Opinion Corner

The rumored imposition of Ogbeide-Ihama by Minister Wike was alleged to have been supported by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representative of Edo North Senatorial District in the Red Chamber. The choice of Ogbeide-Ihama was alleged to be connected to a former agreement reached by Governor Okpebholo, Wike and Ogbeide Ihama. Also, the rumor mill in Edo is rife that Wike, Chief …

The global technocrats in Washington did not anticipate the sophisticated fury of the Nigerian youth. For too long, the World Bank and the IMF have operated on the assumption that African populations are passive victims, content to let domestic political elites sign away their destinies. By bypassing local legislative gatekeepers—who have proven to be nothing more than rubber stamps for …

EFCC is a “Nigerian law enforcement and anti-graft agency that investigates financial crimes, such as advance fee fraud (419 Fraud) and money laundering. It was also set up to fight against corruption and to protect the country from economic saboteurs.” The Commission, whilst responding to pressures from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), that named Nigeria as …

Prof Ihonvbere’s outing in the Abuja’s Green Chamber, with the other prominent positions he had had, have little or nothing to show for them more so that he breached a standing agreement where his two tenures in the House had exhausted his Owan West’s stay in that office. It’s appalling that an erudite professor and important personality of his carriage …

Let us be clear: this is not a spontaneous eruption of public anger. It is a carefully curated political project. The successive leaderships following the death of Madiba have been the primary architects of this destructive banality. From local councilors to national figures, xenophobia has become the default currency of political mobilization. Look at the rhetoric. When political leaders, including …

Unfortunately, numerous Owan voters are pained that Dr. Umakhihe, the very one that would have bettered their lots, as elected HoRs lawmaker, had quit the race, on a reason they cited as insincerely in the HoRs electoral process. Still on the Prof Ihonvbere’s forced contest, Dr. Oto Drama, a social and political critic, puts it succinctly; “The greatest tragedy of …

Today, as that same journey reaches the highest office in the land, a fundamental question arises: What happens when the insurgent becomes the incumbent? When citizens hear a call to manage or endure in the face of persistent insecurity and economic transition, they often wonder if the dream has dimmed. However, a statesman’s analysis suggests a more complex reality. There …

The Portable vs Carter Efe’s duel is ephemeral ceasefire and breathing space to an overwhelmed government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Lucky Jagaban – who faces restless public agitation over the avalanche economic woes, insecurity, and social problems Nigerians face. It’s likened to the alibi of a drunkard, that alcohol consumption makes him forget his problems. But what he doesn’t …

It is time to strip away the mask. Peter Obi is a capitalist, an elite operator who has thrived in the very business and political circles that have raped the Nigerian economy for decades. To see him framed as a grassroots messiah while he treats party politics as a series of hostile takeovers is a cruel irony. A committed democrat, …

A dark political cloud is gathering over the state, particularly in Edo South, said to form the highest votes aside its two other districts. It is said that the travails of Ize-Iyamu were borne out of the mischief by certain powerful individuals, to install a rubber-stamp senatorial candidate, so that the clique continue to hijack federal patronages, as they had …