IN a world where people easily cave in to difficult situations, the Managing Director of Gladtrico International-an indigenous oil servicing firm, Chief Eric Ebozele made good results out of every unpleasant phase he had encountered. From his days at the University of Benin in the 1990s to his teething stage in oil and gas industry, the ingenuity in him turned difficult scenarios into success stories.
With hindsight and sense of fulfillment, he narrates how this resourcefulness saw him building a multi-million naira company after his first contract of N15,000 in 1991.

The purpose of the How we made it in Africa is to provide insight into business on the continent, and identify business opportunities and profile Africa’s top business people and entrepreneurs

The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheik Ibraheem Elzakzaky and his wife, Hajia Zainab Elzakzaky have been languishing in detention for about two years now. They were arrested on December 14 2015 after the supporters of the Shi’ite movement had a violent encounter with the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff along Zaria road which led to the invasion of the cleric’s home by security forces where over 300 IMN members were reportedly killed.

Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, is another of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior aides defusing tensions and holding out against mischief makers trying to set his boss and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo against each other, although he understandably does not talk as he is not a spokesman for government.

In an interview in Abuja on the side lines of a conference, the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Chikwendu Kalu, said the activities of the now proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), led by Nnamdi Kanu, put the lives of Igbo people living outside the South – East at risk. 

Amina Mohammed, the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, has strongly denied claims that she was involved in the illegal export of African rosewood, also known as kosso, from Nigeria to China, a trade estimated to be worth $1 billion in the last four years.

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi spoke with journalists in Lagos where he inspected ongoing railway projects. Excerpts:

After the high profile kidnap and violent crimes which engulfed Edo state in the past two months, peace has now returned to the ancient city especially with the deployment of a new Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Babatunde Kokumo.

IN the beginning: I grew up in close knit family. I am the first child and a role model to my siblings. My father played a significant role in my life that shaped the way I relate with my peers. I competed keenly right from primary school to the university level, and performed excellently both in academic and social life. During my growing up years, I learned resilience and integrity, and utmost dedication to whatever role I find yourself.

PATTI Boulaye evokes nostalgia! She is best remembered for starring in television commercials as the highly visible face of Lux Beauty Soap in Nigeria – for a record twenty-nine years. Prior to Lux commercials, Patti had dazzled generations of movie goers with her exotic beauty in the 1977 Nigerian film, “Bisi, Daughter of The River.”