Tag: leaders

Leadership expert, Gov Fayose gives advice to fellow leaders

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, is sharing with his colleagues, a few words from his vault of leadership wisdom today, August 19. Fayose has advised Nigerian leaders to avoid losing connection with…

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Tinubu, APC leaders shun Fashola’s book presentation

Although Bola Tinubu was not physically present, he sent a representative to the book presentation of the immediate past Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola. Tinubu was represented by Prof.…

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Security is the issue that GEJ and other ECOWAS leaders will talk about

by Laila Ibrahim On Monday, December 14, President Goodluck Jonathan will host the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, where the current political and security…

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.@alabaster85: #BringBackOurGirls – For Chibok, may the tears cease

by Soyombo Ayomikun 1.History Won't forget The leader Under whose watch Our daughters Disappeared NO!     2.The Commander With his retinue Keeps dancing around Screaming 'Power!' With each shout…

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Tunde Fagbenle: Leaders who ruined Africa… and what to do about them

by Tunde Fagbenle Not long ago, my son, Olatunde (O-T) drew my attention to a TED show captioned: “The leaders who ruined Africa, and the generation who can fix it.”…

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#BokoHaram is fighting and Nigeria is not responding – Femi Falana

by Kolapo Olapoju A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has chastised Nigerian political leaders for the unabated reign of the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. The human rights activist…

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@MaxSiollun : Is it time for a female President in Nigeria?

by Max Siollun Ever since the political crisis fermented by former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua illness, the word “zoning” has taken on extra significance in Nigeria. The talk has been of whether…

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Sonala Olumhense writes | Why I am not excited by this week’s USA-AFRICA summit

by Sonala Olumhense Hopefully, Washington has a solution for leadership indifference and hypocrisy.  Otherwise this week’s summit has only a relevance span of one month.  Tomorrow in Washington, DC, the…

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Opinion: Will our real leaders please stand up?

by Hussaina Ishaya Audu It is no longer just about Jonathan anymore; I believe we are now on trial. Every adult Nigerian has a responsibility to decide whether we are…

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Opinion: Do the Nigerian youth really have a future?

by Ayodeji Somefun    I want to believe there are some heavy weights behind this case who will really love to see that man rot in jail. I wonder why…

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Tunde Fagbenle: This disrespect of us must stop!

by Tunde Fagbenle It is complete disrespect under the part of those who govern us. They act as if they owe us no explanation and no apologies for not providing…

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Opinion: On the march again… waiting for Mr. President

by Ose Oyamendan-Eimakhu And, every time I want to run to a corner and cry. I want to cry because the men and women telling me the problem are our…

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Opinion: Has your bank account fared better simply because Jonathan is partly Igbo?

by Olumuyiwa Olumide A public servant is just what the names implies he/she is: he should be at your beck and call and cleaning your shoes if that is part…

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Olumuyiwa Olumide: It is time for traditional rulers to close ranks and tackle Boko Haram

by Olumuyiwa Olumide It is way past time that all former (living) leaders come together to form a gathering. All retired security chiefs, former heads of intelligence, should all be…

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Opinion: Igbo leaders are responsible for the ill-treatment of the Igbos

by Fredrick Nwabufor The fact is a scrum of Igbo penny leaders feed fat on the emaciated condition of the Igbo in Nigeria. They claim to represent the Igbo, but…

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Opinion: There is no such thing as a united North

by Abdulmalik Ibrahim Tijani However, unlike many a northern youths, I will not be cajoled and hoodwinked into voting out a corrupt Fedora hat wearing Ijaw fisherman for an equally…

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Opinion: Africa is a begging continent

by Olúfémi Táíwò Then, to my utter shock and chagrin, I found that since independence, Africa has, for the most part, been a continent of beggars led by mendicant rulers…

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Garba Shehu: Labaran Maku and his frenzied attacks on Northern leaders

by Garba Shehu At another occasion, he thundered that “the fiction in the North that President Jonathan and Vice President Sambo are not developing the North, is the fiction whipped…

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Demola Rewaju: 2014 is the year learners will become leaders

by Demola Rewaju You will recall that it was the same year a certain overlooked man became the President of the largest black nation on earth. Ever since that year,…

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Opinion: Nigeria – Government of cows, for cows & by cows

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Another manipulative method used by Mr. Jonathan to bribe the pastor is through emotional appeal. All too often, when a leader doesn’t have truth and logic on…

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Amaechi’s opponents arrested, Jobs for police widows & other important news you should know today

Widows of slain policemen beg for jobs by Oge Okonkwo Some wives and children of policemen killed by Boko Haram insurgents, have appealed to the government and the Nigerian Police Force…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: T.B.Joshua releases 2014 prophecy: PDP, APC leaders will go down in 2014, Airlines will suffer (WATCH)

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Many prayers were offered to God at the close of the year in the Synagogue Church of All Nations, home to pastor T.B Joshua, but none received…

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Opinion: What Aso Rock should learn from Mandela’s qualities

by JesusParrot Godwin Recently, the Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi while speaking at the Lagos Tribute to Mandela at the Freedom Park admits that our leaders are corrupt, including…

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Peregrino Brimah: We, the Northerners, are ready for a break up

by Peregrino Brimah The ordinary masses are suffering. We gain absolutely nothing from Nigeria’s oil, apart from what we buy of it at the pumps at a price above the…

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Opinion: Let me die just like Mandela

by Moses Adebayo Alao   Can a man imprisoned for 27 years become president and clamour for peace and reconciliation rather than paying back the ‘enemies’? Yes, indeed there can…

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Ekerete Udoh: Nigerians have no purposeful leaders like Mandela

by Ekerete Udoh Now the question is:  If Nigeria was able to conquer the world with her pop culture, and presents a new side, a new narrative about or country,…

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Opinion: Gov. Lamido, for your sake, please stay in the PDP

by Bonaventure Melah But I also heard Lamido tell Nigerians that while they are free to criticise and condemn bad leadership, they should refrain from calling their leaders thieves in…

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Orji Uzor Kalu: Almost every Nigerian is plagued by the curse of sycophancy

by Orji Uzor Kalu This is the aspect that bothers me. Sycophancy, praise-singing and hagiography appear to have been institutionalized in our present-day Nigeria. Is it not preposterous to see…

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Okey Ndibe: Gear in reverse, “Going forward”

by Okey Ndibe Where the Sheikh of Dubai dares to imagine his city as the best address in the world, in every social index that counts, Nigerian “leaders” dream of…

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Mina Ogbanga: The power of positive consistency (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga Consistency is also about innovation, doing something the same way and expecting a different result is has its negative ripple effect. So here, consistency is about seeking other better ways…

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