By Dennis Olise As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins another cycle of reviewing party guidelines and tightening compliance standards ahead of future elections, Nigeria must confront a deeper question: how do we restore full public confidence in the electoral process? The credibility of elections in Nigeria has never
By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo’s decision to join protesting residents in Benin City, recently,can be argued as offering a clear window into what scholars in the hereafter can describe as the populist character of his SHINE agenda. And it is at a time when
By Ebuka Ukoh If Nigeria is serious about reform, it must study not only who the late Right Reverend Jesse Jackson was, but also how he operated. He did not merely protest injustice; he built lasting institutions to sustain his quest for justice. Born in 1941, Jackson emerged from the
By Patrick Akhere Ebojele, PhD When Edo residents line the streets, to wave, chant and applaud during Governor Monday Okpebholo’s project inspection, it is no longer a routine spectacle. It is civic feedback in its purest form. The repeated scenes of jubilation during his inspections of major road and flyover
By Gboyega Akosile Leadership is not tested in moments of applause. It is tested in moments of discomfort, when decisions are unpopular, emotions are high, and the future must be weighed against the present. The recent Makoko challenge in Lagos is one such moment, and it goes beyond a waterfront
By Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, mnipr Nigerian politics is not for the faint-hearted. It is noisy, dramatic, and often unforgiving. In a space where rumours travel faster than facts and headlines are written before the full story is known, substance can easily be drowned out. Real governance — the slow,
By Ebuka Ukoh Valentine’s Day arrives each year, wrapped in red. Roses. Chocolates. Candlelit dinners. Carefully curated photos. Public displays of affection. The scripts are familiar. This year, however, many Nigerians are too tired for scripts. By Valentine’s Day, many are already emotionally exhausted from simply trying to survive January.
By Patrick Akhere Ebojele PhD When Governor Monday Okpebholo announced Edo State’s partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to establish a 10,000 barrels-per-day condensate refinery, it was clear this was not just another government project. It was a statement — of intent, of confidence, and of
By Patrick Ahkere Ebojele, PhD The launch of Edo Cloud by the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo has breathed new life into the state’s digital governance journey, while also bringing to light the deep structural flaws in the former fraudulent e-governance platform inherited from the previous government. That administration made
By Victor Ofure Osehobo In politics, promises are easy. Fulfilment is the hard part. That is why governance is not measured by slogans, manifestos, or applause at campaign grounds, but by the quiet, stubborn work of translating words into institutions, ideas into infrastructure, and hopes into lived realities. In our