Category: POLITICS
Wisdom Obude Declares Vision for Ikpoba-Okha Constituency Ahead of 2027 Assembly Election
Davidson Ogbebor Hon. Wisdom M. Obude, a candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for the Edo State House of Assembly, Ikpoba-Okha Constituency, has outlined a development agenda centred on
Read MoreEdo Assembly Crisis: Between Financial Autonomy, Executive Influence and Accountability
By Paul Omo Okojie The unfolding events in the Edo State House of Assembly have raised questions that go far beyond the recent change in legislative leadership. What is now
Read MoreOkpebholo’s Market Reconstruction Drive Targets Commercial Revival – EBOJELE
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo is reconstructing major markets across the state as part of efforts to revive commercial activities in trading centers that have been abandoned or
Read MoreA Multifaceted Bid to Reset Edo’s Security
By, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Governor Monday Okpebholo is taking a very aggressive approach to the state’s security challenges, combining faster emergency response, community intelligence, traditional security structures and expanded
Read MoreHow Nigerians Are Paying Tinubu’s Subsidy for Governors’ Spending
Bu Paul Okojie On May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced that “fuel subsidy is gone.” The decision was presented as painful but necessary. Nigerians were told that the
Read MoreEribo Takes Oath as Egor Council Chairman, Pledges People-Centred Administration
Davidson Ogbebor Hon. Osaro Osa Eribo has formally assumed office as the Executive Chairman of Egor Local Government Council, following his swearing-in, which marked the beginning of a new administration
Read MoreHOW OKPEBHOLO’S SHINE AGENDA IS ADDRESSING EDO’S 35-YEAR RECKONING (2)
By,Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele When Governor Monday Okpebholo took office in November 2024, his inaugural messaging centered on five pillars: Security, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Agriculture, and Education. To
Read MoreHOW OKPEBHOLO’S SHINE AGENDA IS ADDRESSING EDO’S 35-YEAR RECKONING (1)
By,Dr, Patrick Akhere Ebojele In 1991 General Ibrahim Babangida regime, carved Edo State out of the old Bendel state and that was beginning its peculiar journey — neither entirely in
Read MoreEgor First: Ten Months of Purposeful Leadership and the Road Ahead
Osaro Eribo’s administration lays foundation for cleaner, safer and more developed Egor The last ten months of Hon. Osaro Osa Eribo’s administration as Executive Chairman of Egor Local Government Council
Read MoreEdo Revenue: Consolidation Alone Is Not Enough, Where Is the Accountability?
By Paul Omo Okojie The argument that Edo State requires a more consolidated approach to public revenue management is, on the surface, difficult to dispute. Government revenue should not be
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