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OSIFO, Osa Washington, Esq.* *LL.B; B.L; LL.M; MPA; Ph.D (Comparative Economics and Development Studies); Ph.D (Law _in view_) *Lawyer | Political Scientist | Public Administrator | Policy Analyst*   *Date Thursday, June 10, 2026.* THE METAMORPHOSIS OF POWER: WHEN OFFICE REFINES CHARACTER — SENATOR MONDAY OKPEBHOLO AND THE EXCEPTION TO THE GLOBAL TWO-FACE NORMAL _An Essay on Governance, Trust, and the Leader Who Remains the Same_ _To the People, To the Nations, To Humanity,_ There is a pattern older than constitutions yet newer than every election. It is a pattern the world feels in its bones but few diagnose with precision. Men and women enter public office carrying the virtues their communities swore by — humility, restraint, empathy, moral clarity. They campaign on service. They speak the language of the market and the village. They walk the streets they promise to repair. But something happens when the office door closes behind them.  It is as if *power is...

Northern Elders Express Fear Over Continuous Collapse Of Security Across Nigeria  ...Urges Tinubu To Declare National Security Emergency  The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately declare a national security emergency, warning that worsening insecurity across the country is pushing Nigeria towards a dangerous situation. The forum said urgent and extraordinary measures were needed to halt the spread of violence, kidnappings, banditry and other criminal activities threatening national stability. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its spokesperson, Prof. Abubakar Jiddere, the group expressed concern over what it described as the continuing collapse of security across the country. The forum said millions of Nigerians now live in fear as criminal groups continue to attack communities, abduct citizens and operate with increasing boldness. “The Northern Elders Forum expresses its deepest outrage and concern over...

Senator Ikpea Extols Gov. Okpebholo For Closing Schools Aftermath Of Security Threat   ….. Calls On Constituents To Be Security Conscious, Report Strange Activities To Authorities   The senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District of Edo State in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Joseph Ikpea, has commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for the proactive steps he took by closing down some secondary schools in the state following a red alert raised by the Department of State Security (DSS) on the plan by some bandits to attack some schools in the state.   Senator Ikpea said that by closing some of the schools prone to the threat as warned by the DSS, Governor Okpebholo had shown uncommon leadership and full grasp of the elementary principle of governance which places a premium over the wellbeing of the people.   The senator, in a statement he endorsed in Benin, Edo State capital, and made available to journalists, said that with the s...

Anxiety In Edo As Govt. Shuts Down Three Schools In Akoko-Edo Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  There is anxiety, panic and tension in Edo, as the state government on Wednesday closed down three schools in Akoko-Edo local government areas allegedly owing to insecurity. The schools are; Ososo Grammar School, Ososo, Ososo Comprehensive High School, Ososo and Makeke Secondary School, Makeke. " The Edo State Government hereby announces for the information of the general public, the immediate closure of the following schools in Akoko Edo Local Government Area with immediate effect and until further notice: " Ososo Grammar School, Ososo, Ososo Comprehensive High School, Ososo, Makeke Secondary School, Makeke " This decision has been taken by Governor Monday Okpebholo as part of the government's commitment to safeguarding the lives and property of citizens, particularly students, teachers, and school personnel. " Consequently, all academic and non-academic activitie...

EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO For Fresh Alleged N69.1m  By Editor  The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) for an alleged N69,150,000 (Sixty-Nine Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) fraud before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Nkiruka was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N69,150,000. At the commencement of the proceedings, prosecution counsel, C.C.Okezie, urged the court to proceed with the arraignment, arguing that the defendant had been duly served with the charge. More so, defence counsel, Nkama Nneka, informed the court that service of the charge had only recently been effected. In his ruling, Justice Oshodi held that the arraignment should proceed in accordance with the law, hence the ch...

EFCC Quizzes Banker, Bureau De Change Operator For Alleged $2.5m  By Editor  Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have quizzing the duo of Abdulkadir Muhammed Usman, a bureau de change operator and a banker, Masa Olumense, for alleged money laundering and making and receiving cash payment in excess of the stipulated threshold for individuals. The duo were alleged to have made and received cash payments to the tune of $2,598,900 (Two million, Five hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars) which is an equivalent of about N3,638,460,000 (Three Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty Eight Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira ) without going through a financial institution which is contrary to Section 2(1) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The Commission is on the trail of other suspects linked to the fraud who are currently at large. Eereporter.com

   National Assembly Summons  Ribadu, Service Chiefs Over  Insecurity By Editor  The House of Representatives has summoned National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the nation’s service chiefs to appear before lawmakers over the worsening security situation across Nigeria.  The resolution was passed during plenary on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Sulaiman Gumi, who represents the Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State. The lawmakers expressed concern over the continued wave of killings, kidnappings, bandit attacks, terrorism and other violent crimes across the country despite repeated assurances from security agencies and the Federal Government. The summons comes amid growing public outrage over recent attacks on schools in Oyo and Borno states, where dozens of pupils, teachers and school workers were abducted by armed groups. The development also comes weeks after President Bola Tinubu assure...