Katsina government, “Shehu’s exposures are covered by thousands of authenticated documents”. As Nigerian authorities continue to hold Katsina-based whistle-blower, Mahdi Shehu in illegal detention, the UK, US and other European power houses are reportedly gearing up to impose […]
The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSDC) Ahmed Audi has said that bandits in Nigeria have foreign sponsors. Audi made this known on Wednesday during the training workshop for state commandants of the NSCDC in Abuja. Audi noted that Nigeria […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested an ex-Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde. Azuka Ogugua, the ICPC spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. Ogugua said Ojerinde allegedly […]
The new EFCC chairman, Abdul-Rasheed Bawa ordered all bank employees to declare their assets. He disclosed this Tuesday, while speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Bawa also fixed June 1st, 2021 as the deadline date for all Nigerian bankers to made their assets […]
Ogun indigenes, under the aegis of Ketu Professionals in Yewa North and Imeko-Afon axis of the State, have demanded N20 million compensation for each life lost as a result of the herdsmen attacks in the area. The group also charged the government to stop the […]
