Former Governor Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to take charge of their country already blessed by God but facing so many challenges sprouting from leadership failure over the years. Obi made the call at Nkpor while addressing the National…
We can fix the trouble with Nigeria -Ehi Braimah
Famous novelist, poet and critic, Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013) was widely regarded for his magnum opus, Things Fall Apart, his first novel, which has been translated into several languages. Even in death, Achebe is still standing tall and he…
“Strategic Turnaround”: 5 leadership lessons – Dr Maxwell Ubah
Leadership is not easy, whether it is leading a family, school, organisation, or nation. But, it is possible as Dr DakukuPeterside demonstrated during his tenure as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). In the yet-to-be-released book, Strategic Turnaround, Dr Peterside shows that leading largescale transformational changes…
Gunmen Invade Niger Secretariat, Cart Away N9.8m (Leadership)
Gunmen yesterday morning held civil servants and other visitors hostage at the Abdulkareem Lafene secretariat as they attacked the accounting staff of the office of the Niger State head of service and carted away over N9.8million they withdrew from the…
Ogun to demolish houses harbouring criminals (Leadership)
Following the rising wave of banditry and kidnapping in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun has declared that his administration will demolish houses suspected to be harbouring criminals, while their owners would also be arrested and prosecuted as accomplices. The governor…
Lagos Assembly to ratify cabinet nominees (Leadership)
The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Adhoc Committee on screening of cabinet nominees recently submitted the Assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Rotimi Abiru, has said that after completion of screening of 25 nominees, the onus lies on the general…
‘Nigeria loses N580bn annually to needless tax incentives’ (Leadership)
Every year, Nigeria loses N580billion through unnecessary tax incentives, Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (OXFAM), an international non-government organisation, formed in Britain in 1995, has said. It therefore advised the federal government to review its policy on tax incentives because…
Ooni urges Yoruba unity to curb insecurity (Leadership)
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has called on the Yoruba people to be united in the face of the prevailing insecurity in the country. The monarch who decried the renewed killings by some bandits in the Southwest and…
More varsities as Okorocha’s parting gift to Imo (Leadership)
An Egyptian author, Ahmed Zewail once said that higher education should be based on quality and not quantity, funded adequately and free from unnecessary bureaucracy. This clearly brings to mind the issue of numerous tertiary institutions in Nigeria and the…
FCC Holds Workshop On Gender (Leadership)
The executive chairman, of Federal Character Commission (FCC), Barr. Abayomi Sheba has said that the commission is charged with the principle of gender equity in recruitment and appointment. Barr Abayomi Sheba disclosed this during the workshop with the theme: ‘Attaining…
