In a move that has left diplomats confused, travel agents ecstatic, and fact-checkers working triple shifts, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently returned from international trips with what can only be described as the diplomatic equivalent of a magic bean. Not just one, but two! He announced a revolutionary visa-free regime with the United Arab Emirates …
When God created the alphabet, He had no idea one day a Nigerian governor would try to turn it into a cabinet list. But here we are, watching Monday Okpebholo, the self-proclaimed “Administrative Alphabet Professor,” make history in Edo State by discovering every single letter and assigning it a ministry — budget be damned. It …
BENIN CITY – In a tragic turn of events that has left satirists and political observers weeping into their cups of palm wine, the concept of Irony was declared critically ill today after being found battered and unconscious outside the Edo State Government House. The prime suspect in the assault? Governor Monday Okpebholo, who has …
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News IGP obtains court order to scrutinise Sowore's bank accounts There are nations where public officials resign over plagiarism, undeclared gifts, or even the crime of eating pineapple on pizza. Then there is Nigeria — where shame has not only packed its bags but has caught the next available night bus to Cotonou. Take, for …
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Edo people, take a close look at this so-called MoU that was proudly flashed on Arise TV. Two signatures.Signature 1: Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor.Signature 2: Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogbobor, Director-General, Edo State Diaspora Agency. And that’s it. Not a single signature from EuroAfrica CCI, the supposed “investor” bringing in $250 million. …
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