As Nigeria marked the 32nd anniversary of the annulled 12 June 1993 presidential election, last week, Olalekan Abiola, one of the children of the late business mogul and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the election, spoke to Sunday Vanguard during the anniversary at the family residence in Ikeja, Lagos on the impact of the …

Dr. Bulama Bukarti is a Senior Analyst on Conflict and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, based in London. In an interview with Channels TV, he examined the recent surge in deadly attacks across Benue State—where 33 people were killed in Apa, 72 in Orokam, and others in Otukpo and Yelwata—events that have once again brought Nigeria’s North-central security crisis into sharp …

As the Enugu-based Ncheta Ndigbo, the Centre for Memories that prides itself as the repository of Igbo history and culture, rolls out a first-ever week-long cultural event called The Things Fall Apart Festival, a departure from its earlier one-day focus on the classic novel by Chinua Achebe, festival’s Chair and author of poetry collection, dispossessed, Mr. James Eze, in this …

Founder of Igbo Youth Movement, Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko is also Secretary of the Eastern Consultative Assembly, and Deputy Secretary of Igbo Leaders of Thought. In this interview, he discusses the ways to Nigeria’s true federalism, the concerns of the Igbo nation, 2027 politics and related issues You have been very quiet for a while. The country is going through interesting …

Recently, Rotarian Ehi Braimah was appointed as Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator (ARPIC) in Region 27 of Africa Zone 22, effective 1 July 2025. Braimah, who is the Managing Director/CEO of Neo Media & Marketing, a public relations and marketing management company, is a renowned journalist, writer, public policy analyst, media entrepreneur, public relations specialist and marketing strategist. He joined …

Interview with Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, Founder of Igbo Youth Movement, is also Deputy Secretary of Igbo Leaders of Thought, and Deputy Secretary of Igbo Leaders of Thought As 2024 rounds off, how do you assess both the economic and political situation in the land? Everybody knows this isn’t the best of times, nigeria is sick, the rot and decay began …

Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, founder of the Igbo Youth Movement, is also the Secretary of Eastern Consultative Assembly, and Deputy Secretary of Igbo Leaders of Thought. He dissects the Igbo situation in the Nigerian context and points the way out of the logjam The South East has gradually metamorphosed into a totally different land within the past decade or so. Is …

Dr. Aderotimi Adelola is the longest-serving Secretary to the State Government in Ondo State. He attended the most prestigious universities in Nigeria and obtained a doctorate in Organisational Psychology from the University of Ibadan. He has decades of post-graduation work experience in academia, management consultancy, and senior executive positions in the manufacturing, financial services, and oil and gas sectors. He …

Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko is the Founder of Igbo Youth Movement, Secretary of Eastern Consultative Assembly, and Deputy Secretary of Igbo Leaders of Thought. In this interview, he dissects various contemporary including #Endbadgovernance protest, the threat to Igbo to vacate the Southwest, and the South East Development Commission What is your reaction to #Endbadgovernance protest in most states of the federation? …

In this interview with Financial Edge’s Festus Odume, the President of the Rotary Club of Ikeja-Alausa Central, Rotarian Muyiwa Akintunde explains his mission at the helm of affairs of the club Congratulations on your new role as President of Rotary Club of Ikeja-Alausa Central. What inspired you to take on this leadership position? The position came unplanned, but since it …