Olu of Warri’s fifth Anniversary: It’s about culture, homecoming, empowerment – Lawrence Wilbert
As the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, marks his fifth year on the throne, activities are being held across the kingdom to celebrate the anniversary and promote the culture, identity and development of the Itsekiri people. In this interview, the Agura Tete of Warri Kingdom, Chief Lawrence Wilbert, speaks on the significance of the […]
I was picked up, detained on day Kudirat Abiola was assassinated – Wale Adeoye
Executive Director of Journalists for Democratic Rights, JODER, Mr Adewale Adeoye, in this interview, shares his experiences on the struggle to actualize June 12, 1993 election.
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: Next frontier is art, culture and creative economy
Hannatu Musa-Musawa, a lawyer, is the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy. In this interview, Musa-Musawa explains the eight-point agenda of her ministry and how she hopes to achieve the outcomes set out by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Excerpts:
My first shocker as governor – Alia
Our elites, some of who campaigned with me fought against payment of salaries and pensions because of what they were expecting. I had no official car for 9 months, I don’t take salaries. Sacrifices must be made to serve our people
250 Household Surveys: How Ibiyinka Olatunde turns survey data into resilient engineering
Ibiyinka Olatunde is a graduate of Energy Engineering from the De Montfort University, Leicester, UK who is leaving a footprint in her field
$1trn economy: How possible with 3,000Kw – Okwuosa, ICAN President
Innocent Okwuosa, advised the federal government to ramp up power generation and distribution to at least 20,000kw before aspiring to be a $1 trillion economy
Tinubu’s Adviser blows hot: Atiku, Obi missed it, President not thinking about 2027
Mr Bayo Onanuga is Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy. Before his appointment into the position, Onanuga was involved in the Tinubu/Shettima campaign.
Govt yet to recognise me after designing Edo flag — Uwagboe Ogieva
“Many sons and daughters of Edo commended the work. But the government, having adopted it, never deemed it fit to recognise the effort”
No man can be a threatto my ambition — Mrs Akinbile-Yusuf, former Lagos commissioner
Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf is the immediate past Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Lagos State. She served as Commissioner in charge of four different ministries between 2015 and 2023. The trained pharmacist who turns 50 recently in this interview speaks on growing up among older male siblings and how her tough and very strict mother prepared her for politics and public office. Excerpts
Edo 2024: ‘Ighodalo na fine pikin wey everybody wan carry’ – EDHA Majority Leader
Honourable Charity Aiguobarueghian, a lawyer of over two decades and Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, represents the good people of Ovia North East 1. In this interview with a select group of journalists, the lawmaker from Ekiadolor bares his mind on the forth coming gubernatorial election in the state, asserting that […]
How we can have zero gas flares in last quarter of 2024 — Dumo Lulu- Briggs
A lawyer, philanthropist and nationalist, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, is the Chairman of Platform Petroleum. On the sidelines of the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC, in Houston Texas, USA, he shares his rich experience in the oil and gas industry, challenges and success story of growing a small indigenous oil company into becoming a household name in exploration and production.
