Interviews & Profiles

Five years ago, a rare breed of man departed this world, leaving behind a void that nobody has been able to fill. On August 11, 2020, my beloved father and …

The news broke like tropical thunderclap: Zik of Africa is dead! The announced death of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s first President & C-in-C, was like the falling of an elephant. …

Nigeria’s former Head of State and two-term democratically-elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82. May Allah (SWT) rest his soul! As tributes pour in and …

When a story is stranger than the strangest fiction, it lasts from one lifetime to the end of time. There was this musician whose life and death shook up Nigeria …

In my charged life as a ragged-trousered philanthropist one of the phenomenal potentates I’ve known happens to be Nduka Obaigbena. Back in 1986, the guru who brought me into journalism, …

By Temitope Lakisokun Loyalty in Nigerian politics is a currency that fluctuates wildly in value. Today’s ally is tomorrow’s adversary, and yesterday’s hero is today’s villain. Few contemporary stories reflect …

By C. Don Adinuba On Tuesday, July 1, while travelling with him from Enugu to Aba, his phone kept on ringing. Typical of him, Bart Nnaji took every call and …

He exudes a presence that is larger than life anywhere he appears. Ambassador Chief Kem Ajieh is 65, and it calls for all-round celebration of a philanthropist who lives his …

“Wisdom is the supreme virtue, for it is the source of all other virtues.” – Epicurus. As we reflect on the life and legacy of Tola Adeniyi, a man whose …

By Dr. Mohammed Haruna In an era when cynicism about leadership runs deep and doubt clouds the potential of young professionals in national transformation, the story of Dr. Nurudeen Abubakar …

The iconic publisher of Vanguard newspapers, Sam Amuka-Pemu, is 90! He remains as ever a self-effacing Nigerian patriot of uncommon class and carriage. Call him “Sad Sam” or “Uncle Sam” …

Africa has just welcomed the path-finding Ngugi wa Thiong’o into the pantheon of ancestors. It was on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 the news broke that the revolutionary Kenyan novelist, playwright, …

By Shumm-u-él Mulenga Bukata Chanda In a world marked by complex crises, from pandemics to conflict, misinformation to inequality, few voices echo as powerfully, as clearly, and as compassionately as …

Writing on what passes for Nigerian politics today is a pathetic attempt at making meaning out of wretched absurdity. To lift the spirit, one has to take a recourse to …

The best way to send a sweet mother home to the angels in paradise is through the vehicle of iconic music being played by legendary musicians. It shall stay with …

With the death on Monday, March 7, of Dr Doyin Okupe, twice a presidential spokesman, Nigeria has been deprived of a pan-Nigerian politician. Okupe, who died of cancer at 72 …