ON Sunday, the telecommunications regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission, posted a document on its portal entitled Determination of Dominance in Selected Communications Markets.

His manner of interaction even with his members of staff exuded simplicity. None had to fret over his presence, and that alone reshaped my impression of this chartered accountant, politician and businessman whose father is the famous Deltan second republic senator, Senator David Dafinone. The second son in the Dafinone dynasty of chartered accountants, Chief Ede Omueya Dafinone is a partner at Horwath Dafinone, a chartered accounting firm in Lagos. One stupendous aspect of this man’s life is his perception of politics. In 2007, Ede contested under the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party-PDP-for the Senate seat in Delta Central but lost in the primaries.

Dr. Joseph Wayas was the Second Republic Senate President. He was the first Senate President to return unspent fund to the treasury. In this interview, the former number three citizen laments that he lives on charity.

* 2015: ’PDP’s plan to upstage ruling party in Lagos’ BY Dapo Akinrefon Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro, popularly known as Koro, served as Senator for Lagos State from 2003–2007, and was later appointed the High Commissioner to Ghana. In this interview, Obanikoro dismisses the insinuation that he is no longer visible in politics. He also explains that […]

He could pass for just any other guest. But he is unmistakably familiar. Charming but humble! Stupendously wealthy, yet radiates simplicity. Strolling in, unassuming, was Africa’s richest man. It was his birthday. Dressed in a black suite with a black shinny cock shoe to match, Aliko Mohammed Dangote kept his appointment for 9am.

Friday is usually a special day many Muslim families look forward to, but to the members of the Bello family of Bayeku area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, Friday, April 6, 2013 will remain fresh in their memories for some time to come. That was the day four members of the family and a neighbour died prematurely in an auto crash. A five months old baby of the family escaped the incident unhurt.

Being a reaction by Engr. Guy E. Otobo, retired Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works and Coordinating Consultant of the East-West Road to the allegation that the East-West Road was awarded without design.

It is not new. Indeed, the ritual of the now familiar tango between the executive arm of government and the legislature is again keeping he budget season heated as usual. This national assembly and this presidency did not invent it but the shambles that is now being introduced into the budget face-off signposts yet the sometimes infantile approach of the leadership in the country to some otherwise very critical engagements of very serious nature.

Hon. John Owan Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) represents Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. He is also the Chairman, Appropriation Committee of the House. It could be said that the duty of appropriating funds for the ministries,departments and agencies of government falls squarely on his shoulders. In this interview, he speaks about the lingering controversy concerning the 2013 budget and related issues.

Senator Suleiman Adokwe, playwright, artistic director, administrator, politician, was born in February, 1954 at Agwatashi in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Adokwe, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and represents Nasarawa Senatorial District, is the Chairman, Committee on Senate Services. He was first elected into the Senate in April 2007 and sworn-in in June 2007.
In this interview with Henry Umoru, , the lawmaker bares his mind on the 2013 budget, among other issues.

The following are the activities lined up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to celebrate Nigeria’s Centenary. The objectives, the need for celebration, the legacy initiative and the commemorative events are outlined.

PART 1:
THE BROAD FRAMEWORK
The Centenary celebrations are designed around the key concepts of unity, indivisibility, virility, progress and promise of the Nigerian federation. It is against this background that the following are put forward as nodal anchors for its delivery.

Were Anyim not educated but restricted to his rusty village of Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area, LGA, of Ebonyi State, he would have been a very good story under the moonlight. With a voice which is at variance with his massive Sum ho-wrestler frame, Anyim’s attribute as a good story teller made it easy for him, as Senate President, to warm up to the rambunctious former President Olusegun Obasanjo; just as the same attribute endeared him to his colleagues in the Senate at a time a certain banana peel could create a domestic accident.

Hip, hip, hurray! How do you determine whether to celebrate an epoch?
That appears to be what has gripped some Nigerians now: How to celebrate Nigeria’s centenary, whether to roll out the drums.

Some agree. Some disagree. Yet, the fact remains that Nigeria’s amalgamation of 1914 happened and, therefore, can not be wished away. Nigeria is 100years, simple.

*Other prominent Nigerians speak on the Centenary celebrations.

C E N T E N A R Y: We’re celebrating the failure of a nation – Odumakin

Mr. Yinka Odumakin is the spokesperson of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG.

In 100 hundred years, we have become an example of the ruination of a nation with a bright prospect. At amalgamation and even at independence, Nigeria had bright prospects for the black race and for Africa but 100 years down the line because of the mismanagement and misrule of our past leaders, the country today is a sham. We are lagging behind in every sphere and all global indices now. The country is being robbed by insecurity – today 70 per cent of our people live below poverty line; all our infrastructures have collapsed at 100.

It was a fitting start. A celebration of togetherness! Political differences between some former heads of state and President Goodluck Jonathan were temporarily set aside last Monday when they joined the president to kick off the centenary celebration at the banquet hall of the presidential Villa.