After coming under criticisms for demanding a media blackout on the Chicago State University, CSU, certificate saga of President Bola Tinubu pending the Supreme Court decision on the matter, former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, bares his mind on a number of issues bothering on the socio-economic, dollar dominated economy, offering ideas on how to reduce the price of petrol to N300

In this interview, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, defends plans for upward review of emoluments of the President, Governors and political office holders which has been interpreted in many quarters to mean ‘jumbo pay’. Shehu also speaks on some other issues of national importance. Excerpts:

“As it is, the law puts a burden on the petitioner who isn’t responsible for the conduct of the election”

Poet, playwright and Associate Dean of Humanities at the University of Port Harcourt, Obari Gomba is one of the three playwrights with eyes on the NLNG’s $100,000 cash prize of the Nigeria Prize For Literature 2023.

“When the game began, Pele was roving round the pitch, playing round but when the time came for him to shoot, nobody saw when he was given the ball and he shot into the net”

My main calling till tomorrow, my businesses revolve around oil and offshore support services but farm is for today, tomorrow and the future.

On Tuesday, the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN  held its 28th Annual National Conference in Abuja with the theme:  The accounting Profession and the Challenging Dynamics of the Ecosystem, with over 4,000 accountants from across the country gathered at the International Conference centre to discuss new trends in the accounting profession. It also afforded ANAN members opportunity to interface with private sector and policy makers to chat new frontiers and gain from knowledge sharing.

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Onueze Chukwujinka Joe (OCJ) Okocha, in this interview, speaks on the controversy generated by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which ruled that the winner of the February 29 presidential election, President Bola Tinubu, did not have to win 25% of the votes in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to be so declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Okocha also shares his perspectives on other issues in the polity. Excerpts:

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Onueze Chukwujinka Joe (OCJ) Okocha, in this interview, speaks on the controversy generated by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which ruled that the winner of the February 29 presidential election, President Bola Tinubu, did not have to win 25% of the votes in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to be so declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Okocha also shares his perspectives on other issues in the polity.

“Is it worthwhile? What is the milk and honey? Am I going to progress economically with this move. The second thing is: is it going to be fun? Am I going to have fun and be ambitious enough”

The re-emergence of forceful change of government in Africa has revived the conversation around the suitable type of government for the continent outside democracy.

The CEO of Telegenic Media Tunji Afolayan, in this interview, said that his focus on storytelling is what sets him apart from other art directors.

“The fixing of refineries is long overdue. We have faltered for so long by neglecting our moribund refineries”

Ann-Kio Briggs is a well-known voice on issues of the Niger Delta region. She is the spokesperson of 
the Ijaw Republican Assembly and a respected advocate for justice…

Former Spokesman of the Bola Tinubu’s Presidential campaign in the South east, Dr. Josef Onoh dissociates himself from the allegation that he stood in for former Governor of Enugu state, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, in the APC while the ex-Governor remained in the PDP during the 2023 general election