Category: Opinion
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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THE JIMOH IJEGBAI, I KNOW, AND THE TRUTH HE TOLD US
By Osakwe Aibuedefe Akugbe Ordinarily, Hon. Jimoh Ijegbai would have passed for an honest and stable man, but his recent utterances and actions, claiming to be one of the Edo North Leaders, have left so much to be desired in a man who, on his own, had accused the Governor of Edo state of corruption…
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PHILIP SHAIBU: THE YOUTH GOVERNOR!
By Assin Godstime The fate of who replaces the present Governor of Edo State will be revealed by November 2024. Several persons have shown interest in succeeding Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, including his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, whom I have dubbed “The Youth Governor” in this piece. Shaibu, comrade and politician, is one of…