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 […]
No Vacancy in Enugu Government House 2019, Fr. Mbaka declares … Reiterates support for Ugwuanyi’s re-election … Extols gov’s leadership virtues The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka declares recently that there is no vacancy in the Enugu State […]
HRH. SIR JOHN AZUBUIKE IBE, IGWE EKPU-LAMBO MGBOWO AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY RECEIVED CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AND STAFF OF OFFICE IN ENUGU. By Humphrey Onyima A retired federal civil service director, an astute manager and accomplished administrator, His Royal Highness, Ohabuenyi II, Igwe John Azubuike Ibe, the […]
By Humphrey Onyima A cross section of residents of Enugu State precisely Awgu and Aninri Local Government residing in the rural areas have commended the Wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi for her commitment to the wellbeing of the people through her pet-project, […]
Barack Obama has used his first high-profile speech since stepping down as US president to take swipes at “strongman politics” and politicians’ disregard for the facts. His comments are seen as thinly veiled criticism of the current US administration’s use of what has been described […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear that Israel will now consider arson attacks from Gaza in the same way that it considers launches of rockets and mortars. Speaking ahead of his weekly Cabinet meeting recently, Netanyahu referenced the announcement from Gaza militant groups […]
US President Donald Trump today faced a barrage of criticism from his opponents and even from his own party for not backing the American intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential elections won by him. Sharply reacting to Trump’s joint press conference […]
The story of children in Southern Nigeria terrorized for being suspected of being witches and warlocks. In early February, Comfort and her sister Hope, 15, and five-year-old brother Godbless had been living with their grandmother Christiana in nearby Akampka. Their parents had died suddenly […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented himself as the strongman of Turkey, after his coalition won presidential and parliamentary elections that will extend his powers and possibly his rule for as long as a decade. Erdogan’s coalition gained around 53% of the vote with close […]
At the end of this year’s mundial, the general opinion of most observers is that the Russians delivered to the world one of the best World Cup tournaments in history. Vladimir Putin has scored a diplomatic goal by staging one of the most hospitable soccer […]
For French citizens reeling under the whiplash of former President Francois Hollande’s disastrous rule, last Sunday’s Presidential election came as a burst of fresh air in a setting that was desperately scorched and blighted. The woes, soaring unemployment, repeated terrorist attacks and a badly managed […]
