By Comrade Peter Esele I joined the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) in 1999, by virtue of working in the oil industry. It was during the heated politics of selecting a successor to Comrade Shina Luwoye as PENGASSAN President that my path crossed with the man we celebrate today—Comrade Brown Ogbeifun. Our […]

By Pastor (Mrs) Esther Olufunmilayo  Aboderin (Nee Alegbeleye) was born on 18th May 1940 into the family of a cocoa merchant, the late Rev. Idowu and Jinatu Alegbeleye. Known by different names -Maami, Iya Ijesha, Iya Ijesha Olounje, Iya Alakara, and others – this reflects her industrious nature during her lifetime. She was the first […]

By CHIEF BROWN MENE Preamble  In times such as this, moments are taken to reminisce on times with the deceased as we also pay our respects. It is really to enable the yet living to take stock and reposition ourselves to live the rest of life more meaningfully.  Like Her Mother Before Her, and More  It […]

By BABATUNDE FASHOLA With a deeply heavy heart and profound sense of personal loss, I join millions of Nigerians and friends around the world to mourn the passing of our former President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his beloved wife, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, his children, and his entire extended family. I also […]

By Kehinde Olaosebikan At the annual Pan-African Business and Development Awards held in June, the Nigerian Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun, described the outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Okechukwu (Okey) Oramah as “a true son of the soil” whose leadership […]

By ISSA AREMU On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, was buried at the age of 82, according to Islamic rites. “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un” (Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return). The clarion ritual humbles the living; stones or wood are placed at the bottom […]

By Prince  Adeyemi Aseperi-Shonibare Fred Omadeli Agbeyegbe, the distinguished playwright, lawyer, publisher, and cultural figure, turns 90 today July 22. A man of vision and intellect, he has spent decades using the stage not for entertainment alone, but as a tool for social inquiry, political critique, and cultural preservation. He is one of Nigeria’s most fearless […]

By OCHEREOME NNANNA I never had the privilege of knowing Vanguard newspapers Founder/Publisher, Mr Sam Amuka-Pemu, when he wrote his legendary column under the pen name: Sad Sam. But those who did found both the writer and his column unforgettable. I have been to 35 of the 36 states of the Federation (except Zamfara State). Wherever […]

By LOUIS ODION The offer was irresistible. “Louis, I know you must be tired of hotel food by now,” he teased with a patriarchal grin. Then beckoning, he said: “Follow me make I show you better place to chop.” After meandering through a labyrinth of rain-sprinkled streets of Asaba this afternoon for some minutes, we finally repaired […]

By DELE JEGEDE In a country called Nigeria, there exists a rare breed of personages, nonagenarians they all are who, by circumstances of birth, are not only considerably older than the geo-political space in which they now reside, but who are also blessed with discernment.  Within this cohort of Nigerians who are distinguished by the luminousness […]