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 […]
BREAKING You’re a dumb kid, Presidency blasts Wizkid for calling Buhari ‘old man’ Social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Laurreta Onochie, Tuesday, replied a Nigerian music star, Ayo Balogun aka Wizkid, who advised Buhari to jettison Afghanistanism and concentrate on local issues affecting […]
Ivory Coast Government seeks end to violence ahead of October Election Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s government has reached out to his main opponents and religious leaders to intervene and ease tensions following his decision to bid for a third term in October’s election. The […]
Brought to you by Chukwuemeka Chimerue , Jacqueline C. Nnadigwe , Chief Emeka Onuma. Smart City Estate: ‘If you live in this kind of house, you won’t be anxious to die’ — Dr. Okereke, MD Lion Business Park Business developers, investors and dignitaries from different […]
I can walk, recognise people, poisoned Navalny confesses Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny says he is still unable to use his phone properly or pour himself a glass of water, but is on a “clear road” towards recovering from his near-fatal poisoning. Navalny posted a […]
Bello Matawalle carries on the legacy The administration of Hon. (Dr.) Bello Mohammed Matawalle has in the first instance been able to maintain and steadfastly sustain all the perceived good things carried out by the immediate past administration of Alhaji AbdulAziz Yari Abubakar and has […]
Torch-bearer Tambuwal lights up Sokoto Upon assumption of office as the sixth Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Tambuwals revolutionary imprints were first noticed in the states education sector when it first prioritised through the allocation of highest budget. The latest sectoral allocation of N47, […]
Jigawa: Badaru remains focused on education Provision of qualitative and functional education is one of the cardinal objectives of the Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar administration, considering the role of education in societys economic prosperity, technology advancement, social cohesion and political stability. Education The Jigawa […]
Kano’s Ganduje still battling old shadows A man whose achievements have been blighted by the Gandollar scandal and his ugly feud with the former Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi, Governor Umar Ganduje has weathered his storms really well. Infrastructure Completion of various ongoing construction […]
Kebbi stands to get counted under Bagudu A lot of pundits look and perceive development to mean building sky scrapers, bridges and other structures forgetting a critical aspect of capacity development. Efforts have been put in the area of human development. Although it will be […]
Hemmed in by bandits, Aminu Masari strives on.. The times have really not been kind to Katsina State; not since the time of YarAdua, its governor in the era of […]
