Interviews & Profiles

Oyetola: The quiet strategist at 72

We are celebrating the 72nd birthday of an outstanding leader who, coming from the small town of Iragbiji in Osun State, has made his...

Dan Ocholi – Tribute To My Boss & Brother

The (in)famous ‘Lagos – Ibadan’ press, depending on the side of the divide translates to different strokes for different folks. The appellation is derived...

The Professor Who Gave Me Rehabilitation

A human being can save your life without your knowing it. The way I operated back in time could have led to my utter...

Prof Bart Nnaji As A Sports Superstar

Prof Bart Nnaji is globally renowned for his revolutionary innovations in robotics, e-Design and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He has served as Nigeria’s Power Minister as...

The Homecoming Ties Of Prof Nduka Otiono

The don makes it a point of duty to always come home to Nigeria from his duty post as Director, Institute of African Studies,...

Prof Bart Nnaji @ 70: A Reason To Believe

It takes more than nerdy audacity to undertake the tackling of a subject as complex as Professor Bart Nnaji as he turns 70 on...

May Is The Month Of Bob Marley

May is the month of memory - of the death of the legendary master, Bob Marley.   Robert Nesta Marley, universally known and adored as Bob...

Akanni Iromini at 70!

Born April 26, 1956, Akanni Aqib Iromini is 70. Forget the cake and cheers. This milestone calls for something deeper: a look at 70...

Adewole: The physician as diplomat

Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole is a Renaissance man who has, in today’s parlance, multitasked all his life. He is not just an accomplished figure;...

Recalling A Poetic Tribute To Gani

The celebration of legendary legal luminary, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, has understandably been more political than poetical. It is in the realms of politics and law...

Agunsoye: Tribute to the deity at 69

Last weekend, the Elegboro of Ijebu-Jesa, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Oba Moses Oluwafemi Agunsoye, clocked 69 years on this earth. Born on January 24,...

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Gas Flaring: The Need To Rescue The Environmental And Economic Degradation

The first-ever globally consistent survey commissioned by the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership has established that the African continent’s efforts to reduce gas flaring are succeeding...

Tease And Tense To Rule Nigeria: How culpable is the North?

Nigeria’s political system in general is largely driven by one or two or three motives of 5Ps – profit, politics, propaganda, privilege and power. Service to society is only a pretext for gaining a foothold...

The West Is The Giver And Taker Of Literary Life – Chinedu Ogoke, Nigerian Writer

In 2002, Chinedu Ogoke, a Nigerian writer resident in Germany published his first novel, Under Fire. His second novel is being awaited. In this interview with Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, Mr. Ogoke speaks on his work and the state of African Literature in relation to the still thorny issue of audience definition...

How Ndi-Igbo Blew A Very Good Chance Of Producing Nigeria's President (2)

I will suggest that in the interest of equity and justice, the Igbo should be allowed to produce the Senate President. They were not given neither the presidency nor the vice-presidency...

Making Our Roads Life-Worthy!

 I am not an expert on road safety. What I can do though, is apply the free common sense that God gave me. Common sense tells me that the entire system is bankrupt...

The Igbo, Goodluck and the Ides of April 9

The Igbo have come out to state their support for Jonathan. The apex Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has officially endorsed Jonathan. They don’t have much option anyway. The other candidates have not endeared themselves to the Igbo...

A Love Letter To My Valentine

You now taste like hemlock, sweetheart, full of bad blood. Hugging you is like embracing a sword...

Imo; Yet Another Gravy Ride

Imo State is in the throes of another needless wait for President Umar Musa Yar'Adua. This is about the third time since May 2007 that the state is subjected to that vain anxiety...

Botswana: The Pride of Africa

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Senator Muhammadu Adamu Aliero, The Rising Profile of An Achiever

This is our toast, the toast of a long lasting covenant, the covenant of love and peace, that the Kebbi people shall remain united and that their leaders will strive to change their stations...