The African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO), UK Chapter, officially launched over the weekend with a 2-day inaugural programme in London that brought together policymakers, business leaders, and women changemakers from across Africa and the diaspora. —Mayoral Welcome at Islington Town Hall— The programme opened with a Town Hall...
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By MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR – Katsina has never lacked influential political figures. From the traditional institutions that have long shaped the social order of the ancient Hausa city to the politicians, administrators, intellectuals and technocrats who have occupied positions of authority in the modern state, Katsina’s political history has been...
By UZOMA NWEKE, University of Jos – Chidi Amuta’s just released memoir, HOMAGE, is remarkable in one respect. It projects Nigeria’s national history from the perspective of an individual’s personal life experience. The book is not just the way the author’s life reflects Nigerian history from pre-independence, independence, political...
The news wafted through the ever vibrant Nigerian social media firmament announcing a historic record breaking information about a surge in the number of enrollees in the National Identity Database (NIDB). The enrollees, comprising citizens and legal residents now hits 136 million enrolment mark, which follows the diligence of...
Chairman of the State House Press Corps, Dr. Anule Emmanuel, on Thursday received an Outstanding Leadership Award at the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja The event was attended by President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. First Lady Tinubu presented the...
By MAZI UCHE OHIA, PhD In the restless theatre of Nigeria’s political evolution, certain moments or movements – once dismissed, even ridiculed – return with renewed relevance. One such moment is the audacious intervention of Daniel Kanu in 1997/1998 through the Youths Earnestly Ask for Abacha (YEAA) movement. At...
When dispassionate commentaries are made by independent analysts in the fullness of time about the Tinubu presidency, a striking reality will emerge: he infused the political economy with fresh thinking. Let us be clear: it is not just about a birth date. As former Governor and Minister Babatunde Raji...
Nigeria’s foremost leadership coach and motivational speaker, Fela Durotoye, and Chairman of the Mayor of Housing Group, My-ACE China, have said the true treasure of Rivers State lies not beneath the ground in crude oil but in the potential and capacity of its people. They also echoed the position...
As the political atmosphere intensifies towards the next general election, I was discussing the role of youths in shaping electoral outcomes and defining a future for themselves with a friend. My friend drew an interesting analogy between political godfathers and slave masters. He said some of our youths are...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has continued to confound critics not by shouting and media posturing, but by effective leadership at the cusp of the nation’s security apparatchik. Ribadu, like any effective security leader, works behind the scene. He pulls the strings quietly. Speaks less but observes...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has appointed journalist, lawyer and pro-democracy advocate Osa Director as its National Publicity Secretary. The party also named Peter Agbo Ekele and Lawal Sabo Ibrahim as Deputy National Publicity Secretaries. The NDC said the appointments are part of efforts to build a communication team...
At critical moments in the life of public institutions, reform-minded leadership often attracts resistance, controversy, and organised opposition. This has been the historical pattern across government agencies, universities, regulatory bodies, and examination institutions. The ongoing tensions within the Nigerian office of the West African Examinations Council should therefore be...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has called on all aspirants seeking elective positions on the platform of the party to conduct themselves with utmost discipline, maturity, and statesmanship ahead of the forthcoming party primaries across the country....
In my Ph.D. class in governance and leadership, at the Abuja Leadership Centre where we are dealing with the comparative analysis of governance and leadership in Africa, we just treated the intractable issue of institutions and accountability. We noted how institutional integrity upholds and sustains accountability, but unfortunately, how...
In what is being described as a major breakthrough in academic research support, Thesisprofs has announced the official launch of Thesis SpeedWrite, a structured AI-powered academic writing system developed to simplify and reorganise the way students and academics approach thesis, dissertation, and academic writing. The platform, scheduled for official...
Baze University has announced the appointment of Professor Abiodun Adeniyi as its new Vice-Chancellor and Ahmad Mahmoud Lawi as Registrar, with both appointments taking effect from May 6, 2026. The appointments were approved by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Founder, Datti Baba-Ahmed, following what the institution...
Nigeria stands at a grave moral and political crossroads today. For decades, citizens, scholars, clergy, and commentators have repeated one familiar explanation for the country’s decline: bad leadership. It is the phrase most often heard whenever our institutions fail, whenever violence spreads, whenever poverty deepens, and whenever public hope...
In contemporary Nigeria, an unsettling pattern continues to define political engagement among the elite: a preoccupation with control of party structures, often pursued with little regard for the lived realities of the people. The dominant conversation—who controls what, who leads which faction, who commands influence—has become increasingly detached from...
What is popularly referred to as the “turn by turn” syndrome is a very Nigerian political affliction. It just requires that the political baton of leadership and pre-eminence be periodically passed from region to region, ethnicity to ethnicity and perhaps faith to faith. Perhaps it is now time to...
Prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has extended warm felicitations to Muslims in Nigeria and globally on the joyous occasion of Eid-el-Fitr. In a statement, Araraume acknowledged the significance of Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, a period of spiritual reflection, fasting, and devotion....