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Nigerians losing their minds in Libyan prisons – Returnee
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Why the youth must own their future – Cleric
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I contemplated suicide after mysterious ailment killed my 14-year-old son – Trader
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N70bn raised through PPP to tackle housing deficit – Minister
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My daughter was killed three months after putting to bed – Mother of WASSCE candidate crushed by truck driver
I was left to die after stray cow broke my spinal cord – Ex-driver
Forty-three-year-old Daniel Emiru’s life took a painful turn in 2003 after he sustained a spinal cord injury. He tells AYOOLA OLASUPO about the ups and downs associated with his struggle to survive....
8th June 2025
Nigerians losing their minds in Libyan prisons – Returnee
Titilopeyemi Olaniyi, a 32-year-old widow and mother of two, tells AJIBADE OMAPE about the horrors of travelling to Libya by road after she was promised a trip to Europe, but ended up in the North Afr...
8th June 2025
Why the youth must own their future – Cleric
The founder of Firelight Global Gospel Network, Dr Ayo Oluwagunna, speaks to OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN, about his new book and why the youth must take charge of their future What inspired your new book? There ...
8th June 2025
I contemplated suicide after mysterious ailment killed my 14-year-old son – Trader
Sixty-year-old Kaduna-based trader, Sylvester Ebere-Ndubuisi, tells GRACE EDEMA how his 14-year-old son, Gabriel, died from a mysterious illness despite efforts made to save his life. What’s the nam...
7th June 2025
N70bn raised through PPP to tackle housing deficit – Minister
Critical reforms are underway as Nigeria’s housing sector grapples with issues such as inadequate supply, land tenure complexities, and limited access to affordable financing. The Minister of Housin...
3rd June 2025
My daughter was killed three months after putting to bed – Mother of WASSCE candidate crushed by truck driver
Mrs Olorunwa Sanni, mother of Omobewaji, one of the WASSCE candidates of Seico Secondary School killed by a truck driver in Ijebu Ode, speaks to BANKOLE TAIWO about the agony of losing the 16-year-old...
1st June 2025
I was heartbroken when I saw my daughter who went for WASSCE in mortuary – Grieving father
Mosaku Saheed, film director and father of 18-year-old Aliyah, one of the candidates of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination killed by a truck driver recently in Ijebu Ode, Ogun Stat...
1st June 2025
How Lagos hospitals misdiagnosed my ailment – 29-year-old renal patient
Twenty-nine-year-old Adeboye Ashiru, whose life took a painful turn in 2023 after being diagnosed with kidney failure, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO about her struggle to survive and the hope for a kidney tran...
1st June 2025
How I built 15 bullet-proof houses with plastic bottles – Kaduna engineer
Director, Developmental Association of Renewable Energies, Yahaya Ahmed, discusses with BIODUN BUSARI the feats and challenges of building houses with plastic bottles in the country What was your expe...
1st June 2025
It was tough managing Nigeria’s treasury – Ex-Accountant General, Madein
Immediate past Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, speaks to BANKOLE TAIWO about her humble beginning, the challenge of managing the national treasury, among other topical issu...
1st June 2025
How I became a chartered accountant at 17 – Babcock student
At 17, Oluwatiseyitan Alabi, a 400-level Babcock University student, achieved what many adults only dreamt of: becoming a certified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He tell...
31st May 2025
Police took N500,000 but failed to locate my missing brother–Entrepreneur
Linda Emone, entrepreneur and sister of a man identified as Augustine Emone, tells AJIBADE OMAPE about the circumstances surrounding the sudden disappearance of her 30-year-old brother and the struggl...
25th May 2025
Most Nigerian pastors are extremely poor – Bishop Ighele
Bishop Charles Ighele, General Overseer of Holy Spirit Mission (aka Happy Family), a Lagos-based Pentecostal church, turned 70 recently. He shares with FELIX OLOYEDE his thoughts on topical issues aff...
25th May 2025
Wrong expectations from ladies behind high rate of divorce – Relationship expert
Lead servant at Gladys Obishili Ministries International, Pastor Gladys Obishili, talks to AJIBADE OMAPE about the just-concluded Singles Masterclass for women and highlights certain factors that cont...
25th May 2025
How I survived Kwara boat crash that killed 37 passengers – Trader
A trader and survivor of the boat accident in Gbajibo River, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, Salihu Mudassir, speaks to GRACE EDEMA about his struggle to stay alive despite the odds Where...
25th May 2025
Govt should monitor boat operations to end frequent accidents – Ex-council chair
Mahmudu Gbajibo, former chairman of Kaima Local Government Area and son of the late village head of Gbajibo, shares his concerns with GRACE EDEMA about the recurrent boat accidents on the river Why is...
25th May 2025
How I flew Buhari around during 1983 coup – 80-year-old ex-Nigeria Airways pilot
Eighty-year-old retired pilot, Captain Jaiyeola Adeola, shares with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI his journey from a carefree childhood to becoming a pioneering Nigerian pilot. He also reflects on his 35 years in...
24th May 2025
Over 90% of teenagers don’t report sexual abuse cases to parents – Therapist
Teen’s counsellor and therapist, Mrs Hellen Oladele, talks with AJIBADE OMAPE about the issues of drug abuse, identity crisis, rape, and cultism among Nigerian teens and youths, as well as possible ...
24th May 2025
Competitors crashed their transport fares when I launched my ride-hailing app — Bayelsa developer
Chief Executive Officer, SAGE Hub, Tobore Onowode, speaks to BIODUN BUSARI about his idea of developing a ride-hailing app to solve transportation problems and his belief in bettering society with tec...
24th May 2025
Girlfriends left me without saying it’s because of my disability – Benue varsity graduate
Girlfriends left me without saying it’s because of my disability – Benue varsity graduate Yemnen Solomon, a 28-year-old graduate from Benue who lost his ability to walk after a medical mishap at a...
24th May 2025
I suffered depression after losing my sight – Multiple sclerosis survivor
A Ghanaian and survivor of multiple sclerosis, Nathalie Busari, tells GRACE EDEMA how she regained her sight and the ability to use her hands after receiving intensive treatment You were a survivor of...
24th May 2025
Nigeria police neglected for over 40 years –NPTF Executive Secretary, Sheidu
Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, Mohammed Sheidu, shares his thoughts with BIODUN BUSARI on the hurdles facing the organisation, its achievements, among other issues The welfare o...
18th May 2025
Why I rejected N21m to join Russian Army – Ex-Nigerian soldier
Thirty-year-old former soldier in the Nigerian Army Special Forces, Abubakar Afan, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO why he disengaged from military service, and his reasons for rejecting a tempting offer to join ...
18th May 2025
I overcame financial struggles to graduate with first class – Ekiti varsity student
Mubaraq Akeem, a first-class graduate in Mathematics from the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about his academic journey, the challenges he faced, and the triumphs that marke...
18th May 2025
Fulani herder who killed my son still walks free – Nasarawa man
Avreson David, a fifty-year-old father of Saviour, an artisan, who was brutally murdered by a Fulani herdsman, tells NATHANIEL SHUAIBU about the need to get justice for his slain son, among other rela...
18th May 2025
How innovation turned our desert into fertile land – Israeli special envoy, Behar
Israel’s Ambassador and Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, Gideon Behar, who is also the country’s Ambassador-designate to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mauritius, and the Seychelles,...
18th May 2025
Nigeria should put its population to use in agriculture – German Bizman, Dellemann
The Project Manager for Market Intelligence and International Markets of the Machine and Equipment Manufacturers Association of Germany, popularly known as VDMA, Daniel Dellemann, speaks with ISMAEEL ...
17th May 2025
Lagos cemetery where bodies are buried in one-foot graves
Located along the ever-busy Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Isasi cemetery is a place where the dead find little peace. Overcrowded and neglected, this burial ground tells a haunting tale, as bodies are lai...
17th May 2025
Some people think I used myself for money rituals – Man battling spinal injury
Thirty-five-year-old electrical engineer, Ajayi Nasiru, speaks to AYOOLA OLASUPO about how a minor back pain turned into a devastating spinal injury, detailing his struggles and efforts to raise funds...
17th May 2025
I almost burnt my house researching how to make hair attachments from plantain stems – 51-year-old entrepreneur
Fifty-one-year-old entrepreneur, Tare Korumene, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO about her innovative approach to sustainable beauty by creating wigs and hair attachments from plantain and banana stems as an eco-...
17th May 2025
Rotary committed to delivering impactful projects – Akinyele
In this interview with HENRY FALAIYE, Rotarian Henry Akinyele, who is expected to be inaugurated on July 13, 2025 as the second District Governor of Rotary International District 9111, discusses his p...
14th May 2025
