The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the 2023 New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso as inconsequential in Nigeria’s political sphere. PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said Kwankwaso is struggling to lead the NNPP which controls only Kano State in
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By: Kayode Odunaro On a Sunday morning I happened on an online story published in the “Daily Dispatch” of September 8, 2024, with the long title of “Ogun 2027: Olamilekan, not the best to put forward as APC governorship candidate”. I had to read the title twice to be sure that one is not mistaken […]
By Augustine Osayande As the Edo 2024 elections approach, there is a growing call to move beyond the current technocratic leadership and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) that have dominated the developmental space of the state in the past eight years. Many critics, including this writer, have long argued that the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki […]
By Lere Olayinka One of the stories we were told in those days of tales by moonlight (Àlọ́ Àpamọ̀ and Àlọ́ Àpagbè) was that of the Hyena (Ìkookò). All carnivorous animals met and agreed to collective hunting and storage of food (hunted animals) in a store house. They gave eight days from the day of […]
By Augustine Osayande As the September 21 gubernatorial election approaches, I feel compelled to address the urgent issue of governance in Edo State. My concerns have been intensified by recent news: “Benin Group Issues Ultimatum to Obaseki, Demands Apology to Oba of Benin” and “200 Members of Governor Obaseki’s Family Defect to APC, Endorse Okpebholo
By Erasmus Ikhide LESS than a month before the Edo State Governorship election slated for September 21st, 2024, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has stoked another raging fire. He accused Mr. Osarodion Ogie, Esq., of making Edo State Government House his permanent abode. Oshiomhole, 75, sparked the controversy against Ogie, who is 64 years old. Clearly, Oshiomhole […]











