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Monday Lines 2 OPINION:PDP, APC Are Mere Jerseys By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 02 March, 2026).  Journalist arrived at the Government House with a proverb on his tongue.  “Your Excellency,” he began after the courtesies, notebook open, “in Yoruba, there is a word: Apanimáyọdà.” The APC governor smiled faintly. “The one who kills without unsheathing a sword.”  “Exactly,” the journalist said. “A + pa + ni + má + yọ + idà—the agent who destroys without drawing blood. No blade flashes, yet the opponent falls. I remembered that word when the president said last Wednesday while breaking fast with senators that he was accused of killing opposition whereas he had no gun; that he was not coercing defections to the APC. Yet governors, senators, state lawmakers keep crossing over. No shots fired. Still, the opposition dissolves, like salt in the rain.” The governor leaned back, untroubled. “You are suggesting invisible warfare?”  “...

Monday Lines 1 OPINION:The War Of Hubris In Iran By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 02 March, 2026).  Nigerians when they cry, even the bereaved gets scared. Because they are an impossible people; everything divides them. The Iranian crisis is the latest divider. I see Trump supporters across the Middle Belt and the South. I read anger across parts of Nigeria's Muslim North. Some who once applauded the brutal, deadly suppression of Shiites in Kaduna (even unleashing street mobs on their corpses) now rage that the arch-enemy has killed a Shiite supreme leader in Iran. Hubris sits in the house as ‘Stand Straight,’ while its servant walks the world as ‘The Unbending.’ Imperfect translation of a perfect Yoruba saying. But that is the simple story of America and Iran — of Donald Trump and Ali Khamenei — and the collision of pride that has brought the world to the perilous moment which started on Saturday. The war that began on Saturday was unnec...

NPFL26 MD28 : Insurance Defeat Ikorodu City 4-0 In Benin  Bendel Insurance Football Club , Sunday produced a spectacular and dominant display against visiting Ikorodu City, thrashing the  Lagos boys 4-0 in the match day 28 of the Nigeria Premier Football League. Young Striker Alex Oweifaleya showed character and strength as he bagged his first hat trick in the premier league football. Alex opened scoring for the Benin Arsenals in the 15th minute of play to provide the needed bost his side who returned from Nasarawa Utd without a point. Insurance mercurial midfielder Udom Wisdom doubled the in the 24th minute before Alex made it 3-0 in the 27th. The Benin Arsenals went into the halftime break fulfilled after their powerful response and revenge against the Lagosians who pipped them 1-0 in their first round encounter in Lagos. On their return for the remaining half , the game looked balance as the visitors however came out stronger but the hosts proved ready and well ...

Gov Okpebholo Joins Benin Electricity Protest, Promises Stakeholder Meeting On BEDC Fracas  By Editor  Governor Monday Okpebholo on Monday joined youths and residents at Ring Road in Benin City protesting the lingering blackout and billing concerns linked to the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), urging calm while promising swift stakeholder engagement. Addressing the crowd, the governor expressed solidarity with the demonstrators, noting that electricity challenges cut across all segments of the state. “I was just passing by and saw people gathered here at Ring Road. I stopped to find out what the issue was, and they said you were protesting. I said, yes, we are all youths, and I have come to join you,” he said. Okpebholo added that any form of short-changing Edo residents affects the entire state. “When we talk about short-changing Edo people, it affects all of us — our parents in the villages, our brothers and sisters in the cities, and everyone stan...

  Keeper Obasogie Denies Match-Fixing Allegations as SWAN Backs Goalie, Calls Suspension Premature Super Eagles goalkeeper Amas OEaglesbasogie has strongly denied allegations of match-fixing levelled against him by his Tanzanian club, Singida Black Stars SC, describing the claims as unfounded and damaging to his image and integrity. In a statement made available to journalists on Friday night in Benin, the former Bendel Insurance F.C. shot-stopper maintained that he has “never in his career engaged in match-fixing and will never do so.” Obasogie insisted that the goals he conceded in recent matches were the result of footballing errors rather than deliberate misconduct. The Sigida FC goalkeeper was on Friday handed a three-month temporary suspension by the club following the errors he committed during their CAF Confederation Cup clash against Flambeau du Centre FC and an NBC Premier League fixture against Namungo FC. Reacting to the development, Obasogie said: “I respec...

Okpebholo Praises Edo’s Grit As State Ends 24-Year Wait With Niger Delta Games Titlel Iduozee Efe   Monday Okpebholo has hailed the resilience, discipline and unity of Team Edo after the state was crowned overall champions of the second edition of the Niger Delta Games, tagged ‘Edo 2026,' ending a Two-year wait for a major multi-sport tournament title. Edo topped the medal table with an impressive haul of 52 gold, 34 silver and 25 bronze medals, amassing a total of 111 medals to surge past traditional powerhouses, Delta and defending champions Bayelsa in a keenly contested week-long regional fiesta. The triumph marks Edo’s first major tournament victory since hosting and winning the 2002 National Sports Festival, breaking a title drought that had lingered for over two decades. Receiving the overall winners’ trophy on behalf of Governor Okpebholo at the closing ceremony held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, the Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, comme...