Category: Opinion

  • GOVERNOR OBASEKI’S ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

    GOVERNOR OBASEKI’S ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

    : *A CALL FOR CAUTION* The political melodrama going on presently inside Dennis Osadebe House in Edo State has left many students of politics with no doubt as to how endangered democracy is becoming by the day. Political watchers are at a loss as to how the office of the deputy governor is being violated…

  • RANDOM MUSINGS ON MY LIFE @58

    By: Inuwa Bwala Life is a stage upon which one plays one’s roles and departs. In it, God could provide one the opportunity to play multiple roles at different stages, in different robes, but no mortal ever gets to play the same role twice in the same life episode. My father used to tell that…

  • FR. ALIA: 100 DAYS OF RENEWED HOPE AND RESTORATION IN THE MIDST OF ADVERSITY

    FR. ALIA: 100 DAYS OF RENEWED HOPE AND RESTORATION IN THE MIDST OF ADVERSITY

    By Godwin Toryuha Agber On his assumption of office on 29th May, 2023 as the 6th executive governor of Benue State, His Excellency Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia markedly evinced crystal signs of preparedness and readiness to take up the gauntlet. He left no one in doubt of his envisioned mandate for Benue people…

  • THE TRIUMPH OF TINUBU/SHETTIMA AND THE QUESTION OF NATIONHOOD.

    THE TRIUMPH OF TINUBU/SHETTIMA AND THE QUESTION OF NATIONHOOD.

    By Inuwa Bwala Even in more controversial circumstances, there has never been a time a presidential election was upturned after the winner has been innaugrated. And our present situation is not an exception. Agreed, that, there is always a first time, but it is equally true that history is not made out of a vacuum.…

  • A Rekindled Hope for the Unemployed People of BIU LGA

    A Rekindled Hope for the Unemployed People of BIU LGA

    By; Yusuf Adamu Your Excellency, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, the servant of the people and the reformer of the desert, may Allah (SWT) continue to bestow wisdom and direction on you so that you may walk and never stumble. Thanks to your commissioning of the Borno State Vocational Training Enterprise, a new era has begun…

  • Abuja’s Metro  Rail To Nowhere!

    Abuja’s Metro Rail To Nowhere!

    By Austin Maho PhD Nothing typifies the inherent corruption, waste and bare faced duplicity in government than the recent award of a five billion naira contract for the rehabilitation of vandalized sections of Abuja mass transit rail system by the Federal Capital Territory Administration. The humongous allocation is been made without asking why a project…

  • Dynamic Leadership of RT. Hon. Comrade Phillip Shaibu: Edo State’s Beacon of Progress

    Dynamic Leadership of RT. Hon. Comrade Phillip Shaibu: Edo State’s Beacon of Progress

    In the realm of dynamic politics and progressive governance, few individuals can exhibit the remarkable drive and dedication of RT. Hon. Comrade Phillip Shaibu, the esteemed Deputy Governor of Edo State. Through his visionary style of leadership, Shaibu has become the beacon of hope, paving the way for unprecedented growth and development in the state.…

  • Unveiling Excellence: Bichi’s Transformative Leadership at the Helm of DSS

    Unveiling Excellence: Bichi’s Transformative Leadership at the Helm of DSS

    By Kator Ikyo With an imposing view at the gate of Nigeria and Africa’s best intelligence agency is an owl, a bird known for its keen vision and unprecedented ability to detect both prey and danger miles away. The remarkable visual prowess of an owl serves as an apt metaphor for clandestine intelligence gathering. Much…

  • COMRADE PHILIP SHAIBU: THE “SON OF A NOBODY” BUT SOMEBODY

    COMRADE PHILIP SHAIBU: THE “SON OF A NOBODY” BUT SOMEBODY

    As little as David he could end the reign of Goliath, whom everyone avoided. Goliath was a colossus who reigned and felt like he owned the world. He felt no one, not even little David, could dare him. Those who tried him met their Waterloo. Goliath became a temporary lord until David’s arrival and courageous…

  • Random Thoughts On Gov. Zulum @54

    Random Thoughts On Gov. Zulum @54

    By: Inuwa Bwala At his 52nd birthday, I wrote a piece on Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum in which I made some philosophical allussions to trends in the birth of successful men in life. Now 54, I have a very strong urge to reproduce that write up, with slight modifications in the order…