African Leaders
1 Apr
As the world grapples with the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, it has opened the door for African leadership on a global stage. The new best-selling book released this month, Middle East in Crisis andConflict: A Primer, by leading geopolitical strategist Taufiq Rahim, serves as a critical tool for experts and leaders alike, and…
5 Jan
The stark possibility of Africa remaining a permanently underdeveloped and poverty-afflicted continent has always manifested in the running of affairs of the continent from the prisms of many countries; and the picture lately presented by the President of African Development Bank Group...
26 Nov
The Visioner of Handlifters Praying Group, Pastor Chinyere Adegboye and its members, have called for a paradigm shift in the minds of African leaders. They charged Africans to rise up and put an end to colonial mentality and inferiority complex that are pulling back Africa’s development. Speaking during this year’s Prayer Conference, Fundraising and Book…
20 Oct 2023
The advisory board of the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC) has formally announced recipients of 2021/2022 Zik Prize In Leadership Awards. Making the announcement on behalf of PPRAC, the Head, Selection Committee, Prof. Pat Utomi, said that since the inception of Zik Prize In Leadership Award in 1995 by PPRAC in honour of…
12 Oct 2023
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, urged African leaders to find home-grown solutions to the myriads of problems confronting the continent.
15 Sep 2023
The African continent appears to be in moments of coup ferment. Surprises against the state are not new in these parts. Last July, the military took over in Niger from the elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum ostensibly for ‘army reason.
9 Sep 2023
African leaders have called for collective global action in resource mobilisation for both development and climate action
4 Sep 2023
ECOWAS member-States are worried, not because of the masses, but because they want to protect political leaders who are afraid. Togo is worried.
1 Sep 2023
Following the seizure of power by Gabonese military junta on Wednesday, making the country the 7th in the wave of countries to succumb to military coup in the continent, Rwanda and Cameroon yesterday unveiled significant shifts in their security forces, impacting senior military personnel.
30 Jul 2023
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised Russia's navy in an address at an annual warship parade in Saint Petersburg, which he attended accompanied by several African leaders.
27 Jul 2023
African leaders have arrived Saint Petersburg ahead of the second Russia-Africa Summit, which kicks off today. 49 African delegations and 17 heads of state will take part in the two-day summit and economic forum.
2 Jul 2023
African leaders in private, public sectors, civil society and academia have concluded plans to gather in Lagos during the African Leadership Review Summit and Awards, to discuss issues affecting Africa and how the continent can harness its vast resources...
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
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Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, a chieftain of the party, Bola Ilori...
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Today is the second Friday of Shawwal 10th after the glorious month of Ramadan. We thank Allaah for making us see the beginning and end of Ramadan. We ask Allaah to grant us all the successes of the month as He accepts all our acts of Ibaadah and sacrifices.
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Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
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The tourism industry is worth billions of dollars in yearly returns globally. Yet, despite her unique potential in rare natural tourism that is in high demand year-round, Nigeria is still obscure on the global tourism map and this has become a perennial worry for stakeholders...
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The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030.
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged contractors and site engineers handling the construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 primary health facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class projects that would stand the test of time.
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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has declared that reforms of the President Bola Tinubu administration have started manifesting in the resurgence of the nation’s economy.
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The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata, over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ugbowo Campus, last Friday.