50 yrs on stage: How Ajegunle, ‘Dyna’, Vanguard, Eko Hotels shaped my journey – Daddy Showkey
'I have consistently said I started entertainment in 1976, because that was when I began appearing on TV. But if I wanted to count from when I first started on the streets of Ajegunle, it would have been even earlier'
17 times in detention, Joe Okei-Odumakin opens up: I met my husband in prison
DR JOSEPHINE Obiajulu Okei-Odumakin has lived a better part of her life as an activist. She has traversed, courageously, where even some men fear to tread. She remained consistent without minding the hazards to her person in a society where critical voices are loathed by an unjust system which rewards the crook and punishes the just.
Her consistency and unwavering determination for survival of democracy in Nigeria made Professor Wole Soyinka to describe her as “a tireless fighter whose frail bearing bellies an inner strength and resilience purpose, a veteran of affirmative marches, of crude arrests and detentions, baton charges and tear gas who has lent luster to the struggle for justice and human dignity, who remain an inspiration of men and women, old and young.” She was recently honoured in America with the Woman of Courage award.
In this no-holds- barred interaction, she tells her story.
Once everybody has equal rights, we would have a better world – Stene Agboola
A famous British actor in the popular sitcom Coronation Street, is rueing the flippant words he uttered in a TV interview recently. He had said in the interview, that whatever happens to us is as a result of our actions either in this world or the previous one. In other words, we deserve whatever we get.
How the idea of new UPN was mooted – Frederick Fasehun
Like a straight arrow that knows its target and ready to pierce without missing, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, the founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), replies his critics on several allegations reported in the dailies recently. As his voice rang heavily through the tape in this interview, the Chairman of the committee for the resuscitation of Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, reveals how the idea of the new UPN was mooted and why he has not involved some stake-holders in the region in the current arrangement.
How Yoruba leaders scuttled Awolowo’s presidential ambition – Ikokwu
Chief Guy Ike Ikokwu, second republic chairman of the Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP) in Anambra State, was a member of the Strategy Committee that tried to hammer out a merger among four progressive opposition parties to stop the then ruling National Party of Nigeria(NPN).
APC will bring true competition to the polity – Ikimi (2)
In this concluding part of the interview by Simon Ebegbulem with Chief Tom Ikimi, the ACN leader says the proposed All Progressive Party Congress (APC) will ensure true competition and balance in the polity
