Thoughts of Chief Ralph Obioha on Nigeria
'Igbo dominated the officers' corps. As there were many prominent Igbo officers in the army, it was wrongly perceived that Igbo people organised the coup'
How we closed gap in specialised luxury care services – Sofola TLC’s boss
Chief Executive Officer of Tender Leather Care, Shekinah Sofola, in this interview, speaks on the gap in the market for specialised care services and how her brand has helped in closing the gaps among others. Excerpts:
Passion, Creativity Leads me into Fashion Industry — Oluyeye Toyin
Fashion entrepreneur, Oluyeye Toyin is the founder of Excellent Home of Fashion. In this interview with OLAYINKA LATONA, Toyin speaks on her journey to fashion despite qualifying
If we knew what we were getting involved in, we wouldn’t have… — Dangote
But the most important thing is that we know West Africa is a home for dumped bad fuel and bad Petroleum products.
INSIDE JUNE 12: Many of those boasting as ‘heroes’ today took advantage of struggle — Zik, ex-UAD leader
Executive Director, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education, CHRICED, Dr. Ibrahim Zikirullahi, fondly called Zik, is one of the key actors who fought for the revalidation of June 12, 1993 election. Using his position as the Secretary of over 2, 000 Security Printing and Minting Workers Forum, who were disengaged by then-Head of State, General Sani Abacha, and Deputy Secretary-General of United Action for Democracy (UAD), he, alongside others, led millions to resist Gen Sani Abacha’s self-succession bid and advocated for the validation of the June 12 mandate. His June 12 story, which he tells in this interview, explains how commoners, unlike what is happening today, took ownership of the struggle for a better Nigeria. Zikirullahi provides a nuanced understanding of the roles some who flaunt themselves as heroes of June 12 today played at the time. He also speaks on what the event should represent in the quest for good governance in Nigeria
POWER PLAY REVELATIONS! Why APC ex-Chair Adamu opposed Tinubu’s emergence as President – Senator Omisore
Chief Iyiola Ajani Omisore, a former Deputy Governor of Osun State (1999-2003), served as senator between 2003 and 2011. Omisore is the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He occupied the APC top office in 2022 when the party elected its candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and was, in fact, a witness to the intrigues that nearly saw some other aspirants, particularly former Senate President Ahmad Lawan, actively promoted by then APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu, emerging as candidate. In this interview, the top politician speaks on the 2022 APC presidential primary among other issues in the polity
