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As a teacher, I have received some of my rewards on earth –Prof. Okebukola
Professor Peter Okebukola, former executive secretary, National Universities Commission in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN shares his experiences You came out of secondary school as the best...
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It’s unfair for Nigerian leaders to educate their children abroad –Jakande
Alhaji Lateef Jakande, a veteran journalist and politician, was a former Governor of Lagos State between 1979 and 1983. Jakande is in his twilight years, but his name still arouses a longing in the...
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A female lecturer resigned to create employment space for me at UNILAG –...
Professor Mopelola Omoegun, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, shares her life experiences in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN As a management officer in the faculty, what were the...
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My father forced me to deny my governorship ambition – Rasheed Gbadamosi
Chief Rasheed Abiodun Gbadamosi became a commissioner in Lagos State when he was 27 years old. The former minister of National Planning and chairman, Petroleum Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency...
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Lecturing took me to the top not medical practice –Prof. Falase,
Professor Ayodele Falase is the former vice chancellor, University of Ibadan. The foremost cardiologist who recently turned 70 in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN shares his life experiences Even...
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Bola Ige’s assassination killed my interest in politics –Lekan Alabi
Three-time Chief Press Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Lekan Alabi, told OLUFEMI ATOYEBI that he missed admission to the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University because he was...
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I ran away with my girlfriend and married her three years after –Bisi Olatilo
Bisi Olatilo, a former broadcaster with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria and the anchor of Bisi Olatilo Show in this interview with ’NONYE BEN-NWANKWO and TUNDE AJAJA, shares his life...
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Lotto is not gambling, it’s the stock exchange of the poor –Kessington Adebutu
Seventy-eight-year old Chief Kessington Adebutu tells ‘Nonye Ben-Nwankwo why he is a philanthropist and about his love for women How do you feel at 78 or is age just a number to you? I don’t feel any...
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Obasanjo punished me for opposing his third term agenda –Okwesilieze Nwodo
Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, an ex-governor of Enugu State and former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, in this interview with Ozioma Ubabukoh, shares his life experiences How was growing up as a...
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The military almost killed me when I was NBA president –Priscilla Kuye
Apart from being an accomplished lawyer and the first female president of the Nigeria Bar Association, Dame Priscilla Kuye is a devout Catholic and a woman of many other parts. She shares her sojourn...
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I suffered for Wole Soyinka’s release from detention –Tola Adeniyi
Chief Tola Adeniyi, the former Managing Director of Daily Times, in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN speaks on his life experiences as a journalist and a writer In the real sense of it, are you still...
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I’m better than my peers who’re professors – Folorunsho Ojo, furniture maker
Mr. Folorunsho Ojo, 76, a furniture maker, shares his life experiences in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN By now, you are expected to have slowed down but you still resume work normally. Well, I...
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I’m richer as a farmer than as deputy governor –Paul Alabi
Chief Paul Alabi was the deputy governor of Ekiti State during the regime of former Governor Niyi Adebayo. He shares his life experiences in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA You seem to love farming so...
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I was angry when Obasanjo made me minister –Ayo Ogunlade
In this interview, Chief Ayo Ogunlade, a minister in the late Gen. Sani Abacha and Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo administrations shares his experiences with Tunde Ajaja As the only son of your parents, how...
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A pastor once abused me for not linking him with Governor Fashola –Winifred...
Prof. Winifred Fashola, tells ‘Nonye Ben-Nwankwo and Tunde Ajaja, how she rose to become a professor despite the challenges she encountered during her academic pursuits How easy was it for you to get...
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As a young banker, men were intimidated to ask me out –Sinatu Ojikutu, former...
Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, former deputy governor of Lagos State, shares her life experiences with ADEOLA BALOGUN If you are asked to thank God at 70, how would you go about it? The Christians will say we...
View ArticleWomen, girls major victims of farmers-herders crisis, sit-at-home – dons
Lecturers at the Veritas University, Abuja said women and girls remain major victims of farmers-herders crisis and sit-at-home in states across Nigeria. The lecturers made their assertions known during...
View ArticleLemFi, the trusted financial services platform designed for immigrants, has...
LemFi is transforming how immigrant communities access financial services, starting with international remittance and payments to ease financial hurdles The platform enables diaspora communities in...
View ArticleUNICAL to reimburse students impacted by NELFUND delays
The University of Calabar (UniCal), says beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund for the 2023/2024 session, who could not access the fund, will be given concession in the new session. The...
View ArticlePrioritise education funding, Obasanjo urges FG
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure the Federal Government develops a sustainable strategy for financing education in Nigeria. Speaking at the 70th...
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