Interview

Govs don’t regard tackling insecurity as priority — Folarin, Afenifere scribe

Govs don’t regard tackling insecurity as priority — Folarin, Afenifere scribe

…Says federal police can’t pretend to be State Police …Insists S-West govs failed on Amotekun …Intelligence failed in tackling insecurity in North …Explains why Makinde erred in calling for Oriire abduction probe …Insists all faiths are victims of terrorism By Dapo Akinrefon Chief Ademola Folarin, a lawyer, is the General Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-political […]
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Our time is now and we are really owning our space

Our time is now and we are really owning our space

Armed to the teeth with a background in Chemical engineering, economics, and education, and working at the nexus of science, politics, and art, Modupeola Fadugba is a multi-media artist working in painting, drawing, and socially-engaged installation.

I have seen true meaning of a woman being a helper – Dr. Attai

I have seen true meaning of a woman being a helper – Dr. Attai

Dr. Elisha Attai is an ardent advocate for the development and advancement of the African Woman. He is the President and Founder of the African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO) and the initiator/convener of the African Women in Leadership Conference, a global movement of women of African descent changing the narrative of leadership in the world.

HRH OBIMO: I’m evidence, self-discipline pays

HRH OBIMO: I’m evidence, self-discipline pays

HIS Royal Highness, Igwe Spencer Ugwu Oke of Obimo in Nsukka Local government Area of Enugu State discusses his life and royalty in this in this encounter. With lessons learnt from more than three decades as a traditional ruler, he discusses the key qualities that distinguish him among his peer and submits that the traditional institution in the country can only be made better through having constitutional roles.

Nigerian artworks have appreciated significantly

Nigerian artworks have appreciated significantly

Works that I bought for peanuts in those days, which at present value calculations, would now have been worth some thousands of Naira, are currently being sold for millions of Naira

Nigerian businesses are always upfront and loud  — Burge, CEO, Commonwealth Council

Nigerian businesses are always upfront and loud — Burge, CEO, Commonwealth Council

I think the government still got to continue carrying on with promotional activities. But what we also got to recognize that what any government does when it is doing promotional activities is to simply talk about the investment environment. So, in the end, what all of us must do, including my organisation is that we have to be helping businesses find each other and actually talk about reality of doing businesses.

Two days after our wedding, my husband and I were almost homeless

Two days after our wedding, my husband and I were almost homeless

I, Olabisi, I do not want to remembered as someone who never spoke above a whisper”. This was a vow Erelu Bisi Adeleye – Fayemi, the wife of the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, and a former governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, made sometime in 1998. She had just had an encounter with a friend who was bereaved.

‘We can jail you for six months if you refuse to honour our summons’

‘We can jail you for six months if you refuse to honour our summons’

THE Public Complaints Commission (PCC), established in 1975, was envisioned to restore the dignity of man through the enforcement of the rule of law and protection of the individual, organization against administrative injustice. In this interview, the commissioner in charge of the commission in Edo State, Felix Alari, speaks on the mandate of the PCC.

We can’t have peace unless we practice true federalism — Joseph Evah

We can’t have peace unless we practice true federalism — Joseph Evah

Comrade Joseph Evah is the coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG. In this interview, Evah bares his mind on the need for Nigeria to have true federalism arguing that there can’t be peace until true federalism is practiced. He also warns of danger if the Federal Government attempts to further embarrass leaders of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF.

AISAGBONHI: Abandoned at 9 months, sent away at 13, now a wealth creator

AISAGBONHI: Abandoned at 9 months, sent away at 13, now a wealth creator

The axiom that a man’s life is defined by the choices he makes, found practical expression in our today’s story. The import of the maxim manifested in Chief Omochiere Aisagbonhi, President/C.E.O. of Omais Investment Nigeria Limited. At periods when he had not attained the age of consent, life left him with mean choices. Rather than sulking when he was sent out of his home at 13, it was taken as a challenge to build a better future for himself. Hence, his journey to Benin, where he rented an apartment at that age while working as a petrol attendant.