…Outrage in Lagos, Ibadan as PoS operators charge 10% on every transaction …Price of goods crash in Daura market Nigerians have continued to lament the scarcity of Naira notes which worsened last week amidst equally worsening crisis of scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol. That is despite the extension of the deadline for […]
Interview
Umeh: Nigeria needs clean break from the mess it’s in
Senator Victor Umeh is not new to the tough political terrain, having fought at the court to secure his mandate at the 8th Senate. Recently, an Awka Federal High Court delivered a judgement disqualifying him as the Senatorial candidate of Labour Party in Anambra Central Senatorial District of the state. He has filed an appeal […]
Jailbreak, a global issue, says Aregbesola
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in this media interaction organised by the Presidential Media Team speaks on various issues regarding jailbreaks, encumbrances being faced in passports issuance and the readiness of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to provide adequate security at the oncoming general elections. LAWRENCE OLAOYE was there and reports […]
BVAS is ultimate determinant of accreditation, not printed report –Igini
Mike Igini is a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State. In this interview, he speaks on the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the recent judgement of the Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, among other issues Since you left the Independent […]
Nigeria needs more vessels to employ its seafarers – Joseph
collecBob Yousuo Joseph, a marine engineer, is the National President of Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA). He speaks on the future of the Nigerian maritime industry as the new Lekki Deep Sea Port commences operation. PAUL OGBUOKIRI brings excerpts You will clock three years in office this January as […]
G-5 governors can still return to PDP, say Ologbodiyan
With less than a month to the presidential election, Kola Ologbodiyan, one of the Spokespersons of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku and his running mate, Dr. Ifeayi Okowa, examines the chances of the party and the various challenges it is contending with in this interview with GEOFFREY EKENNA Let’s start with Project […]
Why APGA remains party to beat –Ebele Obiano
Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano is the Anambra North Senatorial candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). She got the endorsement of politics appointees when her husband was in office and she speaks with some reporters on her ambition, OKEY MADUFORO was there You were recently endorsed by the appointees that served under your husband. […]
FG committed to mining sector devt, revenue generation, says NMCO DG, Nkom
Director General of the Nigeria Mining Cadastral Office (NMCO), Obadiah Nkom, in this interview organised by the Presidential Media Team explained what the agency has been doing to reposition the nation’s mining sector with a view to increasing revenue generation and job creation. LAWRENCE OLAOYE presents the report Have you issued a license for […]
How I was rigged out in Delta South Senatorial race in 2003, by Julie Coker
Ace broadcaster, Julie Coker, contested for the Delta South Senatorial District under the United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP), in 2003. She told Flora Onwudiwe that the powers that be denied her the ticket. She also spoke on sundry issues. Excerpts: What exactly spurred your interest in going into politics after retirement? Well, we were broadcasting, […]
I suffered stigma, mocked as a child –Donald
Kexter Donald Jnr, a victim of the Polio vaccine tragedy and Business Administration graduate, is also a freelance writer and online publisher. He talked passionately, in this interview with ISIOMA MADIKE, about his journey through life; how he survived and why he decided to set up an NGO to help others overcome the burden of […]