The Otaru of Auchi, Ikelebe 111, Alhaji Aliru Momoh, is not like many other traditional rulers in the country. His activism and bluntness on issues have distinguished him from many other first class traditional rulers. Not too long ago, the Otaru led a protest in the streets of Auchi against kidnapping and the menace of erosion in his domain.

Crescent University,Abeokuta, is the first Islamic University in Southern Nigeria. Its establishment was the vision of Judge Bola Abdul Jabbar Ajibola, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, also one-time Judge at the World Court in Hague, Switzerland.

Major-General Tajudeen Olanrewaju, former Minister of Communications and member of defunct Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), is a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). At his Lagos home on Tuesday, the former General Officer Commanding (GOC), Three Division of the Nigerian Army, told Saturday Vanguard that consensus in party politics as done by the PDP at the last weekend national convention was the best alternative to crisis resolution at elections. Excerpts:

Colonel Olu Craig is a name that calls to mind story of the 1995 alleged coup involving the then former Head of State General Olusegun Obasanjo; former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Major General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua; former Military Governor of Niger State, Colonel Musa Gwadabe and several others.

The Nigeria Airforce will host its Airforce counterparts from different parts of the world in April in the NAF AIR EXPO scheduled for May this year.