Senator Muhammed Ndume – Borno South – was the Minority Leader in the House of Reps as an ANPP lawmaker before he moved to the PDP and then became a senator. His political career took a twist when he was accused of sponsoring the Boko Haram Islamist group.

…Says ‘I paid over 100 priests’ school fees’
*Warns against hasty judgment on clerics owning jets *Killings by Boko Haram, inexcusable

A retired Archbishop of Benin Catholic Archdiocese, His Grace, Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, recently, marked 50th anniversary as a priest. Since his retirement three years ago, the Uromi born cleric has dedicated his life to praying for the Church. On October 26, 2013, His Grace will be marking his 82 birthday. Sunday Vanguard met him last weekend for this interview. He spoke on how he trained over 100 priests in school, the crisis in Benin Catholic Archdiocese, insecurity in some northern states, the acquisition of private jets by men of God, gay priesthood and some national issues. Excerpts:

Vice Admiral Ganiyu T.A. Adekeye, as a former Chief of the Naval Staff, saw the Nigerian Navy inside out. In this interview, he speaks about his career in the navy that spanned 40 years in the process of which he had close shave with death many times and life in retirement. Excerpts:

How is life in retirement?

I left office about five years back, so it might not be that easy to immediately change from something you have been doing for the past 40 years. The only difference now is that I am not afraid of anybody as to whether I come to the office or not. Nobody is asking now whether I come to the office or not. I get myself engaged now most of the time. If not for the Ramadan, I still wake up around 4am and I don’t go to bed until around 12midnight and 1am every day.

A former Osun State governor and Interim National Chairman of the newly registered All Progressive Congress,APC, Chief Bisi Akande, was quoted as describing President Goodluck Jonathan, last weekend, as a ‘Kindergarten Leader’, sparking angry reaction from the Presidency. Below is the full interview of Akande who spoke in his ancestral home, Ila-Orangun, Osun State.

ARCHBISHOP Alfred Adewale Martins, born on June 1, 1959, was the choice of the Holy See as the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos to replace His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Okogie who resigned on attainment of the age of 75. Martins was consecrated archbishop on July 5, last year. In this interview to mark the first anniversary of his consecration, the Abeokuta, Ogun State-born cleric speaks on the state of the nation, saying the Church may throw its support behind a civil revolution if need be.