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NBC Cautions Broadcasters, Online Publishers, Others Against Election Disinformation By Editor  The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcasters, online publishers, bloggers and other participants in Nigeria’s rapidly expanding information ecosystem against the use of their platforms to spread misinformation, hate speech, inflammatory material and other content capable of undermining peaceful elections. The warning comes as political campaigns for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections commence Wednesday, August 19, 2026. This followed a statement released by Moses Jolayemi, the Technical Adviser to the Director-General of the NBC, Mr. Charles Ebuebu, the Commission, said the commencement of political campaigns places an even greater responsibility on all those who disseminate information to the public to uphold accuracy, fairness, professionalism, and responsibility. The NBC said radio and television broadcasters, in particular, must re...

After Selling ₦400million Worth Equipment For ₦200 Thousand ...As Edo Police Recovers, Parade Ex-Worker Behind AIT Benin Vandalism, 12 Others Eben Enasco Reporting. Two men are in trouble in Benin City, accused by the Edo State Police Command of wiping out ₦400 million worth of broadcast equipment for a 200 thousand naira belonging to the Africa Independent Television, AIT, station now off-Air. The suspects identified as Martins Donatus, 26, and Mohammed Abubakar, 28, were among the 13 paraded on Tuesday for allegedly vandalizing transmission equipment at the AIT, station along Benin–Idogbo Road in the Ikhueniro Community. The arrests were made on Monday, August 10, 2026, according to the State Commissioner of Police, Patrick Daaor in his Maiden press briefing at the Police Command Headquarter. According to the CP, the suspects invaded the AIT premises, which is currently off-air, and carted away master control room equipment worth about ₦150 million. The station had suffer...

  Court Remands 52-Year-Old Home Lesson Teacher In Correctional Centre In Edo  ...As CP Warns  Criminals, Collaborators To Flee The State  By Editor  A 52-year-old home lesson teacher, Daniel Erumudonmoh Okhuilegbe, has been remanded at Oko Correctional Centre, Benin City, over the alleged defilement of his 13-year-old pupil in Edo State. The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Patrick Daaor, said this on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, during his maiden press briefing in Benin City. Okhuilegbe was arrested on August 5 after allegedly abusing the trust placed in him as the child’s home lesson teacher. He was charged before the Benin High Court on August 14 and remanded in custody. Daaor warned criminals and their collaborators to leave the state, declaring that the Command had been repositioned under his leadership to prevent crime and protect lives and property. He vowed that no criminal activity recorded in the state would go unpunished, stressing that ...

Okpebholo Expresses Confidence On Edo Queens FC For Continental Glory  By Editor  The Edo State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed confidence in Edo Queens FC to make Edo State and Nigeria proud as the team departs for Burkina Faso to represent the state and country at the WAFU-B Women’s Champions League qualifiers. The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, disclosed this while bidding farewell to the players and technical crew on Wednesday morning. Enabulele commended the team for their hard work, discipline and determination, which earned them the 2026 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) championship, urging the players to take their winning mentality to the continental stage. He also commended Governor Okpebholo for his administration’s sustained investment in female football and grassroots sports development, noting that the support has provided Edo Queens with the platform to emerg...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT OPINION:Adeleke: Victory After Victory By Suyi Ayodele   (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, August 18, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/adeleke-victory-after-victory/ A long time ago, when wisdom was not yet upside down, two young men went out in search of knowledge. They both wanted the favour of the world, the type the wise men of my place call àánú ayé (favour of the world). They needed àánú ayé to be able to get the most important thing in their town. The two were differently positioned for what they both coveted. One was greatly favoured. He had the support of the king of their town. All the chiefs, prominent members (òtòkùlú ìlú) and all that mattered in the town were his friends. The chief custodian of the much-sought after object happened to be his ally. What more! Wherever the king is, is exactly where the town is (ibi tí oba wà làá pè ní ìlú). So, for the favoured, the search for wisdom was a mere formality for him; let it not be ...

Monday Lines OPINION:Adeleke And His Saturday Bulldozer By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 17 August, 2026).  APC leaders are falling over one another to own Ademola Adeleke’s victory — the same people who, barely 24 hours earlier, fired missiles to bring down his plane. They now say he had all along been their preferred candidate. Since when did the hawk and the chicken become playmates? Ẹyẹ ń bá ẹyẹ ṣeré, ẹyẹ ń tu ìyẹ́ ẹyẹ. One bird claims to be playing with another while quietly plucking its feathers. How warmly should the saved, fresh from the gallows, embrace the executioner whose rope just failed? Tuesday last week, at the Arise News TV/Nigerian Tribune Town Hall meeting for candidates in the Osun State governorship election, I asked Governor Ademola Adeleke if he was not scared of contesting against the APC — a party with more than 30 governors, the presidency and virtually everything that comes with federal power. His response...