•Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi Russia-Ukraine war remains central to global diplomacy, with US President Donald Trump’s separate meetings with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky raising hopes for peace. While the talks drew international attention, former Nigerian External Affairs Minister Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, in an exclusive ...
•Dr. Franklyn Iheagwam … warns Nigerians on Thrombosis risks, misconceptions Dr. Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, a leading biochemist in metabolic and phytotherapeutic research, discusses Nigeria’s silent crisis of blood clots. In this interview with, he highlights the urgent need for public awareness, early detection, and improved healthcare strateg...
•Ibrahim Olawale Ibrahim Olawale, elder brother of a missing lady, Noimot, shares how the family tracked her location and uncovered the phone number of a fleeing suspected ritual killer from the hotel manager’s call logs, where she was last seen, reports Saturday PUNCH. Excerpts: How are you related to the missing person? I’m a brother [&helli...
•Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour As the street renaming controversies rages in the Centre of Excellence, the governorship candidate of Labour Party in Lagos State in the 2023 elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, also known as GRV, in this interview, re-echoes the recent concerns of former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola, on the preservation of Lagos’s hi...
•Dr Matthew Olumuyiwa Bojuwoye A consultant gastroenterologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital and associate professor of medicine at the University of Ilorin, Dr Matthew Olumuyiwa Bojuwoye, in this interview speaks about viral hepatitis, a major cause of liver cancer, that many people are not aware of or how best, to stay protec...
•Mustafa Abdullahi As Nigeria grapples with persistent energy challenges despite its vast renewable potential, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) says it is stepping up efforts to drive a sustainable energy transition to renewable options. In this interview, the commission’s Director-General Mustafa Abdullahi outlined efforts to boost ren...
•Ngige Senator Chris Ngige, was Governor of Anambra State and later, the Minister of Labour and Employment in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. He is a trained medical doctor and rose through ranks in the civil service to the directorate level before his foray into politics. In this interview, he speaks on how he was taken […...
•Hashim Dugunrawa Alhaji Hashim Dugunrawa, the chairman of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) in Kano State, in this interview, speaks on the capacity of his party, the 2027 general election and speculation of the national leader of the NNPP, Senator Kwankwaso, joining the All Progressives Congress (APC), reports Nigerian Tribune. Excerpts: W...
•Deputy Superintendent of Police, Iliyasu Aliyu (retired) Retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, Iliyasu Aliyu, shares his thoughts with Saturday PUNCH on his post-retirement life, and why he is sad over the meagre gratuity given to him after 35 years in service. Excerpts: When did you join the police? I joined the Nigeria Police on January ...
•Bismarck Rewane and food stuffs This week witnessed a carnival of official economic figures, with the dominant data being the release of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said grew by 3.13%; and the interest rate, which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) retained at 27.5% for the third consecutive [&he...

