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INEC needs house cleaning before electoral offences tribunal

Accurate ReportersFebruary 28, 2025

Nigeria’s electoral framework is currently facing significant challenges. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been plagued by accusations of corruption, inefficiency, and bias, which have significantly diminished public confidence in the democratic process. As INEC intensifies its efforts to establish an Electoral Offences Tribunal, critics contend that the commission must first confront its own...

When Akpabio Reported Progress

Accurate ReportersFebruary 18, 2025

By Anietie Ekong The year 2024 ended on a momentous note for the people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District as they gathered at Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium on December 30, 2024 for the constituency briefing and empowerment programme of the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. On that day, the stadium was...

February 14: Digital Era Valentines And Decline In Deep Connections

Accurate ReportersFebruary 12, 2025

By Ebuka Ukoh As February 14 draws nigh, I contemplate the death of intimacy in a digital world and what that might mean if truly the way we love is being reshaped—perhaps even eroded—by our reliance on technology. The advent of dating apps, social media, and AI-driven companionship has profoundly altered the landscape of romantic...

Gov Okpebholo’s Unshaken Drive To Recover Edo’s Stolen Assets

Accurate ReportersFebruary 7, 2025

By Fred Itua On Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, could best be described as a day of gloom in Edo State, and indeed, our country, Nigeria! A black Wednesday as mind blogging, heart renting, and unbelievable revelations were brought to lightGloomy enough to declare for a state wide mourning, with all residents dressed in sackcloths, covered...

Marwa’s impeccable stewardship and NDLEA’s challenges

Accurate ReportersJanuary 17, 2025

THOMAS IMONIKHE Recent revelation that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, led by retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa got zero allocation for its ongoing barracks projects in the 2025 federal budget, despite the organization’s acclaimed successes under the incumbent leadership, has clearly exposed some pitfalls in Nigeria’s budgeting process.But come to think of...

Atiku: The Heartbeat of the Opposition

Accurate ReportersJanuary 16, 2025

By Babajide Balogun An opinion piece titled “Atiku as the Soul of the Opposition” authored by Suleiman Tajudeen and published in The Whistler newspaper on January 13, 2025, warrants a pointed rebuttal, for it is nothing short of a misleading and insidious attempt to undermine the collective wisdom of Nigerians. The author claims that Atiku...

LEADERSHIP: THE LITTLE THINGS THAT SHAPE THE BIG PICTURE

Accurate ReportersJanuary 13, 2025

By Dennis Olise Leadership, often hailed as the bedrock of progress, remains one of humanity’s most misunderstood and misapplied concepts. As we close one year and step into another, it is crucial to ponder the essence of leadership, especially in the context of governance and its far-reaching impact. This reflection gains even more urgency as...

Okpebholo: Confounding the Doubters, Redefining Leadership in Edo

Accurate ReportersJanuary 12, 2025

By Fred Itua As I set out to pen this piece on this serene Sunday afternoon, my mind is drawn to the profound epistle of Apostle Paul to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 1:27-29: “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things...

Ebube Muonso, Fake Prophets And Insecurity

Accurate ReportersJanuary 7, 2025

By Law Mefor, PhD The new wave of insecurity in Anambra in particular and the South East has its roots in preaching wealth without work championed by the likes of Fr. Emmanuel Obimma, aka Ebube Muonso. They are merchants of fake miracles and fake prophecies who, for decades, have taught our youths to believe they...

Ogun: Measured Steps Towards 2027

Accurate ReportersJanuary 7, 2025

By Kunle Somorin Although the current reality is pushing up the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Solomon Olamilekan Yayi, as the candidate to beat in the scheme to replace incumbent Dapo Abiodun as the governor of Ogun State, the ensuing reality points to a grand scheme to give the Chairman,...

Why Gov. Abiodun Is Prioritising Youth-Led Security Strategies — Akinmade

The Ogun State Government has continued to take deliberate and measurable steps that place youth empowerment at the centre of its approach to community security, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has said. Akinmade made this known while delivering the keynote address at a one-day Youth Security Summit...

FG To Raise N1.23trn In 4 Months To Clear Gencos And Gas Debts

The Federal Government says it will raise N1.23 trillion within the next four months as part of a major push to settle longstanding debts owed to power generation companies (Gencos) and gas suppliers. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja which was made...

Presidential Pardon: Supreme Court Affirms Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

The Supreme Court on Friday overrode the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based house wife, Maryam Sanda and affirmed the death sentence handed out to her by lower courts. Sanda was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. Justice Moore Adumein in...

Itua’s Sack: Matters Arising

By Chris Akhabue The realm of Social Media is rife with superfluous lamentations of inexperienced commentators bemoaning the sack of Fred Itua, the former Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo. Two of such misleading conjectures caught my attention. One of the baseless and unfounded pieces titled, “Sir...

Ogun Records 502 Cases Of Gender-based Violence In 11 Months – Commissioner

The Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development says the state recorded 502 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) between January and November. Mrs Adijat Adeleye, the Commissioner, disclosed this during an advocacy walk held in commemoration of the 2025 16-Day of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Adeleye described the figure...

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