Category: OP-ED
How Bloomberg’s $1m Award for Benin City Validates Governor Okpebholo’s Vision for Urban Renewal
By Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele Benin City’s story has always been one of resilience, history, and reinvention. From its origins as the political and cultural heart of the ancient Benin
Read MoreFrom Killing Fields To Digital Shields: Why The Slaughter Of 40 Soldiers Signals The Death Of Conventional COIN
By Oto’ Drama, PhD. THAT Nigeria is currently a nation in a state of perpetual bloodshed can no longer be hidden. The recent burial of our finest officers at the
Read MoreA New Voice for Representation: Why Hon. Isa Nasidi is the Man For Doka Gabasawa Constituency in Kaduna North
In every election cycle, constituencies search for leaders who possess not only ambition but also the experience, exposure, and commitment required to translate public trust into meaningful representation. For the
Read MoreOkpebholo’s Hands-On Governance: A Model of People-Centered Leadership
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
Read MoreOPINION: Governor Okpebholo’s Development Doctrine Prioritises Partnership Over Politics
By Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele At the weekend, Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo stood before dignitaries at Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, to commission the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)–facilitated
Read MoreOPINION: What Edo People’s Cheers Mean for Governor Okpebholo’s Infrastructure Plan
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
Read More2027 Is Coming; And So Is Nigeria’s Old Looting Playbook
As the 2027 general elections approaches, Nigerians mush know it did not stumble into decline; it was marched there by policy choices, political indifference, and a decade of squandered opportunity.
Read MoreAmnesty for Bandits and the Path of Doom
By Israel Adebiyi In an animal village long lost to history, chickens lived under constant siege. Hawks had taken over the skies and terrorised the land. They came at will,
Read MoreRivers’ Landlord and His Children of Perdition
By Israel Adebiyi Growing up was a harvest of experiences. Some sweet, some embarrassing, some painful enough to leave permanent lessons. Childhood is that fragile season where curiosity often runs
Read MoreNew Tax Law: Who go Explain Tire?
By Israel Adebiyi Ke re o! Ke re o!! Ke re o!!! Ki eku ile gbo, ko so fun to ko o. Mr. President has been emphatic. Just as he
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