Category: POLITICS
Babachir Lawal’s Warning: Why Nigerians Must Fight for Their Future
Paul Okojie The Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has once again stirred national debate with a wide-ranging interview in which he criticized President Bola Ahmed
Read MoreWhy Okpebholo Is Taking the SHINE Agenda Beyond Borders
By, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele The UK Executive Forum, themed “Edo SHINE 2026: Shining Beyond Borders”, with the Executive Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo as the Special Guest of Honour represents
Read MoreEdo’s Anti-Crime Offensive: Assessing the Impact of the Special Security Squad
Crime remains one of the most complex challenges confronting modern societies. Criminal networks often exploit weaknesses in law enforcement, technology and intelligence, enabling them to operate with relative ease while
Read MorePhillips Consulting’s Findings Lay Bare Obaseki’s Governance Failures
By,Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele It is not uncommon every year for all and sundry to carry out governance rankings, generate headlines, shape public opinion, and create ammunition in political debates.
Read MoreGovernance Is Not a Popularity Contest
By,Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Politics is inevitable just as facts are indispensable. However when the two collide, responsible citizens know that facts own the day. And also generally for politics
Read MoreDisarming the Victims While Failing to Stop the Killers Will Not Restore Public Trust
By Paul Okojie The recent remarks by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in Makurdi, Benue State, directing police officers to intensify efforts to recover illegal firearms from civilians have once
Read MoreIt’s a loss for Gangsterism and Criminality in Edo
By, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele There was a time, not too long ago, when news out of Edo State was an evil cult war, bloodbath, and killings. Youths in their
Read MoreNigeria Must Build the Case Against South Africa’s Failure to Protect African Lives
By Paul Okojie The renewed wave of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa has once again laid bare one of Africa’s greatest contradictions. A nation whose liberation from apartheid was sustained
Read MoreFor Governor Okpebholo, Keeping Promises Is Leadership
By,Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele One of the biggest challenges facing public leadership in Nigeria is trust. Over its six decades of existence, many citizens have become disappointed because political promises
Read MoreA Rescue Line That Beats South Africa’s Xenophobic Storm
By, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele When the aircraft carrying dozens of Nigerians among them 41 Edo indigenes touched down in the nation’s commercial capital city of Lagos, after fleeing xenophobic
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