Opinion Corner

​By Erasmus Ikhide ​Recently, I stumbled on Mahfuz Mundadu’s blank massaging of Ilhan Omar’s ego, self-image and her repeated subversion of the United States Constitution. I read Mahfuz’s narrow and twisted twitches about global Islamic terrorism and his inverted reasoning that often snares those in opposition to Islamic fundamentalism and the nihilism of a theology that treats dissenters as deserving …

By Erasmus Ikhide General Musa has the “clear conscience” he spoke of when leaving the CDS role. Now, as Minister, he must have the “Iron Will” to ensure that the military is no longer “conquered” by the very bandits it is paid to destroy. By building the wall and breaking the negotiation table, he is finally speaking the only language …

By Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa, SAN But, Nigeria must tackle corruption and work to reduce it to its barest minimum. Lip service to the fight against the canker worm would lead to nowhere. It is the reason why national institutions are not effective. It is responsible for the decay in the Nigerian society where anything goes. That is why our unemployment …

The real issue is not whether the protesters were students, activists, or citizens at home and abroad. The real issue is why Edo people feel compelled to protest at all. Governance is not about hunting suspects after the fact; it is about preventing despair before it spills into the streets. By Chris Osa Nehikhare irst, it was Students. Then it …

In Nigeria, power attracts worship. While leaders occupy office, praise singers crowd the corridors of power. Achievements are exaggerated, failures are rationalized, and silence is purchased with access. By Kelvin Uwaibi here is a recurring pattern in Nigerian public life that deserves sober reflection, not applause or outrage. It is the ritual of praise while in office and condemnation after …

By Douglas Ogbankwa he Security Situation Room is inundated by Cries of Relatives of the 52 Students of the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma who were recently remanded in prison on Monday the 11th of January 2026. In the same vein, we also condemn the resort to forceful taking of livestock of citizens on the Nigerian Highway under the pretext of …

By Chris Osa Nehikhare …If government listens — truly listens — Ekpoma may yet be remembered not as a symbol of unrest, but as the moment governance found its way back to the people. n Saturday January 10, 2026 in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, the people spoke — clearly, peacefully, and out of deep frustration. …

Ex-​Governor Godwin Obaseki has recently reopened age-long wounds, casting an acerbic diatribe from the very soil of the United Kingdom — the nation whose 1897 invasion decimated the Benin Empire. In a display of historical revisionism, Obaseki suggested that both he and his grandfather, Agho Obaseki, possessed the power to topple the Benin dynasty with impunity. By Erasmus Ikhide x-​Governor …

By Erasmus Ikhide he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede shook the headlines when he threatened to throw in the towel if the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello wasn’t prosecuted for the alleged embezzlement of public funds to the tune of about N80.2 billion naira. His words: “If I do not personally oversee the completion of …

  By Igbotako Nowinta The true tragedy lies in the moral collapse on display. These individuals have betrayed the foundational values of BHOSA Worldwide—values built on integrity, service, brotherhood, and excellence. They have dragged a once-progressive alumni association into the mud of greed, favoritism, crookery, and shameless entitlement. Yesterday’s beauty has been reduced to ashes because a few greed-driven bandits …