*Says I became senator with nine delegates *Narrates how AD was destroyed Breaking away from tradition, this interview would not be blessed with the typical introduction. But Sunday Vanguard invites the readers to be as dispassionate as possible in reading and digesting the views in the and be the judge. It is the interview with […]

*Only mega party can uproot them, he declares *Reveals how AD governors sold out to Obasanjo *Laments discord in Yoruba land In this second and concluding part of the Olu Falae’s interview, the presidential candidate of an alliance of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, and the All Peoples Party, APP, reflects on the 1999 Presidential […]

The Babangida years, undoubtedly, will go down in history as some of Nigeria’s defining moments and one man who was witness to most of those events that shaped the fortunes of the country is Duro Onabule (70 years today), fondly called ‘Double Chief’ by his colleagues. In this interview at his Lagos residence, he reminisces […]

Out of fear, Johnson ran to his house but I followed him closely, threatening to blow up the grenade before he started shouting out, “Release them, release them

May be, the way to start, is to say right from the day Dr. Mimiko was announced governor, he had made pronouncements, he had taken some actions; and one common trend that has run through all these, is some kind of obsession to run me down. And he has done nothing except to look for a way to run down the administration that I left behind.

YESTERDAY (last Wednesday) there was a purported convention by Chekwas. In the event that the result of this tango goes the other way, what other options does your party have?

My wife went to National Bank and the bank told her that she was not a signatory and they didn’t know her. I was surprised at how they opened an account with Hikiro Nigeria Limited without a document. While we were saying this, National Bank printed a quotation and my wife became stranded

Alex Ekwueme! For Nigeria’s Second Republic vice president, this second part of his encounter with Sunday Vanguard is as explosive as is revealing.

Okah and Tompolo met face to face because Tompolo wanted to give Henry a brotherly hug. They had been talking since his release as the relationship has been very cordial. Other aspects of the meeting were held behind closed door.

In every place where amnesty had occurred it was done as a process. Irish region is an example. In Ireland , Britain thought after many years of oppression of the Irish people they realised that it was proper to talk. They went to IRA and they were referred to the Shinfane.

We have a leader. We have leadership at all levels in this country and there is no crisis. Nobody is contesting the leadership of the President.

*Explains why political fathers abandoned Enugu *Says we’ve re-invented the state Sullivan Chime’s photograph does not do much justice to his youthful looks. He was made to understand this in a chat some weeks ago. Gangling, and dressed in a navy blue suit, Governor Chime had just answered nature’s call in his office.  Wiping his […]

In South Africa, the Apartheid government labeled Nelson Mandela terrorist, Jomo Keyata of Kenya was labeled a terrorist and these people became leaders of their countries. The important thing is this: The Federal Government had the opportunity to have resolved the problems of the oil producing areas, a long time ago, now it has led to loss of lives and property and more insecurity in Nigeria and that for me is what really matters.

*Declares: President has only one option *‘Politicians are a big problem to Nigeria’ At a time like this it should not be a surprise that former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, former vice president, Atiku Abubakar and immediate past Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu are back, together, courtesy of opposition politics. And so, […]

Power is transient, it has moved, and I am happy that what I have seen in Imo State today is different from what used to happen, picking up personalities for destruction just because you saw them as political competitors