Many years ago Yemi Adenuga, a member of the golden age of  broadcasting in Nigeria, left her job at AIT to relocate to Ireland more than a decade ago. After a stint with IBM, she began a non-governmental organization (NGO) which eventually gave birth to Sheroes, an initiative which seeks to honour ordinary women doing extraordinary things in the society.

Dr. Leroy Chuma Edozien is one of the few Nigerians, who are both medical doctors and lawyers. With a Ph.D. in law, the distinguished gynaecologist is also among the very few who practice Medicine and Law simultaneously and excelled in both professions. Dr. Edozien, a nephew to the Asagba of Asaba, who holds degrees in Basic Sciences, Medicine, and Law […]

REAL Estate developer, politician and philanthropist, Mr. Victor Imagoro, an aspirant for the House of Representatives ticket of Ethiope Federal Constituency, comprising Ethiope East and Ethiope West Local Government Areas, Delta State, in 2019, has declared   that consecutive Delta governorship aspirant, Chief Great Ogboru, is not a political factor in the area and cannot stop his aspiration in the constituency.

The concept of democracy is anchored on the time honoured principle that sovereignty belongs to the people who periodically have the civl duty to choose their leaders. In Nigeria, in the current dispensation, the electorate have the power to choose their leaders in every four years. However in Delta State, the governor is not waiting for four years to render accountability to the people, rather he and his team embarked on tour of the local government areas to meet the people couched in lofty terms as the town hall meeting. This did not come from the blues, rather it is a promise given to the people of the state by the governor that he would rather meet the people in their domains and feel their pulses.

It is no longer news that the Nigerian Shippers’ Council is driving private sector investment for building of transport infrastructures across the country. In this interview with SAMSON ECHENIM, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Barr Hassan Bello speaks on the council’s determination to see to the completion of these infrastructures. He also spoke on the Council’s role in the Ease of Doing Business plan of the Federal Government, which has seen it through series of consultations with port stakeholders and advocacy for a fair pricing regime and healthy competition in Nigerian port.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Moyofade Microfinance Bank Limited, Mr. Abimbola Michael, in this interview speaks on how the National Collateral Registry (NCR) would impact the microfinance industry. He also highlighted challenges confronting MfBs  in the rural area.  Excerpt:

We should do what is right, what is fair and what will deepen democracy in Nigeria. What will deepen democracy is that sequence of elections that will encourage parties to contest and win elections

On my first night in Ikoyi Prisons, I cried unto God, saying that He knows that I did not do anything

We had expected, as I said, that a father had come to make pronouncements that would give us relief

Chief David Edebiri is the Esogban of Benin Kingdom. As the Odionwere of the Kingdom, he is responsible for the security and progress in the Kingdom. In this interview, Esogban who is the second in command in the hierarchy of the first class chiefs of the Oba of Benin after the Iyase of Benin, explained why the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare 11 placed a curse on human traffickers and cultists in the state. He disclosed that the charms which he described as missiles used by the Oba in placing the curse had not seen sunlight for 800 years, which was an indication that the revered monarch was very concerned about the activities of human traffickers which had obviously given the kingdom a bad name. According to Esogban, whoever failed to heed the warning of the Oba would surely incur the wrath of the gods especially if the perpetrator ever drank or drinks the water from the Kingdom or set his or her foot in Benin Kingdom.