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 Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has officially welcomed its 28th Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo V. Uzuegbu, psc(+), who has assumed duty, succeeding CP Ahmed Ammani, fdc. CP Ammani has been redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Hailing from the […]
By Femi Fani-Kayode Despite the hysteria about who has been made a Minister and who has not and the euphoria about which portfolios they have been given or not been given, let us remain focused on the major issues of the day and not take […]
The Chairman of a Kano State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, has expressed her anger over attempts by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to bribe her. Speaking in open court before the commencement of the session […]
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 election, Peter Obi, has advised the Federal Government and the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to prioritize diplomacy instead of military force to resolve the standoff with coupists in Niger Republic. […]
By Prof Mike A. A. Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, LL.D., Ph.D, D.Litt. Politics and Law have been an age-long issue of discourse in governance and leadership. These are pivotal points revolving around every national question. The essence of law is to prescribe laid […]
The newly appointed Enugu State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Engr. Prince Lawrence Ezeh, FNSE, COREN, resumed at his duty post Friday, with a promise to work assiduously to ensure that the State attains greater economic stability. The Commissioner, who arrived the ministry was […]
A massive oil field has been discovered in the Niger Republic, according to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum. The field, which is located in the Agadem basin, is estimated to hold up to 60 billion barrels of oil. This discovery is a major breakthrough for […]
IN a cable message to the participants of the Army 2023 forum, Russian president, Vladmir Putin said that Moscow is open to equal defense cooperation with all nations that seek to protect their interests. His exact words: “Russia is open to deepening equal technological partnership […]
By Racheal Ayodele Niger Republic’s military junta has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve the political crisis in the country. Nigeria’s Intervention Team, comprised of scholars from various Islamic sects in the country, stated this in a […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that it will hold Russia responsible if a private military contractor of the Eastern European nation, Wagner Group, gets involved in the crisis in the Republic of Niger. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace […]
