Retired Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, in an interview with a Whatsapp group, FUBF, monitored by CHARLES OGUNDIYA, said he learnt a lot from all the goalkeepers he met at the national team. Excerpts… What was your development like as a goalkeeper? It was very interesting; the most important thing was that we had encouragement […]
Comrade Razaq Olokoba is the National Convener of the Campaign for Dignity in Governance (CDG) as well as the Leader of the June 12 Vanguard, a coalition of human rights organisations. He spoke on the celebration of June 12 as Democracy Day, among other issues. OLALEKAN OSIADE brings excerpts… As one of the pro-democracy activists […]
A Lagos-based cleric and founder of Christ Deliverance Ministries (CDM), Prophet Ekong Ituen, has urged the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), to intensify prayers, in order to avert death of one of its members. Ituen, in his periodic message to the country said, Nigerians need to pray against the death of a sitting governor, while noting […]
A former chairman of the Labour Party in Edo State, Comrade Ogbaloi Kelly, doubles as the state chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). In this Interview with OJIEVA EHIOSUN, he spoke on the crisis in the APC, among other issues. Excerpts… As the head of IPAC in Edo State, what is your take on the […]
A former Director of Communications in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Elder Okharedia Ihimekpen, has said that the PDP in Edo State has no political structure to muscle the All Progressives Congress (APC) out of power in the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election. The PDP chieftain, who was the Chief Press Secretary to former governor […]
Since the creation of Edo State in August 27, 1981, the state in its political history has never experience the level of mudslinging, intrigues, rivalry and name-callings it is experiencing currently ahead of the forthcoming September 19 gubernatorial election. The current political drama in Edo State is as a result of the power tussle between […]
The National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) is set to float a digital streaming platform. This is in responding to the need to innovate, in the midst of the challenges that the pandemic has posed to theatre and theatre workers across the world, especially as it relates to ensuring a borderless promotion of […]
Entries for the Wole Soyinka Essay competition 2020 will end on Friday June 26th. There are two age categories of the essay competition. The junior category is for agee 12-16 (350-400 words), while the senior category is age 17-22 (800-1000 words). According to the organisers, entries for the competition are welcome in five languages: English, […]
More known as Segbowe, his role in the popular TV sitcom, Awon Alaadun De, Akinola Akano is an actor, scriptwriter and producer. The actor who has featured in prominent television productions including Hotel Majestic and a brief stint in Tinsel spoke to YUSUFF ADEBAYO about the challenges he faced in his early in his journey […]
Lille seem to have lost hope of retaining the star striker Victor Osimhen for next season as big clubs in Europe circle around the Super Eagles star. Top European sides including English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur are among clubs interested in signing Osimhen but face competition from Italian clubs led by Napoli, while talks […]