Former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, in this interview with Gbenga Salau, said Boko Haram’s affinity with Al-Qaida could portend danger to Nigeria’s war against insurgency. He, however, underscored the need to re-strategise for the set objectives to be accomplished. The return of the Taliban to Afghanistan seem to […]
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Prince Kassim Afegbua, media spokesman to former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), and erstwhile Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo State, is one individual who courts controversy like honey does bees. Saying that the politician from the famous Afegbua royal family of Okpella, Edo State, has made more foes than friends in […]
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Chief Hillard Ntufam Etta, immediate past Deputy National Chairman (South) of All Progressives Congress (APC), in this interview with Leo Sobechi, contends that President Muhammadu Buhari as the leader of the party holds the key to political resolution of internal crisis dogging the party. Do you feel vindicated by Supreme Court observations on the leadership of APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention […]
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The United Methodist Church (UMC), one of the largest mainline Protestant denominations, is entangled in internal conflict over same-sex marriage and the ordination of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) clerics. At the February 2019 general conference of the church in the USA, the leaders rejected moves to remove restrictions on LGBT clerics and same-sex […]
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Erudite international scholar, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, Akin Oyebode, speaks to Dare Adekanmbi on the second anniversary of current National Assembly, the power rotation clamour, constitution amendment, among other matters. The National Assembly literally rolled out the drums in celebration of its second anniversary and the leadership […]
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Former Governor Olusegun Osoba of Ogun State, who turns 82 today, speaks with Eniola Akinkuotu on his life and times and other trending topics in the polity How do you feel celebrating your 82nd birthday in a country where the United Nations has pegged life expectancy for men at 54? My feeling is that of thanksgiving […]
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In the global business circuit, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija, who clocks 70 today, needs no introduction. As a dynamic businesswoman and philanthropist, she is deeply involved in diverse sectors of Nigeria’s economy, including fashion, oil, real estate and printing, among others. Recently, she was ranked by Forbes as the richest woman in Nigeria. Her worth is […]
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‘Our principle of service above self will rebuild the world’ If all mankind can act like Rotarians and put service above self, this world would be a better place to live in as it would flourish in peace, love and harmony. This is the submission of the outgoing President of Rotary Club, Akure, Rotarian Rachel […]
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Former Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch Magazine and Chief Executive Officer of MayFive Media Limited, Ray Ekpu, narrated his encounter with President Muhammadu Buhari, when he was Nigeria’s Military Head of State in I984 as a Major General. In this interview with Kayode Oyero, the veteran journalist disclosed how Buhari reportedly vowed to tamper with press freedom. […]
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Says he was highly mystical in secondary school Synagogue’s founder was in love with James Hardly Chase’s, Shakespeare’s novels in school days How he began missionary work in Celestial Church Pastor Folorunsho Emmanuel Bamiduro, a Lagos-based cleric cum rights activist, was a childhood friend and ex-classmate of the late Prophet T.B. Joshua. He spoke with […]
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