Politics and Human Nature
By Senator (Elder) Odion Ugbesia Politics is ultimately about people, and people are complicated. After many decades in Nigerian public life, I have come to realise that politics cannot be….
Category: Opinion
UNIBEN RECRUITMENT: WHY THE BUILDER SHOULD NOT BE LEFT OUT OF BUILDING PRODUCTION
By Festus Amadasun University trains Builders, but where will its graduates practise? The recent recruitment advertisement by the University of Benin (UNIBEN), published in The Nation newspaper on Thursday, August….
To Preserve and Present Benin Ancient History To The World
My heart echoes, but too distant for the ears to hear! And you may ask, “which ears?” – The ears of those saddled with the responsibility and power to implement….
EDO STATE AT 35: REMEMBERING THE STRUGGLE AND THE MEN WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE
A Personal Reminiscence On 27th August 2026, Edo State will mark the 35th anniversary of its creation. For me, this anniversary is more than a celebration of the existence of….
A Farewell to a Worthy Fighter: Bishop Osadolor Ochei
By Chris Osa Nehikhare There are some people you meet in life not because you always agree with them, but because your convictions repeatedly place you on opposite sides of….
DAN ORBIH, LEAVE OUR VC ALONE!
By Saintmoses Eromosele (SME) Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, is not just another public institution. It is the intellectual pride of Esanland, the legacy of Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, and one….
Edo Central 2027: NDC Fields ‘Peter Obi’ of Esanland Against APC’s Ikpea
A final decision has reportedly been reached by the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on who will fly the party’s ticket for the Edo Central Senatorial seat comes….
IN DEFENCE OF KHALIFA JARRETT TENEBE: THE GENERATIONAL SHIFT RESHAPING EDO POLITICS
By DAN Osa-Ogbegie, Esq. For decades, Edo politics remained trapped within a narrow and predictable cycle of political recycling. The same ageing actors moved endlessly from one office to another,….
How Governor Okpebholo is Driving Edo’s Emerging Energy Revolution
By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele The recent engagement between the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) may have appeared to many….
2027: Obi Gets the Opening He Wanted: A Clear Road Back to the Ballot
By The9jaTREND The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi may have finally secured the one thing every serious contender needs before the real….