Joseph Ojukwu at 100: The surgeon who made service his legacy
By Henry Ojelu There are lives measured not by the offices occupied or wealth accumulated, but by the number of people who can point to them and say: “He helped me.” Dr Joseph Okwuabudike Ojukwu belongs to that rare category. Born on September 26, 1926, at Akamili, Umudim, Nnewi, to renowned businessman Sir Louis Philip […]
Abiodun Faleke and the Human Face of Politics
By Timothy Hemba Hwande If politics were to be built up into flesh and bone, one that is fashioned into an individual who could speak, legislate, joke around, and empathise— it would be difficult not to imagine Rt. Hon. (Dr.) James Abiodun Faleke as the first thought of such personification. Different from the usual politics […]
Gbolahan Elias @ 65 — A Complete Gentleman
By Akindele Olumideko A couple of years ago, precisely 1984, the Late Alhaji Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo, the then ‘Baba Adinni’ of Nigeria gave a major financial donation to the Virology Department of the College of Medicine of the University of Ibadan. Due to his self-effacing personality and personal philosophy with respect to benefactions, he gave […]
An amazon mounts NCRIB presidency
By FRANCIS EWHERIDO The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, NCRIB, reached another milestone today when Mrs. Ekeoma Ezeibe, erstwhile deputy president, was installed as the 23rd President of NCRIB, the third woman to achieve that feat. Her foray into insurance started in Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, Nigeria Re, during her National Youth Service Corps in 1987/1988, where […]
A giant’s farewell to Dr. Christopher Kolade: Pillar of integrity and chairman, Hallmarks of Labour Foundation
By PATRICIA OTUEDON-ARAWORE The Nigerian nation—and the entire community dedicated to promoting excellence and integrity—mourns the loss of a true giant, His Excellency, Dr. Christopher Kolade, CON, who passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the age of 92. Dr. Kolade was more than a former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, a […]
Garlands for the Guardian of the Mines at 69
By Kehinde Bamigbetan October 6, 2025, the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Henry Dele Alake clocked 69. For many in Nigeria, the name conjures memories of his decades as a journalist and public communicator. These days, it represents a new hope for sustainable reform in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector and Africa’s mining industry. To […]
