ALHAJI Lai Mohammed is not new when it comes to criticising Federal Government policies. As the National Publicity Secretary of the Action Congress of the Nigeria, ACN, he ensures his party is a strong opposition voice in the country. In this interview, he says though expectations from the proposed All Progressive Congress, APC, are high, leaders of the merger will not let Nigerians down. He explains that General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, leaders of the ACN and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, respectively, have made sacrifices in furtherance of the merger.
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‘Why Nyako is fighting Tukur’…
Jubril Aminu’s name rings a bell within and outside Nigeria. The reason is simple: he has served for over 40 years in many strategic positions in Nigeria and abroad, making history in many instances. Although he studied medicine and rose to the zenith of the profession as a professor, Aminu has repeatedly been saddled with critical political assignments in other sectors of the Nigerian economy by both civilian and military heads of state.

tuah Ighodalo is the popular Pastor of Trinity House- a mega church in Victoria Island, Lagos. In this candid and revealing interview, Pastor Ighodalo reveals that there is no problem at all in his marriage. He also talks about God, Love, and Politics. He responds to his critics, and speaks on his journey from Redeemed to Trinity House

In this interview with Jimitota Onoyume, the soft spoken Chief of Staff, Government House, Rivers state, Sir Tony Okocha bares his mind on the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state.

Rev.David Ugolor is a Niger Delta activist and the Executive Director of the African Net work For Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ). In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, Ugolor who was arrested and detained over the murder of the Principal Private Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, condemned what he described as the attempt to use “Abuja magic” to destroy Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, saying that the move was an attempt to ridicule the Niger Delta struggle.

Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former deputy governor of Osun State, was in the Senate from 2003-2011. He is eying the Osun State Government House again, this time as governor. In this interview, Omisore bares his mind on the 2014 governorship election in the state, his gubernatorial ambition, how the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may boycott the election if the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, fails to remove the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, the state as presently run by Governor Rauf Aregbesola, the late Bola Ige murder saga, among others.

Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former deputy governor of Osun State, was in the Senate from 2003-2011. He is eying the Osun State Government House again, this time as governor. In this interview, Omisore bares his mind on the 2014 governorship election in the state, his gubernatorial ambition, how the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may boycott the election if the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, fails to remove the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, the state as presently run by Governor Rauf Aregbesola, the late Bola Ige murder saga, among others.

I came into journalism in 1963 by accident. I needed something doing back then, so I took the job out of survival. My dream was to be a medical doctor. Even ten years after my sojourn in journalism, I was still aiming to go into medicine. Sincerely, l would have left journalism if I had passed chemistry and physics.

Onicha-Ugbo, located in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, was, recently, in the news, following reports of alleged rape of women in the community by Hausa/Fulani herdsmen. Aside this was the report of rancor over the choice of one of its prominent sons as the Odogwu-designate( a traditional administrator).

Governor Isa Yuguda, as someone who had played a strategic role as a bank CEO in two major banks before delving into the murky waters of partisan politics, truly understands the intricacies of managing both ends to ensure the happiness of the people of Bauchi State and, by extension, other Nigerians in his domain. But those who are opposed to every move he makes would not just allow him to sleep well without raising one allegation or the other against him. Last week, the media was awash with the allegation that he was battling to flush out Vice President Namadi Sambo from his comfort zone come 2015. But, in an emotion-laden tone, Yuguda, popularly known as Mallam by his people, in this interview, denies ever contemplating such, describing both President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Sambo, as his senior brothers, whom he could not undermine for whatever reason.

Dr Chris Ekiyor is the former National President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and currently the Caretaker Chairman of Patani Local Government Council of Delta State. In this interview, the Niger Delta activist faults the calls for amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect and warns that the people of the Niger Delta will resist any move to use the resources from the area to fund the amnesty.

Abia State Governor The odore Orji, in this interview, speaks on his government’s youth empowerment programme, the merger by the opposition parties, Federal Government’s amnesty to Boko Haram among other issues. Excerpt:

Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele was Minister of Information and Culture; Chairman, National Sports Commission NSC, and Chairman, National Reconciliation Committee. He is recognized not only for his sharp sense of humour, but also for flashiness in his outfits. Akinyele, who is the Lobosin of Ondo Kingdom, is a Public Relations icon, spoke with Saturday Vanguard on his life at 75, Nigeria, the Newswatch saga among other issues.

Last week, owing to the ill treatment meted out to pensioners in the country, and the corruption in the sector that has resulted to several senior citizens suffering untold hardship, the Nigerian Labour Congress and Civil Society Groups threatened a national strike.

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.