Tag: Leaders
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South East leaders endorse Atiku/Obi ticket
Igbo leaders from the five South East states, under the auspices of Mkpoko Igbo, have endorsed the joint presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi for 2019 general elections. They lamented the precarious situation the Igbo have found themselves in the country, in the face of their obvious exclusion from the centre in recent…
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2019: Sanusi spits fire, says 'Nigerians must stop electing leaders with no basic education'
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Saturday advised Nigerians to stop electing leaders without education into public offices. He said Nigerians in the past had elected or chosen to elect leaders who had no education and thus could not give an education when they were elected. The former Central Bank of…
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Ekiti salary crisis: NLC, TUC impose 10-year ban on two Labour leaders
…Unions remain dissolved,’ says banned officials Crisis rocking the Labour movement in Ekiti State deepened on Monday as the state councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress (TUC) imposed a ten-year ban on immediate past chairmen, Mr. Ayodeji Aluko and Mr. Kolawole Olaiya, from trade unionism. The ten-year ban was imposed on…
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Stop blaming leaders for our collective challenges – Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged Nigerians to resist the tendency of blaming leaders only for the country’s state of affairs. The Nigerian leader, who has lately been criticised for his alleged shoddy handling of the nation’s affairs, said the change that was desired in the country “starts with individuals.” Buhari said this in an…
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Organise yourselves, fix your problems! Macron blasts African leaders
French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday, at a press conference after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, challenged African leaders to study their continent’s problems and fix it once and for all rather than depending on foreign nations to do it for them. He noted specifically that France would not be the one to completely…
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2019: Leaders that can’t offer good governance should get out – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday said that leaders that can’t offer good leadership at all levels should leave the stage for those who can. Obasanjo spoke at the 22nd Convocation Lecture of the Lagos State University (LASU). The lecture was entitled: “Role of Tertiary Education in Promoting Social Cohesion and Peace: Opportunities and Challenges…
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2019: Obasanjo holds secret talks with Afenifere leaders in Akure [Photos]
As the 2019 election year approaches, former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday visited leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, at the residence of the leader of the group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State. The meeting, which lasted for almost 30 minutes, had the former President calling for the cooperation of the group…
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Leaders approve Prince Charles to succeed Queen as head of Commonwealth
Leaders on Friday approved Prince Charles as the successor to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth at a meeting of the group’s heads of government in Windsor, Sky News reported citing unnamed sources. There had been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories,…
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I Go Dye blasts Nigerian leaders, says “You are vision-less”
Ace comedian and UN ambassador, I Go Dye, who recently wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed Nigerian leaders. In his usual blunt fashion, the Warri born entertainer said Nigerian leaders are vision-less, adding that they don’t understand the power of entertainment. “We have leaders who are vision-less. They don’t really understand the…