Mr. Moses Dickson, a lawyer and entrepreneur, in this interview with Olasunkanmi Akoni, speaks on the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa and why Bayelsans should vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Senator Douye Diri, among others.

Few decades ago, Engr Festus Akinpelu was just an ordinary man struggling to make ends meet. With a dent of hard work, perseverance and dedication, he is now the Chief Executive Officer of Pilot Science, one of Nigeria’s leading engineering firms. In this interview, he shares his journey from a relatively unknown young man to a top CEO.

By Ebele Orakpo With the problems of climate change, food insecurity, malnutrition among others, plaguing the world, scientists world over have warned of the dire consequences of climate change if humans fail to change the way they live. In a publication in the journal, Bioscience, the scientists say that without a significant change in the […]

FORMER Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Senator Biodun Olujimi, represented Ekiti South Senatorial District in the 8th Senate. Being a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Caucus at the beginning of the 8th Senate, she was the deputy minority whip and later Senate Minority Leader. She was the only female among the principal officers of the immediate past Senate. Prior to her coming to the Senate, she was a special assistant to then governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti and later elected as a member, House of Representatives. As the 9th Senate took off, Olujimi could not resume and be inaugurated because she was not declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, she went to the Tribunal and won. Only last week, the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna nullified the election of Spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, her main opponent and ordered INEC to issue her certificate of return. In this interview, Senator Olujimi speaks on burning national issues, the Court of Appeal verdict, and her agenda in the 9th Senate among others.

An encounter with Ijeoma Uba, General Manager of Trend FM Asaba, Delta State, leaves you amazed, suffused in admiration and deep respect. Beautiful, brainy, sophisticated and fashionable, Uba is an enchanting personality.

…LG Secretariat denied electricity for two years for not paying bills Hon. (Engr.) Tertsua Yarkwan, Caretaker Chairman of Kwande Local Government Area (LGA), in Benue State in this interview bares his mind on some of the challenges he met and solutions he brought to Kwande LG since his appointment by Gov. Samuel Ortom in June […]

The directive of the   Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that banks should give out 65 percent of their deposits as loans (Loan to Deposit Ratio) has triggered fears of increased Non Performing Loans (NPLs), which is presently above regulatory threshold in the industry.

Fola Akinboro is unarguably one of the most experienced professionals in the travel and tourism business having worked with various renowned local and foreign brands.

Dr Ferdinand Che is Assistant Professor at the American University of Nigeria, AUN, Yola and the Faculty Advisor of the AUN Honor Society. In this chat with Vanguard in Yola, Dr Che says for Nigeria to get agriculture right, farmers and agric extension officers must be involved

Chairman Executive Officer of CCX Lounge and Chocolate City Group, one of Nigeria’s glamorous and successful entertainment companies, Paul Okeugo, in this interview, narrates how his love for poetry and music got him attracted to his friends, whom they share the same passion and they eventually founded the firm.