In
this exclusive interview, Umaru Yar’Adua calls for revolt. But describes James
Ibori’s criminal past in England
as youthful exuberance saying, “I am unaware of those charges against James”,
challenging anyone, especially Nigerians in the Diaspora to cast the first
stone.
SOCRATES/PLATO These write ups on the major philosophers, about sixty-six of them, are meant to help educate folks on what philosophy is all about. The long term goal is to help folks improve their thinking and reasoning on assorted subjects and not take their feelings and opinions as reasoned discourse.
Lanre Ogundipe predicts danger in a situation where indicted politicians are now publishers. Although the ex-NUJ national president regrets that certain individuals have turned journalism into a cash and carry venture while the Press Council fails to indict erring journalists, he has no doubt about the press survival.
2003! That is already an age. You mean I have allowed so much time to pass without coming up with another work? Phew, in that time, two novels ought to have been breathing on the table. I had thought that what I had had been brought to a stage and so laid out that one should just do a smooth drive and that would be it. How wrong I was. Some pages of the outline, which is elaborate, have gone missing. Snatched away by the wind of time.
While on official business in London, England, Chief Media Officer of the Nigeria Football Association, Ademola Olajire graciously granted AllSoccerAfrica an exclusive interview. In this illuminating interview Olajire states that "sheer technical incompetence" and a lack of "nationalistic fervour" contributed to the catastrophic performance of the beloved Super Eagles in Ghana.
Who owns oil rich BakassiPeninsula; Nigeria or Cameroon? The dispute had been on for ages between Nigeria and Cameroon as to the original owners of the land being occupied then by Nigeria. It however ended up at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and in its judgment delivered sometime ago, the world court awarded the disputed area to Cameroon.
It is my hope that with this interview people will have a better understanding of me and for what I stand for, i.e. my core values, worldview and things like that. At this point in time, my own people, the Ogbia people…er, er, I mean the Ijaws have an unfavorable perception of the kind of man I am. Journalists like you should write positive things that would bring development and advance knowledge, instead of writing speculative stories that lack substance.
Placidus Aguwa, a New York-based attorney, is the Managing Partner of the law firm, Placid and Emmanuel, P.C., and former president of the Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA). Since 1991, he has practiced law in state and federal courts in New York and Nigeria. In this interview with UGOCHUKWU EJINKEONYE (March 2007), he speaks on the activities of the NLA, and some of the challenges being faced by Nigeria in its tortuous journey to democratic and economic stability.
Being the text of the Press Statement by Attorneys Kayode Oladele, Austin Agomuoh and Akin Ogunlola on the lawsuit filed against them by the Federal Government of Nigeria while representing their clients, Chief Anthony Enahoro, Hafsat Abiola and Dr. Arthur Nwankwo in the human rights violation case against Nigeria’s former military dictator, Gen. Abudusalam Abubakar.
.A good politician under democracy is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar... Ordinarily this is every Journalist's dream, an encounter with his/her nation's President...for us it was no different. Personally my emotions were mixed but I tried the best I could to keep it under control and do the best that my job requires of me, only days before this interview, was the ceremonial naming of my second child, my mother-in-law had suggested that I add Aremu to the boy's name, and one can only imagine the look on my face, even before I could object my wife said "mommy, if for nothing but Obasanjo, my husband wont agree".
Ghanaweb correspondent in Italy, Reggie Tagoe, was in Rome to cover the Press Conference hosted by the Ghana Embassy in Italy to launch activities planned for Ghana @ 50 and incidentally met Samia Yaba Nkrumah, daughter of the first President of Ghana -the late Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah.
Ehen, you’ve been passing yourself of as an intellectual busybody, venturing opinion on this and that, and on matters that sometimes do not concern you. You rub politicians’ noses with your satire and hope to get away with it. You pass yourself off as a patriot and claim that you love your country; some doubt your genuine intentions.
Throughout history, every generation is blessed with a woman of exceptional beauty who defines glamour in her own special way—Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Oprah Benson all come to mind. The women who fall into this special category often have more than beauty as the quality that draws people to them. More often than not, they are also witty, charming, unassuming, talented and generous. Think about someone who has any of these qualities: now think of them as being blessed with a double portion of the qualities—then, you have a partial picture of Mrs. Mary Modupe Oduyoye-Vaughn.
Part 1 of this Interview succinctly documented the adolescent years of Modupe Oduyoye –Vaughn whom many have come to view as a certified socialite in her own right. You read all about how she started college and then caught the attention of a young cupid called James Henry Vaughn…yes; indeed, we stopped the interview at such an intriguing point. Let’s continue and find out what became of that meeting...
Interview by Atonye Ake, Associate Publisher, Emerald Magazine AT HOME IN NEW YORK WITH CHIEF OPRAL BENSON Emerald recently met with the witty and business savvy Chief Dr. Opral Benson, the Iya Oge of Lagos.
Mrs. Oyibo Odinamadu an icon of politics, civil rights and the women’s movement, made a name for herself as a leader of various women’s organizations and as a public servant in Nigeria. She was especially active in the founding of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) and was president of the Eastern Nigeria council from 1958 until she joined active partisan politics in 1978. She was the First National Vice-President of the Unity Party of Nigeria, and contested as the Deputy Gubernatorial candidate for the party in Anambra state. Educated at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri and at Columbia University, New York, Mrs. Odinamadu worked in the government of Eastern Nigeria, and retired voluntarily from the public service in 1971.
Gregory Zell, an American Peace Corps volunteer served in Nigeria in the 1960s and fell in love with the country. He believes that Nigeria has the potentials of becoming one of the best countries in the world if only Nigeria and her people can put their acts together. Mr Zell, the immediate past president of Friends of Nigeria (an NGO) spoke to Uche Nworah on what drives the organisation.
DETRIOT MICHIGAN: Kayode Oladele, international attorney and human rights activist knows exactly what could be done to improve the lots of Nigerians, nay Africans suffering in the midst of plenty. In February 2001, he went to Court in Detroit, Michigan to end dictatorship and brutal killings. Almost six years after, dictatorial leaders are running for cover by avoiding USA for fear of the unknown. In an interview with Joseph Omoremi, editor of The Chicago Inquirer
SR: Are you on political exile out of Nigeria? VP Atiku: No, no, no, obviously not! Certainly not! SR: So how long are you going to be in U.S. on vacation and when are you going back exactly?VPAtiku: It was suppose to be between 2 to 3 weeks. So, it’s certainly not a political exile and I have enjoyed this kind of vacation for the last 7½ years.
Exclusive Interview with embattled Vice President Atiku Abubakar by Laolu Akande. Just after the SSS raided one of his private offices in Abuja-a location that used to house his campaign office until recently, Nigeria's Vice President agreed to sit down for a short chat at the Nigerian capital.
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation Mr Frank Nweke, now in the final lap of his second tour of duty as a cabinet minister takes up arms against the international media over their repeated negative reports about Nigeria, and also discuses his future plans post-2007 amongst other issues in this interview with Uche Nworah.
I’ve just completed your new book Loving Black Women (2006). It’s packed full with a lot of heavy ideas and beautiful women. You have numerous photos of beautiful sisters, old and young ones, some big-legged gorgeous sisters. I wish you had put their names in captions. I get the feeling from the content of this book; you don’t know any ugly sisters. Or you just don’t care to consider them. Is that right?
Babangida has collected his #25million PDP presidential nomination form in Abuja, according to newspaper reports. Meanwhile, a Nigerian-Canadian, Babs Ajayi, has vowed he would take “the green passport to Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa” – to renounce his Nigerian citizenship – if Babangida became president in 2007. While I share Ajayi’s sentiment, pseudo-patriots like Babangida will never force me to renounce my citizenship. I would rather force.
A few days after the launching of the Action Congress Party in Abuja, we sat down for a chat with Audu Ogbeh, former Minister and former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ER: The last time we saw, you were in a new political party then so to speak and yesterday you were part of the launching of another political party. What is going on?
Kayode Oladele is by no means an international attorney and public affairs commentator whose opinions on political and legal issues are well regarded by the international community. In this interview with Sahara Reporters, Oladele discusses the Court of appeals decision that voided the impeachment of Oyo State Governor, Senator Ladoja
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Ghanaweb correspondent in Italy, Reggie Tagoe, was in Rome to cover the Press Conference hosted by the Ghana Embassy in Italy to launch activities planned for Ghana @ 50 and incidentally met Samia Yaba Nkrumah, daughter of the first President of Ghana -the late Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah. 
Throughout history, every generation is blessed with a woman of exceptional beauty who defines glamour in her own special way—Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Oprah Benson all come to mind. The women who fall into this special category often have more than beauty as the quality that draws people to them. More often than not, they are also witty, charming, unassuming, talented and generous. Think about someone who has any of these qualities: now think of them as being blessed with a double portion of the qualities—then, you have a partial picture of Mrs. Mary Modupe Oduyoye-Vaughn.
Part 1 of this Interview succinctly documented the adolescent years of Modupe Oduyoye –Vaughn whom many have come to view as a certified socialite in her own right. You read all about how she started college and then caught the attention of a young cupid called James Henry Vaughn…yes; indeed, we stopped the interview at such an intriguing point. Let’s continue and find out what became of that meeting...
Interview by Atonye Ake, Associate Publisher, Emerald Magazine
Mrs. Oyibo Odinamadu an icon of politics, civil rights and the women’s movement, made a name for herself as a leader of various women’s organizations and as a public servant in Nigeria. She was especially active in the founding of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) and was president of the Eastern Nigeria council from 1958 until she joined active partisan politics in 1978. She was the First National Vice-President of the Unity Party of Nigeria, and contested as the Deputy Gubernatorial candidate for the party in Anambra state. Educated at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri and at Columbia University, New York, Mrs. Odinamadu worked in the government of Eastern Nigeria, and retired voluntarily from the public service in 1971.
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Gregory Zell, an American Peace Corps volunteer served in 
DETRIOT MICHIGAN: Kayode Oladele, international attorney and human rights activist knows exactly what could be done to improve the lots of Nigerians, nay Africans suffering in the midst of plenty. In February 2001, he went to Court in Detroit, Michigan to end dictatorship and brutal killings. Almost six years after, dictatorial leaders are running for cover by avoiding USA for fear of the unknown. In an interview with Joseph Omoremi, editor of The Chicago Inquirer 
SR: Are you on political exile out of 
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation Mr Frank Nweke, now in the final lap of his second tour of duty as a cabinet minister takes up arms against the international media over their repeated negative reports about Nigeria, and also discuses his future plans post-2007 amongst other issues in this interview with Uche Nworah.
I’ve just completed your new book 
