Is INEC truly independent or does it serve the executive arm? By Osata Osayogie Raphael @Debunk TENDENCY The 2020 Edo State governorship election, held on September 19, was plagued by disputes that undermined confidence in the electoral system. Central to these concerns was the perceived complicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the body…
By Yahaya Idris Dr. Eunice Bosua, Executive Director of Excellent Leadership for Sustainable Development and Good Governance, has commended HRH Dr. Edna Ngozi Ubebe for her relentless humanitarian endeavors. Dr. Ngozi Ubebe’s unwavering devotion to enriching lives has secured her position as a revered figure of philanthropic distinction. Dr. Ubebe’s key initiatives encompass: Community Development…
By Jane Uyi Orobosa Chaiii, what a shameful show of subservience. It is a sad, sad new day for Edo State. And please, don’t get it twist for a second, a New Edo is not rising anytime soon. No, not with a Monday Okpebholo, the fraudulently declared governor-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Senator Isah Jibrin (Echocho) has emerged as a catalyst for change in Kogi East, diligently working to overcome past legislative limitations and usher in an era of unprecedented political and socio-economic progress, characterized by a dual approach of vigorous legislative action and community-focused empowerment initiatives designed to improve the welfare of his constituents. Echocho has…
By Edwards Okhai Balogun The electoral developments in Edo State since yesterday, Saturday, have laid bare a deeply troubling reality: the audacity of vote buying, the falsification of figures, the manipulation of electoral processes, and the violent intimidation of voters. All notably orchestrated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in its bid to ‘capture Edo…
By Chris Ojeikere Edo APC’s brazenly ungodly, immoral and criminal arrogance of wanting to steal an election by using the police and other coercive methods is now visible to the blind and audible to the deaf in Edo State. And we are putting the evidence out there before the world to see. Even the crudest…
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…
By Amb. Tony Okonigene It was the Late Afro beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti that sang the hit song “UNKNOWN SOLDIERS “ to expose the tactics the military used in eliminating his late mother without trace to them. Masked soldiers with no means of identification stormed the Kalakuta Republic home of Fela and destroyed everything in…
By Benjamin Atu As vibrant as John F. Kennedy was in his campaign for American president, Nixon’s attack on Kennedy’s softness was harsh simply because he dozed off. But here comes a candidate in the Edo Governorship election who is perpetually at sleep. Never having a vibrant moment, but always at the lowest ebb. No…
There is a role, formal or informal, for the spouse of a Governor or President. It is called First Lady. Nigeria learnt that from the United States of America. Even those who have pretended here that they do not want a first lady eventually end up with one. Ask former President Buhari. Courageous and beautiful…