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Don Advocates Data-Driven Housing System, Long-Term Tenure in Nigeria By Editor  A Professor of Applied Valuation at the Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, Prof. Isaac Olatunji, has called for a radical transformation of Nigeria’s housing delivery system through data-driven housing choices and long-term tenancy models. Delivering the 24th Inaugural lecture of FUOYE titled “Housing Care and Support for Nigerians: Exploring the Optimality Dimension to a Critical Real Estate Decision” at the Victor Ndoma-Egba Auditorium, Olatunji argued that housing delivery in Nigeria must move beyond mere shelter provision to a scientifically guided system capable of guaranteeing citizens’ well-being and economic stability. The don introduced what he described as the “OPTi Revolution,” a housing decision-support framework built around the Optimality Index (OPTi), which he likened to the global Moody’s rating system. According to him, the system mathematically balances income, transport...

 Okpebholo Greets Muslims On Eid-al-Adha Celebration Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has congratulated Muslims in Edo State and across Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s Eid-al-Adha celebration, urging them to continue to uphold the virtues of sacrifice, obedience, love and peaceful coexistence as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim. The Governor said Eid-al-Adha remains a significant period for reflection, devotion and commitment to the will of Almighty Allah, stressing that the lessons of the festival should inspire citizens to work together for the peace, unity and development of the state and the nation at large. Governor Okpebholo commended the Muslim faithful in Edo State for their continued prayers, support and contributions towards the growth and stability of the state, assuring them of his administration’s commitment to inclusive governance, infrastructural development and improved welfare for all residents. He ...

How Governor Okpebholo Is Driving Edo’s Emerging Energy Revolution By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele  The recent engagement between the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) may have appeared to many as a routine stakeholders’ meeting, but it revealed something deeper about the direction of governance emerging in Edo State. At the meeting, the Commissioner for Oil and Gas Resources, Hon. Andrew Momodu emphasized the governor’s determination to deepen the development of the oil and gas sector in Edo State, particularly the LPG subsector. He highlighted the importance of promoting wider LPG adoption as a cleaner and safer alternative for household energy use while stressing the need for increased investment in LPG expansion and accessibility across both urban and rural communities. Discussions also focused on safety standards, operational compliance, investment opportunities, and the expansion o...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT Like Oyedokun, We Are All Decapitated By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, May 26, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/like-oyedokun-we-are-all-decapitated/   "When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions,” William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet (Act IV, Scene 5). Long before Shakespeare, the Greek tragedians had warned that when a state loses its moral balance, suffering ceases to be an accident and becomes a national destiny. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, a plague descended on Thebes because leadership failed. In our own Nigeria today, terror stalks everywhere because of a leadership that talks and talks and plays politics.   Citizen Michael Oyedokun chose one of the noblest careers in life. He elected to be a teacher. Teachers are molders of characters and shapers of humanity. They are the ones who take children from the cradle, refine them and make them good ornaments that the world celebrates. Oyedokun was...

FG Provides Free Obstetric Fistula Treatment In Edo, Calls On Women To Embrace Opportunity Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Medical Director of the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Ugbor, Benin City, Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, has said the Federal Government is providing completely free treatment for women suffering from obstetric fistula, including surgery, feeding and transportation support. Speaking during a free medical outreach session with journalists in Benin City, Sunday-Adeoye said the facility was established to provide specialised care for women living with Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) and Recto Vaginal Fistula (RVF), conditions that result in the uncontrollable leakage of urine and faeces through the vagina.  Adeoye asserted that the centre, located along Ugbor Community Road in Benin City, is the fourth and newest National Obstetric Fistula Facility established by the Federal Government to address the growing burden of obstetric fistula across the country. ...

‎NPFL 2025/2026:  Insurance FC Draw Remo Stars 1-1, As Rangers Are Crowned Champions  By Editor  ‎ ‎Bendel Insurance on final day of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL maintained their dignity and pride as they came from behind to score a late equalizer to share the spoils with relegation threatened Remo Stars in Benin. ‎ ‎The Benin Arsenals, though were not at their best,but fought hard to cancel the SkyBlue Boys first half goal lead in the extra time. ‎ ‎Victor Mbaoma had put the desperate visitors in front 45+3rd minutes with just a minute to end of first half ,raising the hope of survival for the defending Champions.  ‎ ‎Substitute Chijioke Akuneto came to the rescue of the Benin Arsenals a minute to the final whistle when he turned inside the box to find the right corner of the net with unstoppable short to end the tensed game at 1-1. ‎ ‎Recall Insurance FC defeated Remo Stars 3-2 in their first round meeting in Abeokuta and the SkyBlue Boys c...

Professor Olatunji Delivers FUOYE’s 24th Inaugural Lecture, Holds 70th Birthday Anniversary  By Editor  It is double celebration for Professor Isaac Ayodele Olatunji of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), as the professor of Applied Valuation will, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026; deliver FUOYE’s 24th Inaugural Lecture on the topic: “Housing Care and Support for Nigerians –The Optimality Dimension to a Critical Real Estate Decision.”   Two days after the inaugural lecture, Professor Olatunji will treat friends and relations to another round of celebration as he marks his 70th birthday anniversary on Thursday, May 28, 2026.   Professor Olatunji, a former Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management (EDM) FUOYE, was at a time the Head of Department of Estate Management - Valuation, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, before moving to FUOYE.   A source within the University described the inaugural lecture as “unique because it c...