Governance 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

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Disarming 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

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It’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

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Nigeria 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

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For 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

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A 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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The Nigerian Media and the Challenge of Public Trust

By Paul Omo Okojie The media has long been regarded as the fourth estate of the realm, serving as a watchdog over government, business, and society. In a democracy, journalists

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How An Underground Drainage Project Is Rewriting an Old Story of Flood and Fear

By, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele It has been more than two decades! For residents of Obaseki Street and neighboring communities in the Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City, life was

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Understanding Governor Okpebholo’s Stance on the Symbols of A Proud Civilisation

By, Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele When Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo declared that the returned Benin Bronzes belong to the Oba of Benin’s Palace and should never be politicised,

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Governor Okpebholo’s Argument For State Control of Security

BY, DR. PATRICK AKHERE EBOJELE Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, believes Nigeria’s security challenges can be effectively tackled through shared responsibility, stronger state governors involvement and a security structure

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