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 pardon him “like a son.” Between the periods under review, Oshiomhole, who made use of … Read more
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 Iraq and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya ruled the roost of humanity. From the very day … Read more
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 local government areas of the state, he has been pretending not to know that Edo … Read more
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 their personal interests over the well-being of the state. Lately, Oshiomhole, in his pitiable self-aggrandizement, … Read more
“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 Double Standard on Language in Politics” for his banal revisionism as a man of duality … Read more
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 office. At just 48 years old, Governor Francis Nwifuru is a young and dynamic leader … Read more
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 Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has implemented policies that have endeared him to the citizens and that … Read more
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 the police in Niger State, four in Maiduguri, two in Kaduna, two in Sokoto, two … Read more
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 street, pointing out the basic aspirations of Nigerians towards easing the pains and pangs of … Read more
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 one year plus. But there’s desolate tragic underpinning after publicly denying through his Minister of … Read more