Tag: Leadership
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The Nigerian sky is obviously becoming darker – Godwin Etakibuebu
By Godwin Etakibuebu When the day is giving way for night to take over, it is noted by gradual darkening of the sky. Ditto when a heavy storm is approaching, darkening of the sky signifies it faster. In both instances, darkness remains a limiting factor on visibility. And lack of visibility is a larger limiting…
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Dearth and death of character – Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha Character or the primacy of character, as we knew and know it, is dead. And it is on the way to the cemetery for a final burial. Instructively, this fatal fate of character traverses geographical, religious and cultural boundaries. The high ideals which people of the generation before mine and which…
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Leadership of ninth N/Assembly must be guided by relevant rules – Ex-Director PLAC
Executive Director Policy and Legal Advocacy Center PLAC Dr. Clement Nwankwo has said that the choice of who becomes the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives and other principal officers of the 9th National Assembly is solely the prerogatives of the members of the apex legislature. He made the remarks…
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Nigerians now enjoying improved governance under Buhari’s leadership – Aisha
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, says Nigeria is now enjoying improved governance under President Muhammadu Buhari. She, however, said artistes should partly take credit for the feat because of their support for the President and his administration. According to a statement by her spokesman, Suleiman Haruna, the President’s wife spoke during the presentation…
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The leadership Nigeria desperately need – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala In the last election cycle, I was a strident supporter of President Jonathan. I wrote extensively in support of his re-election. Elections are never about choosing the best people for positions of authority. They are about choosing the best of the available candidates. This means we are often required to choose the…
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Leadership Tussle: Court dismisses case against Assemblies of God Church
A Jos High Court on Wednesday dismissed a case against Assemblies of God Nigeria and six other clergies for lack of merit. Justice Christine Dabup of State High Court IV declared that the Church was not a juristic person or individual to be sued as contained in section 5 (91)(96) of the Allied Matters Act.…
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Leadership Newspaper publisher condemns detention of Daily Times publisher
The Publisher of Leadership Newspapers Mr. Sam Nda Isaiah on Thursday paid a solidarity visit to the top management of Daily Times of Nigeria at their Maitama Abuja office over recent arrest and detention of some staff of the organisation. While speaking to newsmen after the visit, Nda Isaiah said there was something sinister in…
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Dokpesi condemns PDP leadership over ‘Unity List’
A national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Raymond Dokpesi, has berated the national leadership of the party over the distribution of ‘Unity List’ among the delegates at the convention venue. Dokpesi told journalists at the convention ground in Abuja on Saturday that the process of voting had been compromised following the distribution of…
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Jonathan advocates for effective leadership, reform, democratisation of United Nations
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the reform and democratisation of the United Nations in order to make it more representative and responsive to the security challenges that is now becoming a recurring issue globally. Jonathan made the call on Friday while presenting his remarks at the opening panel of the Dialogue of Civilisations…
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Africa doesn’t need charity, it needs good leadership – Sam Adeyemi
Sam Adeyemi There is an ongoing discussion on the effectiveness of foreign aid in helping the economic development of Africa. One thing is obvious: the results are not exactly what Africa’s development partners have expected, and the reasons are not far-fetched. Dambisa Moyo, global economist and author, contends in her book Dead Aid that while…