Open Letter to President Tinubu: Focus on Benue State Now We write to you with an urgent plea for intervention in the dire situation unfolding in Benue State under the leadership of Governor Hyacinth Alia. The alarming state of governance, characterized by constitutional breaches, rampant insecurity, and a flagrant disregard for the rule of law,…
Wike’s Terminals in Abuja – BY ABUBAKAR YUSUFÂ Since the movement from the nation’s city from Lagos to Abuja in the 80s, the issue of provision of substantive Bus and Taxi terminals had been a mirage, owing to government and political will to address the needed infrastructure in the FCT. The existing and outdated ones…
Ortom: A Champion for Nigeria’s North Central Region By Barnabas Agashua In a nation confronting multifaceted challenges, Chief Samuel Ortom, the former Governor of Benue State, has emerged as a symbol of hope and a resolute advocate for justice, equity, and fairness. In 2019, Ortom initiated a call for the establishment of the North Central…
Transforming Okene and Beyond: Yahaya Bello’s Impact – By Farouk Ozigi Onimisi By Farouk Ozigi Onimisi (The White Orator) As a resident of Okene, Kogi State, I have had the opportunity to witness firsthand the transformative impact of Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s administration as Executive Governor of Kogi State from 2016-2024. His leadership has been instrumental…
Criminal Defamation: How Monarchs Humiliated Farotimi, Failed Integrity Test …From a ruthless human right activist to an ethnic champion By Elempe Dele Some days ago, some highly rated Yoruba monarchs led by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, met to beg Aare Afe Babalola to withdraw the criminal charges against Dele Farotimi so he wont…
My Take on Babalola’s Withdrawal of Criminal Defamation Case Against Farotimi By Elempe Dele The unsuspecting public was greeted on Monday with rattling headlines, some not fitting contextually, about Aare Afe Babalola SAN, agreeing to withdraw the case of defamation against Dele Farotimi. This planned withdrawal might bring an end to the dispute that took…
Edo Election Tribunal: The Brigandry Must Stop By Elempe Dele Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, the German idealist and the 19th-century philosopher, did not distance his thoughts from the responsibility of the state when he said, “The state embodies the ethical ideals of justice, freedom and collective responsibility.” It is part of the responsibility of the…
Gov Oborevwori: The Big Political Masquerade By Fred Latimore Esq His detractors are having nightmares, recruiting professional propagandists and lies fabricators to endlessly and erroneously predict his moves, body language resulting in inaccurate political permutations. They are worried about the rising leadership and political profile of the humble, dogged and performing peoples governor of Delta…
OPINON: Wilcox School And The Growing Threat of Authoritarian Governance in Abia The decision of the Abia State Government to takeover Wilcox Schools in a commando style has again brought to the fore the proclivity and preference of the Otti-led government for authoritarianism and a total contempt for the rule of law. Abia under Governor…
By Samson Ochono During the campaigns for the 2023 elections, the man who is now the governor of the state, a priest of the Catholic Church (though suspended), ceaselessly attacked the then Governor Samuel Ortom for visiting China many times and signing partnership agreements with Chinese companies for the development of the state. Alia was…