By, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Governor Monday Okpebholo is taking a very aggressive approach to the state’s security challenges, combining faster emergency response, community intelligence, traditional security structures and expanded military operations in an attempt to tackle headlong all the vices of kidnapping, cultism and armed violence. It is not
Dennis Ogu It is said that “he who is widely admired should not allow dust or ash to mar his face and body.” This is a piece of advice usually given to leaders generally and those in public offices. Once candidates are voted into public offices, many eyes will be
By Rukayat Moisemhe, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As with many countries across the globe, Nigeria has had its fair share of industrial decline across several sectors of its economy. From textiles and garments to automobile assembly, several once booming industries have struggled to maintain production in the face of
As Edo State chief executive, Governor Monday Okpebholo is succeeding in what he promised to do: deliver on governance fundamentals. As a result, since assuming office in November 2024, he has accumulated a remarkable string of accolades—each one a measure of how his administration’s policy priorities are resonating beyond state
Nigeria does not need a return to the corrupt subsidy regime of the past. It needs a production-based subsidy that puts Nigerian refineries, Nigerian jobs and Nigerian consumers first. By Paul Ibe There comes a point in every government’s life when explanations cease to matter and results become the only
In the architecture of modern political opportunism, few spectacles rival the breathtaking hypocrisy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s recent policy pivot. To watch a self-styled statesman—who less than four years ago cast himself as an uncompromising apostle of market-driven reform—scramble to promise the reintroduction of petrol subsidies is nothing short of
Dennis Ogu It is somehow becoming a tradition in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, that our leaders are now above criticism or above correction even when it is glaringly clear that they are wrong or are heading in the wrong direction. I don’t know where it is written anywhere that leaders
By Atiku Abubakar The Osun election has come and gone. Its most significant outcome is that the will of the people prevailed despite the shenanigans of the ruling APC administration, including the deployment of military personnel on the one hand and a political occupation force on the other. Despite the
Governor Monday Okpebholo has renewed his commitment to strengthen financial discipline, reduce revenue leakages and ensure that money generated by government institutions is properly accounted for. This explains his decision for the Revenue Consolidation Account (Establishment and Operation) Law, 2026. The law is a central part of the administration’s effort
By Kayode Akinmade Drive along the Siun-Sagamu Expressway today and it is easy to miss how recently the landscape around Kobape was little more than open bush. Today, standing prominently on that corridor is Prince Court Estate — a thriving residential community of completed and occupied homes, with its own