Opinion

Vexed by the reality that Local Government Employees in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state are being owed salaries, Senator Okpebholo has declared his readiness to discharge all outstanding salaries with his first 100 days in office. Every Local Government in Edo state is being owed salaries ranging …

A terse circular from the office of the Head of Service dated 16th September, was issued directing all civil servants to assemble at the Victor Uwaifo Hub on Tuesday, 17th September at the instance of the Governor, Godwin Obaseki. At the meeting on Tuesday, 8.00am, the Governor issued out a …

If only Governor Obaseki had performed meritoriously, using the resources and allocations that accrued to the state in a most judicious manner, he would not be in his current political cul-de-sac. His avouched resolve to unleash terror on the electorates, and his readiness to spill blood, is akin to the …

The south ward movement of the media is becoming very worrisome; it is so shameful that opinion takes the front page of a supposedly reputable newspaper of THISDAY’s standing. An accident occurred, and a newspaper that ought to report the incident, in truth and without bias, decidedly reported the incident …

We have just been informed that Governor Obaseki just held a press conference where he threatened to boycott next Saturday’s gubernatorial election, unless the State Commissioner of Police, and the Resident Electoral Commissioner are removed from office. These requests of Governor Obaseki are rogue, ludicrous, ridiculous, self-serving, egocentric and palpably …

In Nigeria, every family functions almost like a mini-government. Each household takes on the responsibility of managing its own resources and services, much like a self-sustaining entity. For instance, instead of depending on a centralized water supply, we dig boreholes to provide clean water for our homes. Similarly, we generate …

I spent the last weekend of August in Kano on a film project, and thankfully, there was enough time left to tour the sprawling metropolis. This was my fourth and most intensive visit. I first went in 1995; but it was a transit stop as I headed out to Katsina …

In the last three weeks, an intensely corrupt, irredeemably illiterate, morally crippled political scavenger, who goes by the assumed name Abisoye Osodi, has been launching acerbic attacks on the person, office, image, and personality of the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, on social media. Accusing the Governor of …

We are a full year past the quarter of a century and one year on our journey to 50 years. Our activities in the first 25 years were a mixed bag of sadness and joy. We won elections and presided over the country for 16 years. We did well all …

Each time we read weather-beaten rhetorics from Governor obASUEki’s gory quarters, tailored by his uncultured vuvuzellas, we feel the palpable bested and supine posture suffusing the souls of the current occupants of Osadebe Avenue; merely aspirating, and frenetically seeking even a silver lining for their validation. From a turncoat wannabe …