I heard the APC governorship candidate Senator Ovie Omo-Agege made former minister Orubebe his campaign Council Director General. The APC in Delta just added to their existing failure by making someone who is not a grassroot politician Director General of their campaign council. You can imagine a situation where a product is not sellable and…
…the Nigerian South-South Governors Under Scrutiny While the focus could easily be on the Federal Government, with the dawning of another Democracy Day celebration, Leadership SCORECARD takes a critical look at the performance of the various governors in the Southernmost part of the nation. Jubal Kanayo writes that, since the nation is yet to disentangle…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that, despite pressure, he deliberately refused to release his West African School Certificate (WASC) in the buildup to the 2015 general elections. Buhari was quoted in Chapter 5 of a book, Working with Buhari – Reflections of Special Adviser, Media & Publicity (2015–2023), published by his former media adviser, Femi…
Professor (sometimes abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary institutions of learning and research worldwide. Professor literally translates from Latin as “one who professes.” Professors are often leading authorities in their subject and elite educators. In most academic rank systems, the term “professor” exclusively refers to the most senior academic…
The governors of the states in Nigeria’s northeast have been helpless in the face of banditry and terror since they assumed office. Leadership SCORECARD’S Collin Kainene weighs in on their performances in the light of the social contract they signed with Nigeria, how they have fared in the face of the forces which have given…
Bashiru Apapa, the Labour Party’s deputy national chairman, has stated that about five governors in other political parties were secretly giving support to its presidential candidate, Peter Obi to emerge victorious in 2023. He stated that the party and Obi, were becoming more popular among Nigerians, which will help it win the 2023 presidential election….
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau has been sworn in as the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Maikyau’s emergence came following the expiration of the Olumide Akpata-led administration. The legal practitioner had won the election for the position earlier in July when he polled 38,000 electoral votes to become the 31st President…
The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) has appointed Dr Friday Effiong Akpan, FCNA as the Director General of its training arm, the Nigerian College of Accountancy (NCA) Plateau State. According to a statement by the College Public Relations Officer, Mr Cyril Umoh, Dr Friday E. Akpan, who is the 9th Director General, assumed…
The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has described as effortless exercise the attempt by those uncomfortable with the popularity of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to use his name to de-market the candidate. Chukwuma said in Enugu yesterday that it was on record that…
For all Nigerians, this is a time for deep reflection. It is also a time to re-examine our assumptions, even as we reaffirm our hopes. Let us calmly review our aspirations, in order to recalibrate our expectations and pin down the causes of our missed opportunities and disappointments. We stand at that critical moment in…
