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2027 Election: Dr. Iyamu Promises To Enhance Quality Healthcare, Education, Women, Youth Empowerment  By Editor  The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Dr. Paddy Iyamu, has pledged to sponsor legislation to protect vulnerable people and promote good governance if elected into the House of Representatives. Iyamu made the pledge on Tuesday when the Oredo APC chairman, Osamudiamen Osarenkhoe, led party leaders and candidates to the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City to formally introduce the party’s flag bearers to journalists. The former Edo State Commissioner for Education said his legislative priorities would include education, healthcare, women’s empowerment and youth development. He said his experience in public service had equipped him with the knowledge and contacts needed to attract development projects and deliver results for the people of Oredo Federal ...

Gov Okpebholo Extols Journalists For Sacrifices, Contributions To Nigeria’s Democracy Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has commended journalists for their sacrifices and contributions to Nigeria’s democracy, national unity and peace, describing them as critical partners in nation-building. The governor gave the commendation on Tuesday when he received members of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), who visited him at Government House, Benin City.  Okpebholo said journalists had played significant roles in defending democracy and keeping Nigerians informed, often working under difficult and dangerous conditions to ensure the public received information about events across the country. “You people have contributed to Nigeria’s democracy. You fought for what we are enjoying today. You fought for the peace of Nigeria. You fought for the unity of this country, and you remain in our hearts,” he said. The governor added that journalists...

Edo Passengers Praise Okpebholo Over CNG Buses, Call For Service Improvements By Editor  Passengers using the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses recently introduced by Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to ease transportation challenges have commended the initiative, describing it as a welcome relief for residents. One of the passengers, Madam Jane Omosede, expressed appreciation to the governor for his efforts to improve the welfare of the people, saying the intervention was helping the masses. “On my own, I appreciate the governor for what he is doing. He is trying for the masses. He is really helping us,” she said. Similarly, Mr David Imohimi described the buses as a positive development, praising the government for the initiative. “The bus is very okay. This is wonderful and very okay. The government has done excellently,” he said, while calling for improved coordination and wider availability of payment cards to make access to the service easier for pass...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT   OPINION:‘Ministers paid billions to get appointment’   By Suyi Ayodele   (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, October 27, 2026)   https://tribuneonlineng.com/ministers-paid-billions-to-get-appointment/   “A lot of ministers pay billions to be appointed, and the first thing they think of is how to recoup that money after being appointed.”   A man, who should know, Alwan Hassan, the spokesman for the All Progressives Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), uttered those words on Friday, October 23, 2026, on national television.   It is exactly five days, today being Tuesday, October 27, 2026, that those sacrilegious words were uttered. Hassan is still free as the breeze, moving about and speaking for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Some people are born lucky, some attract luck, and some become lucky by political association.   Now cast your mind back to February 13, 2026, and consider the cas...

    WHO Says Nigeria Has Zero Ebola Cases After Patient’s Evacuation To Switzerland By Editor      World Health Organisation The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the country’s index patient and her husband to Switzerland. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this in a statement published on his official X account on Monday, October 26, 2026, while commending Nigerian health authorities for their response to the infection. The announcement comes hours after the woman, who was diagnosed with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, was flown out of Abuja alongside her husband aboard a medical evacuation aircraft earlier on Monday. WHO confirms Nigeria has zero cases Janabi explained that the medical evacuation was authorised because both the patient and her husband hold Swiss citizenship, while the woman’s condition had improved suffic...

Monday Lines 1 OPINION:Peter Obi And His Igbo Backers By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday 26 October, 2026). Where is Peter Obi? Someone asked that question last Friday. Why, he wondered, had he been somewhat quiet lately? He even missed a town hall meeting with stakeholders in Jos, Plateau State, that same Friday. “That is true,” I told myself, mentally reviewing the popular politician’s recent public engagements. There had not been much to see. I called a very vocal Obidient near me in Ibadan. “Where is your candidate? If I were an Emilokan, I would just say he has become tepid, like boiling water poured into a flask of cold water.” My friend hesitated, then conceded that Obi might have scaled down his engagements. But, he insisted, that did not mean his candidate was tired. “Or that he is quitting the race,” I helped him finish. “He cannot even try quitting. He dare not.” I agreed. Obi has travelled too far to turn back casually. His core...