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Oil Theft ‘Magic’: 11,400 tons of stolen crude in seized supership suddenly became water

Vice Admiral Samuel Afolayan (rtd) assumed office as the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) barely two years after Nigeria returned to democracy in 2001 and retired in 2005. Afolayan closely worked with then President Olusegun Obasanjo to tackle the cartel stealing the nation’s crude oil on a massive scale. In this interview conducted in his Osi country home in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State home, the retired naval chief reveals the people behind crude theft in Nigeria, saying they are not only powerful but also dreadful.

My goal for Africa and African-owned enterprises – Abraham David

Abraham David, a.k.a. King ShomoDavies, weighs in on the fundamentals of digital marketing and data analytics in the modern world, even though it is a powerhouse to be reckoned with and a mystery to social and economic transformation. In an interview with our reporter, the Nigerian digital marketer and entrepreneur shared details about himself as […]

PDP: Atiku, Tambuwal committed worse anti-party activities than Nnamani – Onoh

Dr. Josef Onoh is presently the southeast spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where he aspired for the 2023 Gubernatorial bid in Enugu state. He was in the Enugu state House of Assembly during Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani’s leadership of […]

Our security operatives lack training to manage 2023 elections —  Aratokun-Ale

By Dickson Omobola Mr. Femi Aratokun-Ale is the Chief Executive Officer of Target Search Global, Nigeria, a security outfit that offers solutions in the areas of general security consulting and training. In this interview, Aratokun-Ale speaks on, among other issues, banditry and kidnapping, state policing and insecurity ahead of the elections. Excerpts: Currently, insecurity is […]

Sister Opens Up on Ooni: My father asked us to fast, pray that one of his sons will be king

• ‘The late Sijuwade often visited my brother as young as he was’ •Explains love for fashion, textile business By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor Princess Folashade Ogunwusi Fadairo is the eldest sister of Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. She is a woman of many parts, a businesswoman and culture ambassador among others. The […]

What to expect if Tinubu or Atiku wins — Sheikh Gumi

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Islamic cleric, who is known for his contact with bandits and herdsmen terrorizing the North-West and North-Central parts of Nigeria, in the second part of his interview with Vanguard’s columnist, Donu Kogbara, and a British journalist, Patrick, speaks on the 2023 polls and the main contenders, Fulani herders/locals crisis and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) secessionist bid in the South-East among other issues in the polity.

Mum, my role model, nudged me to be successful — Nkechi Obi, Techno Oil boss

Nkechi Obi, a distinguished recipient of the President of Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Award (2002), is this year’s recipient of the Vanguard Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Award. She is the Founder and Group Managing Director/CEO of Techno Oil Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost oil and gas companies. She is a visionary and an astute strategist […]

Moving my business to bigger space was dream come true – Abimbola Oki

Abimbola Oki is helping many women to not only navigate cooking tasty meals but educating them on how to turn their passion into a business. She is the founder of D’Potters Catering Services, a food catering outfit that has taken the cooking stress off thousands of individuals and groups. Abimbola is one of the most […]

Meet Ramos Adeyinka, the face of Ramos Realty

Meet Mr Ramos Adeyinka, a philanthropist and the future of real estate. The CEO, Ramos Of Lagos Realty Ltd – A company established as a luxury real estate firm. The company was launched as a traditional real estate marketing agency, with the aim of marketing and sales of developed and yet to be developed properties. […]

Chief Anyaoku has devoted his life to service of humanity — Ambassador Chinadel

*His attributes of commitment, self-discipline, humility and hard work worthy of emulation by new generation of Nigerians’ By Mike Ebonugwo Ambassador Jibrin  Chinade is a former  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served at different times as Nigerian Ambassador to the Hague, Netherlands; the former Soviet Union(Russian Federation) with Concurrent Accreditation to the […]

Nigeria suffering from SAP misadventure of 1986 —Audu Ogbe, ex-Agric Minister

Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, three-time minister, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, and author of many books is unhappy with the current state of Nigeria’s economy and recalls with nostalgia how the economy was booming until 1986 when the then military administration bowed to pressure from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to introduce the infamous Structural Adjustment Programme, SAP, which led to the devaluation of the nation’s currency and the adoption of many unfavourable fiscal policies and programmes that have kept Nigeria on its knees till today.

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