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 […]
An Admonition Unto Justice And Judges.By Senior Pastor, Dunamis 1)Whatever you can defend at the end of your life, before God, the Judge of all Judges, the Lord of all lords, do it.2) Whatever you will be proud of yourself for, at the end of […]
By Biodun Busari Former Chief of Staff, Gen Oladipo Diya, who served as de facto Vice President to the late Gen Sani Abacha, died Sunday. His death was confirmed by his son, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya. Diya would go down in the history of Nigeria as […]
The Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council(APCPCC) and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Hon James Abiodun Faleke has declared that his decision not to participate in the Governorship race of Kogi State is borne out of his desire to subject […]
The government of the United Kingdom has condemned ethnic profiling and disenfranchisement of Igbos in Lagos during the just concluded governorship election held on March 18. “People chanting anti-Igbo messages and walking on the streets by polling units on election day is totally unacceptable. Not […]
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo hosted the 2022 CAF Confederation Cup final. The 21-storey Dakkada Towers was opened in 2021. It has its own airline, Ibom Air which is Africa’s only sub national airline. Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria has one of Africa’s largest libraries, […]
Sen. Jibrin Barau,who represents Kano North Senatorial in the National Assembly has been declared as the most experienced candidate for the 10th Senate Presidency. Going with the array of candidates who had indicated interest in the position, Barau is described as the most competent to […]
The Nigerian Union of Journalists has called on the Rivers State government to shelve its plan to demolish the transmission station of Daar Communications Plc. Barring any last-minute change, the Rivers State Government will demolish the transmission station of the African Independent Television/Ray Power in […]
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife Beatrice and their doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty […]
Dr. Peter Mbah while addressing the press after his victory at the poll, the Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has assured that he’ll be the governor for all parts of Enugu irrespective of the cultural divide. Dr. Mbah […]
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the February 25th election, Peter Obi, has expressed disappointment over the comments that Senator Chimaroke Nnamani made about him recently. Obi said that he is surprised that Nnamani who is his elder brother could say such things about him […]
