Opinion/Interview

“Politics is all about give and take. I called this meeting to see faces I have not seen for a long time. This is the time to tell ourselves the truth, and seeing you here shows that I am supported,”

Even critics are united in their assessment that the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo has, within a short period, introduced reforms and development initiatives that are gradually redefining political calculations in the state.…

The scale is not theoretical. In 2025, Chinese construction commitments to Nigeria hit $24.6 billion — up from $1.8 billion the year before, a thirteenfold jump, and the largest of any country on earth. In September 2024 Beijing raised…

At a meeting with Christian ministers in Benin City, Governor Okpebholo alleged that some residents were involved in recruiting criminals from outside Edo State, supplying information about potential victims and sharing proceeds from…

But here is the question that every Nigerian must demand an answer to. Who said the General died of natural causes? Which doctor examined his body in that forest and reached that conclusion? Who told the Katsina State Government that he…

When insecurity rises sharply just before an election, and fingers point in only one direction while ignoring the fingerprints of those who benefit from chaos, we must pause and ask: Who gains when Nigeria burns? Do not let them weaponize…

For years, South African society has wrestled with a festering open wound: xenophobia. From the tragic violence in Durban to Johannesburg, the phrase “Go back to your country” has been hurled at fellow Africans from Zimbabwe, Malawi,…

Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo captured this succinctly when this Sunday he visited 'LoveWorld City' (Christ Embassy) in Benin City and called on Nigerians to pray for the nation. As has become characteristic of his messages on such…

More importantly, the visit offered the young Scouts a useful lesson in citizenship. It demonstrated that public projects can move from promise to reality and that government actions can have visible and measurable effects on people's…

Political primaries are internal democratic contests shaped by alliances, negotiations, interests and delegate preferences. Candidates win and lose. That is the nature of politics. Attempting to transform the Edo South APC primary into some…