‘Oyetola is good because he is ahead of us’ ‘Things are not Okay with local governments generally’ ‘My role in completing Osun Bridge and stewardship as Ayedire LG Chairman’ The Chairman of Ayedire Local Government of Osun State, Alhaji Adeboye Mukaila Oladejo has revealed the major reasons that led the Gboyega Oyetola administration to reverse […]
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By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, something phenomenal happened last night. By popular demand on my social media platforms, I was asked by my amazing viewers to get the irrepressible Governor of Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike and interview him in my unique style. My viewers are my bosses. They dictate who they want, supply questions […]
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The Council Member representing Africa at the World Journalism Education Congress, Prof Ralph Akinfeleye, who is also a former Head of Mass Communication Department, University of Lagos, speaks to Tunde Ajaja on the fine imposed on three television stations by the NBC few days ago, government’s efforts to regulate the use of social media and […]
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Lagos State Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu spoke with Arise TV on the #EndSARS protests and the Lekki Toll Gate saga, the violence and the way forward. Excerpts: Why did you call for a curfew at 4.pm, which was later shifted to 9.pm, while soldiers attacked protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate at 7.30pm? Did you consult with the army before […]
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Governor of Ekiti State and chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, is celebrating two years into his second tenure as helmsman. He spoke with some senior journalists in Lagos on issues of development challenges and opportunities in Ekiti and how he has opened up the state as investment destination for big businesses. […]
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Chief Executive Officer, Titan Multibusiness Investment Limited (Parent company of Titan Farms that processes Titan Rice), Gbenga Eyiolawi, speaks with Omolara Akintoye on how agro business has thrived despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the risks involved in the business and how government can assist agro farmers. Excerpts: What has changed about Agro business with COVID-19 ? […]
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Until her appointment by Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola as Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode served as the Managing Director of the New Telegraph newspaper. She also was a President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE. In this interview with Gbenga Aderanti, she speaks about her election and the reasons for […]
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as veteran broadcaster celebrates 70 By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale Biola Olatunde, novelist, poet, newscaster, script writer, drama producer and public speaker clocks 70 years today, October 3, 2020. The distinguished alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has written more than 200 stories for radio and television, as well as poetry anthologies and two novels […]
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The United States of America should also impose stiffer sanctions on sponsors, families and beneficiaries of electoral violence in Nigeria. In this interview, the Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, tells Adelani Adepegba that this would serve as a deterrence to election riggers. Excerpts: Are you satisfied with the visa restrictions imposed by the United States on […]
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As Nigeria prepares to celebrate its 60th independence anniversary, 92-year-old Afenifere chieftain, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, takes Alexander Okere back to the events that preceded the country’s independence in 1960 and some of the remarkable incidents that followed You were one of those born several decades before Nigeria got independence. What was life like at that […]
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