Under Makinde, Oyo is now more economically competitive in good governance – Aduwo
The subsequent emphasis on secondary healthcare is therefore a logical progression. General hospitals and specialist secondary facilities should be capable of managing a wide range of medical conditions that do not necessarily require the sophisticated expertise of tertiary institutions.
Affirmative action for women is not democracy— Florence Ita-Giwa
Having been served the best of education from the best schools both in Nigeria and A former lawmaker, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa (OON) needs no introduction. Mama Bakassi, as she is fondly called for her fight for the people of Bakassi in Cross River State, she is one of the few Nigerian women who have risen above the odds limiting women in the political terrain .
Turkish Airlines will continue to maintain its leading position
Ilker Ayci is chairman of the board and executive committee of Turkish Airlines. He was named to the position in 2015, following the resignation of his predecessor, Hamdi Topcu.
Digital switchover will boost viewership experience — Zhang, StarTimes CEO
StarTimes has already shown their worth in the past seven years, changing a lot in the pay-television market. For example I can still remember in 2010 when StarTimes just launched in Nigeria, if you want to buy a competitor’s decoder you have to pay N27,000. During this period the exchange rate was just about N120 to one dollar. Today, 2017, seven years later, the exchange rate has gone up to N360.
Mohammed Uba Garba: A requiem for smugglers
A cursory examination of our society today will show some damning malfeances such as drug use and abuse, prostitution, human trafficking and smuggling. To curtail these challenges, government had set up agencies to deal with them but still they continue to fester.
You engage in double speak on Biafra, Ambassador tells Igbo
Ambassador Soni Abang is one-time Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State and former Nigeria Ambassador to Mali. In this interview, Abang speaks on the agitations for Biafra and restructuring among other issues of national importance.
We’ll recover our stolen wealth —Hon. Agbonnayinma
Sunday Vanguard had a chat with Hon. Agbonayinma on efforts so far to recover the proceeds from the sale of the stolen crude oil.
Python Dance will not help Nigeria if key issues are not resolved – HRM Ararile, retired AVM
The Ovie of Umighwa – Abraka Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Lucky Ochuko Ararile, Avwaeke 1, says it is as if Nigeria is fighting a war that is undeclared because we have the same issues with Somalia, Congo Democratic Republic and Afghanistan, all of which are at war. The retired air vice marshal in the Nigerian Air Force also says Nigeria’s unity is negotiable.
With 52 titles already, I didn’t think I would become the Are Ona Kakanfo — Gani Adams
OTUNBA Gani Adams just emerged the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo (generalissimo) of Yorubaland, a position last occupied by the late Chief MKO Abiola. The National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, in this interview, speaks on how the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, picked him for the controversial title. Excerpts:
How we were frustrated in Nigeria, by Stanley, General Counsel from US
In this interview with attorney Jerome Stanley, General Counsel to LOUMOS Group, Houston, Texas, he speaks of the frustrations he encountered in Nigeria when he visited; but he, nonetheless, suggests how best the nation can recover the funds that accrued from sale of stolen crude oil from Nigeria.
My sex life is okay, I don’t need pornography to spice it up —Uche Iwuanyanwu
Beautiful mother of two, Uche Iwuanyanwu Nnannah is set for a great comeback to Nollywood after taking two years off to raise a family. Uche, who has taken up some raunchy roles in the past, is now a mother and a wife. In this interview she talks about her plans for Nollywood and what has changed or not changed about her.
