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Benin JDPC Calls For Collaboration To End Gender Based Violence ...As Rev. Fr. Onwugbenu Urges Partakers To Speak Out  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Justice Development and Peace Centre of the Benin Catholic Archdiocese (Benin JDPC) has called for collaborative efforts to build a society where women and girls can live in a violence free environment with dignity, safety, and equal opportunity. Executive Director of Benin JDPC, Rev. Fr. Benedict Onwugbenu stated this in his opening remarks at a Capacity Strengthening Workshop it organised in collaboration with one of its partners, Women Aid Collective (WACOL); with the theme, “Multi Level Dialogue for Men, Women, Youths and Critical Stakeholders on The Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)” held on Friday, 30 January in Benin City. Fr. Onwugbenu also stressed the need to build a society rooted in respect, compassion and human dignity. Rev. Fr. Benedict Onwugbenu, urged every community to b...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT An Incantation For Tinubu’s Next Trip By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, February 3, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/an-incantation-for-tinubus-next-trip/ Anyone who falls and does not want people to talk about it had better not fall like a man I know did, years ago. It was a Sunday service at one of the orthodox churches. The verger followed the priest closely with the pastoral staff delicately balanced in his hands as the pastoral team members made their way to the temple. Suddenly, the verger or macebearer missed his step. As he was about to stumble, he spoke the language of the elders to wit: Èmó tere ni t'Àjàò. That sounds esoteric. I will explain presently. The words were not too audible, but the priest heard him clearly. The Man of God (MoG) threw a furtive glance at the macebearer who pretended as if nothing happened. The procession continued. The service held and ended. After the benediction and the congregants dep...

NPFL26: INSURANCE FC FORCED TO 2-2 DRAW IN MINNA AS NIGER TORNADOES ESCAPE HUMILIATION  By Editor  Bendel Insurance Football Club on Sunday evening narrowly missed the chance to get another maximum points away from home as they were  forced to a 2-2 draw by Niger Tornadoes in the match day 24 of the Nigeria' Premier Football League,NPFL. The Benin Arsenals enjoyed a flying start to the 2025/26 revised fixture encounter at the Bako Kontagora stadium in Minna with a brilliant early goal scored by Nnamdi Anthony 3 minutes into the game. Wing Commander Chinedu Nwosu doubled the lead for Insurance FC in the 40th minute to increase the pressure on the host team as the first half ended with the visitors going into the break with two goals advantage. The Benin Arsenals maintained the lead in the second half till the 60th minute when A. Dalhatu struck to reduce the goals deficit and regain confidence. Insurance FC however maintained composure and resilience but were un...

Monday Lines 2 Small Talks With A Childless Mother By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune of Monday, 02 February, 2026). One sad Monday in June last year (2025), I wrote in passing about the perils of fibroid and the ruin it does to hopes, wombs and homes. I got plenty of reactions and comments, some of them from ladies who have seen everything fibroids- with all the tears and pains. One victim volunteered a close-up picture of her problem for me: “You may publish,” she said. She attached her real name to the message. I found it very surprising that she said that much. I was surprised because afflicted women rarely talk; they merely sulk on their reproductive disappointments. The person who spoke with me added that she had twice gone through fibroid procedures. “I did the second surgery because it grew back since I didn’t have children still. They say fibroid grows in a disappointed womb. It takes over when pregnancy refuses to occur.” But why did she op...

Monday Lines  Idolatry: The Worship Of A President By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune of Monday, 02 February, 2026). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm; his steps steady. His left arm tucked into the left fold of his riga; his right palm expectantly popped into the waiting hands of top appointees lined up to receive him. Ministers and governors do this airport praise-and-worship ritual routinely. From the aircraft steps to his waiting car, Tinubu left no one in doubt: power, in his court, walks with a king’s gait. 'American Idolatry: The Worship of a President' was an opinion article published in the November 9, 2004 edition of the Yale Daily News by Christopher Ashley. What I have here is the Nigerian version of that headline; it borrows from Ashley’s critique which deplores the worship of a leader who demands “support of his person in spite of his policy” and a...

EFCC Arraigns Former Benue Electoral  Chairman,  Loko, Over N1.1Billion Fraud By Editor  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, arraigned Dr. Tersoo Joseph Loko, a former Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSEIC), over an alleged N1.1 billion fraud involving public funds. Loko was brought before Justice M. S. Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Makurdi, Benue State, alongside 10 other defendants.  The defendants are accused of participating in the diversion and misappropriation of public funds amounting to N1,100,000,000. The case forms part of ongoing investigations into the handling of funds by officials entrusted with managing state-level electoral institutions.  According to the EFCC, it has intensified scrutiny of such agencies amid growing concerns over financial accountability and transparency in the conduct of elections across Nigeria. The arraignment of the former BSEI...

Court Remands Mohammed, Ex-NEDC Project Coordinator, Abuja Socialite Over ‘N2.28bn Fraud’   By Editor  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Danjuma Mohammed, a former project coordinator with North East Development Commission (NEDC), and Prince Chibuike Echem, an Abuja socialite, over alleged N2.28 billion contract fraud. Mohammed and Echem were arraigned on Tuesday at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court alongside one Aminu Alhaji, who is currently at large, on a 54-count amended charge. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. Mohammed previously served as the national coordinator of multi-sectoral crisis recovery project (MCRP) at the NEDC. The EFCC alleged that the defendants conspired to defraud Kenneth Ejiofor Ifekudu, the managing director of Diamond Leeds Limited. “That you Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed being the National Coordinator of Multi- Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project, (MCRP) North East Development Commissio...