Reverend Chris Okotie, founder and senior pastor of Household of God Ministries is not new to politics; having taken a shot at the presidency twice earlier in 2003 and in 2007. In fact, he is one of the two veterans of that contest. The other, of course, being General Muhammadu Buhari who is currently parading another pastor- Tunde Bakare, as his running mate.

In this second part of General Muhammadu Buhari’s interview, he touches on the very essence of his challenge against the elite in the country.

Seventy-two naira or its equivalent. That was all it cost, in those days, to give Chief Ayo Adebanjo, now a lawyer and politician, secondary education. And the education was not acquired in an unknown village school. It was at the famous CMS Grammar School, Lagos. Chief Adebanjo who will turn 83 on April 10 spoke on his childhood and political life with Bashir Adefaka.

As family, friends and well wishers of the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, await his return on completion of his prison term on Saturday February 26, Vanguard can exclusively report that the politician regretted how some of his friends deserted him while serving his jail term.

T he Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah, with a team of officials including the Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management, Mr. Okey Itanyi, and a host of others, last weekend, stormed Vanguard premises on a courtesy visit, where the team unveiled some of its agenda to lift the nation to the threshold of strong telecommunication countries of the world.

Captain Mohammed Joji, Secretary-General of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) in this interview with Vanguard’s Favour Nnabugwu in Kaduna penultimate Friday talks on issues bordering on the airfare, facilities at the nation’s airports, the economy, the Nigerian bomber aboard US plane and many others.

For Muhammadu Buhari, this may be the last opportunity for him. Reason: In 2003 and 2007, he sought to become Nigeria’s civilian President but lost under circumstances that he still insists were not normal.

Bala Buhari, former Minister of the Federal Republic and Secretary of the Northern Political Summit Group led by Chief Solomon Lar was the political adviser to the erstwhile National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

F or Ndutimi Alaibe, it is time to grab the bull by the horn. After serially scheduling interview sessions which were never held, last Tuesday presented an opportunity to finally break his silence.

Union Bank interim Managing Director, Mrs Funke Osibodu had an interactive session with journalists at the Muson Centre three weeks ago. At the session, she spoke of the bank’s recapitalisation process, staff welfare and why the bank held two annual general meetings in one day in Maiduguri.