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 […]
King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed – it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began “regular treatments” on Monday […]
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to commence Fraud Risk Assessment of ministries and agencies of government, beginning from the Presidency, the National Assembly, and the National Judicial Council. He made the development known on Wednesday during the […]
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, is challenging the pervasive “blanket stereotyping” of Nigerians as cybercriminals, asserting that such generalizations distort the true image of the West African nation. Tinubu emphasized that such a narrative unfairly stains the reputation of the majority of law-abiding citizens. Addressing the […]
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, has stated that calling God’s name a thousand times while killing people is not religion. According to him, religion should be peaceful and not about war and conflict. Onaiyekan, who spoke on Thursday, February 1, 2024, […]
By Law Mefor The Fulani socio-cultural organisation in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, established the “Nomad vigilante group” in Nassarawa state on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The Miyetti Allah’s national president, Bello Bodejo, stated that the security group will support law enforcement in their efforts […]
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has appealed to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve his 2027 presidential ambition and allow younger Nigerians to run. George made this appeal in an interview on Arise Television on Thursday. According to […]
…Accused of holding regular meetings with terror suspects in Abuja …knows the whereabouts of kidnapped Zamfara female varsity students, corps members Soni Daniel, Abuja An influential Northern Senator us being closely watched by security agencies in the country for reportedly spearheading terrorism, banditry and Kidnapping. […]
By Abiodun Sanusi The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency traced the sum of N7 billion suspected to be proceeds of money laundering, to a religious organisation. Speaking during a public engagement on youth, religion, […]
During a courtesy visit by German Ambassador to Nigeria Annette Gunther on Wednesday in Abuja, Akpabio delivered this message. Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, has appealed to the German government to refrain from deporting approximately 12,000 illegal migrants to Nigeria, citing concerns […]
