Imo REC loud on how to make elections free and fair Says human involvement must be reduced for electronic machinery Regrets effects of poverty, role of military; recalls day police almost shot him on duty The 2019 general elections have since become history, but reactions trailing the exercise appear unending. In this no holds barred […]

Col. Dickson Ahaba Itodo (retd), is a retired colonel and a former Chief Pharmacist of the Nigerian Army who became a gospel preacher because according to him, Jesus Christ physically appeared to him and asked him to go round the world and preach the gospel. The Presiding Bishop of Liberty Square Ministries and Director of Liberty Square Academy in this chat with Vanguard, speaks on the Nigeria he grew up in, the mess the country has found itself in, the way forward, and declares that the Nigerian Government is capable of solving the security problem.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, an engineer, has a robust background as the Chairman of Makon Group of Companies. Barely two weeks in office, Makinde, speaks about the place of accountability and probity in the running of the ‘Pacesetter State’ and the core areas his administration is focusing on. 

I think for anybody to accuse the Buhari government of being lethargic in dealing with herders-farmers conflict is quite unfair because we have been very decisive

The challenges peculiar to the tech sector are shortage of early stage investors in tech start-ups in Nigeria. Most tech start-ups struggle to get funding at the early stage which is in most case not available, leaving them to struggle on their own until a foreign investor comes into the picture.

First Officer Binta Mohammed Lawal is a commercial pilot in the General Aviation sector of the Nigerian Aviation industry. Trained in the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Binta obtained her Private pilot’s licence and Commercial pilot’s licence and says she is very proud of the college because as far she is concerned, it is one of the best aviation training schools in the world having produced about 80 per cent of Nigerian pilots flying in the Nigerian airspace. In this chat with Vanguard, Binta speaks on the many ills of Nigeria, saying that the war against insurgency can never be won as long as the manpower is there and how we can get Nigeria of our dreams.

An unwavering commitment to empowering lives and giving wings to aspirations has continued to drive the interventions of the Sahara Foundation which serves as the vehicle for Sahara Group’s Corporate Responsibility activities across the energy conglomerate’s locations in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

We cannot also allow the Fulani of the whole world to hide under the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement and Transhumance to indiscriminately graze by use of force across international borders in
West Africa

The Exhibition Space is a combination of a concept store, reading room, and a lounge. This malleable space can be used for product and art exhibitions. It can serve as a reading room and small fire culture events such as poetry reading and digital product presentations.

Mrs Jean Chiazor Anishere is the President of African Women in Maritime otherwise known as WimAfrica. In this chat with Vanguard, she speaks on the activities of WimAfrica, piracy, and appeals to government to empower women in the Maritime industry, provide adequate security on the nation’s waters and then watch the economy boom.

Buhari needs to be persuaded that it is really in his own self-interest and really in the interest of the Fulani people he is trying to defend, if he comes up with a structure that is pro-coexistence of the people

Like centuries ago when some innovations in key sectors like education, commerce and governance originated from Coffee House interactions, the regenerated Coffee House spirit is shaping conversations in diverse ways today.

The areas that are called emirates received their names because of their participation in a Jihad that transformed Hausa land into the Sokoto Caliphate. Participation in the Jihad is what gives you the basis to establish an emirate

Corruption is thriving because some corrupt elements believe that they will always get away with a slap on the wrist; when you introduce death sentence, everybody will fall into line

Senator Hope Uzodinma was the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State in the March 9, 2019 governorship election. Uzodinma who also is the chairman Southern Senators Forum broke his silence in this interview with Saturday Vanguard on some  national issues including the just concluded elections. He is contesting the result of the governorship election in Imo state.