Consistency wins: Keep writing, keep dreaming’ — Tares Oburumu, author of ‘Flora’s Love Colony’
By Japhet Davidson For Nigerian poet and essayist, Tares Oburumu, being shortlisted for the NLNG price for literature is more than a personal achievement. It is a moment of recognition for a writer who has spent years writing, mentoring young poets and exploring Nigeria’s history through literature. A poet, playwright and mentor to more than […]
Subsidy removal is best parting gift Jonathan could give Buhari – Akabogu
We are in the middle of the longest fuel crisis in five years. In many places, it mirrors the dark days of the 1990s when fuel queues were routine, together with their many accessories – jerry cans, hoses and plastic bottles cut in half as funnels. Coupled with poor electricity supply, Nigerians frustration and anger are largely justified. Yet the problem has a simple, plug-and-play solution. Emeka Akabogu is the Chairman, OTL Africa Downstream. He speaks on why he thinks subsidy removal is the right thing to do now to put an end to the fuel crisis in the country
ILLICIT FUNDS: How we tracked $700m Abacha loot – Swiss Ambassador Hodel
Hans-Rudolf Hodel, Ambassador, Embassy of Switzerland to Nigeria, Chad and Niger, speaks on the bilateral relationship between Nigeria and his country.
You can’t challenge NASS in the act of law-making – Robert Clarke
Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeris, SAN, Robert Clarke, in this interview opines that the word two-third is a magic word in the constitution which can render the President’s assent to a bill immaterial. “Once the law says you need two-third to pass an act, you don’t need the President’s assent again. Already, the amount of two-third votes we need to override the veto has already been secured by this constitutional provision.” The legal luminary advices Gen Muhammadu Buhari to seek a declaration in court immediately he assumes office on the regularity and process of the ammended constitution just as he maintians that Nigeria is broke and the new lawmakers should cut down their salaries and allowances.
Meet Nigeria’s first and only female Chief Press Secretary to a gov, Funmi Wakama
Beautiful, intelligent, stylish, proactive are words that best describe Funmi Wakama, the Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. With a vast experience that spans 23 years in broadcasting, the media expert who holds an exalted position as the first ever female Chief Press Secretary in Ogun State and Nigeria, is one […]
Why students lose interest in agriculture —President, Sharon University
By Ephraim Oseji & IKENNA ASOMBA Bishop Charles Ighele is the President, Sharon University of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the pipeline by the Happy Family African Foundation (HFAF). Ighele, who just clocked 60, in this interview, speaks of the plans to establish the first ‘real’ university of agriculture that will drive development in the rural areas, […]
