Interviews & Profiles

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,...

3-Hours With Stella Damasus-Aboderin (2)

Long before Jaiye Aboderin, her late husband, passed on suddenly in 2004, Nigerian movie star actress and singer, Stella Damasus-Aboderin had been the subject of gossips, some of which were very damaging. But through all of this, Stella maintained a silence almost as thick as a wall. Not anymore…

Interview with His Excellency, Alhaji Adamu Aliero of Kebbi State

"There is never a time in politics when you can say that you have done your best. You are always as good as that which you have done today. Winning and sustaining the support and loyalty of the people demand a reciprocal loyalty and commitment to the people..." - Alh. Adamu Aliero

I Have No Interest In Working For Obasanjo – Omoyele Sowore

"I have repeatedly said it that I don’t believe in the political process in Nigeria, I am not interested in politics, I am hoping that my future engagements can help clean the Aegean Stable called Nigeria and open the political space for honest people to participate in politics, but not this one!" - Omoyele Sowore

I Have No Interest In Working For Obasanjo – Omoyele Sowore

"I have repeatedly said it that I don’t believe in the political process in Nigeria, I am not interested in politics, I am hoping that my future engagements can help clean the Aegean Stable called Nigeria and open the political space for honest people to participate in politics, but not this one!" - Omoyele Sowore

The Return of Aladin

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima interviewed Aladin, Nigerian musician based in Austria. Aladin spoke on the reason for his migration, the reception in Austria, his home coming to Nigeria in August, his Bulgarian wife and three children and the release of his new cd…

The Return Of Aladin

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima interviewed Aladin, Nigerian musician based in Austria. Aladin spoke on the reason for his migration, the reception in Austria, his home coming to Nigeria in August, his Bulgarian wife and three children and the release of his new cd…

“I’d love to see more Africans writing about Africa”- Segun Afolabi

“African writer” is, I feel, a label for those in the West to lump vastly different people together. “Nigerian writer” is a more useful term, but then again it’s not the same as “Nigerian-born writer”.  - 2005 $15,000 Caine Prize for African Writing Winner, Segun Afolabi.

“I’d love to see more Africans writing about Africa”- Segun Afolabi (2)

“African writer” is, I feel, a label for those in the West to lump vastly different people together. “Nigerian writer” is a more useful term, but then again it’s not the same as “Nigerian-born writer”.  - 2005 $15,000 Caine Prize for African Writing Winner, Segun Afolabi.

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The Confessions of House Speaker Oladimeji Bankole

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Soyinka: From California with Love

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In Good Company With Berliners

Berlin is the capital of Germany and beneficiary of one of the most expensive rebuilding projects embarked upon by man since the end of the 2nd world war. The much hyped wonderland promised at the collapse of the Berlin wall 17 odd-years ago hasn’t yet materialised...

I thank God for fuel subsidy removal!

I have read a lot of the rubbish flying around as arguments in favour of the fuel subsidy removal. The most puerile of them is that with the removal, government will have more money to tackle problems of our collective infrastructure...

Foreign Investors and Nigeria's High Security Risk

As one of the fastest growing economies on the continent, Nigeria a needs stable atmosphere to continue with its higher economic growth rate and for it to achieve its vision 2020:20 targets...

Jonathan and Dame Patience Goodluck, Change and the Burden of History

It is evident that revisionist politics of blackmail and the use of deceit to cover up facts of history underlie Jonathan Goodluck’s attempts at becoming...

Future Challenges for ‘Minority’ Ethnic Churches

The minority ethnic churches by their very nature bring about challenges. One of them is the possibility of the second generation problem.  There could come a time when these churches cease to attract any of the second generation Africans...