FORMER Governor Adams Oshiomhole, who ruled Edo State from 2007-2016, has a history of criticizing Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom. However, at the Esama’s 90th birthday celebration, Oshiomhole surprisingly begged for forgiveness, asking the elder statesman to…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has secured an ignoble place for himself in the infamous hall of tyrants – where King Louis XIV of France, Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany, Saddam Hussein of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) liability candidate for the Edo State gubernatorial election slated for September 21st, Monday Okpebholo has been burying his head in the sand like the ostrich. At every turn of his campaign across the 18…
IN the lead-up to the 2024 governorship election slated for September 21st next month, certain individuals have emerged and projected themselves as enemies of the state and good governance. Regrettably, Adams Oshiomhole and a host of his likes are prioritizing…
“To avoid giving an Edo gubernatorial ticket to an emergency Esan man, the election debate must be conducted in Esan dialect by eminent Esan men in Esan land.” ~ Sen. Adams Oshiomhole. I should have titled this piece “Adams Oshiomhole’s…
EBONYI State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, is an uncommon young turk blazing the governance trail quietly without the usual fervent fanfare and the flames of self idolization associated with Nigerian politicians with his unparalleled achievements in less than two years in…
IT has become clearer by the day that Edo State governorship election, scheduled for September 21st, 2024, is simply between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the party itself. A major crowd puller, Chief Chris Ogievba said the incumbent PDP…
ROUGH details of Nigerians who paid the ultimate price of the avoidable hunger protests instigated by President Bola Amhed Tinubu’s primitive economic policies emerged revealing that over over twenty deaths were recorded across the country. Six were reportedly killed by…
AS usual, Mr Bayo Onanuga lost his luster as he pandered balefully over purported President Bola Amhed Tinubu’s speech that never was. Tellingly, the famous “President Tinubu’s Speech” actually highlighted and mirrored the minds of millions of Nigerians on the…
COUNT down to August 1st to 10th scheduled protests tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria suddenly gained the attention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s rundown and broken government that has been listening only to itself and ethic champions like Bayo Onanuga over the last…
