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Gov Okpebholo Explains Amendment Of Assembly Financial Autonomy Legislation ...Says No Constituency Project Has Been Executed Since September 2025 Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has said the recent amendment of the Financial Autonomy Law of the Edo State House of Assembly and the Judicial Autonomy Law was aimed at promoting transparency, accountability and due process in the management of state funds. The governor stated this on Monday when he received traditional rulers from Esan South East Local Government Area, led by the Onojie of Ubiaja, His Royal Highness Curtis Iredia Eidinojie I, at the Government House in Benin City. He said the amendments were necessary to prevent the people from being shortchanged, adding that no constituency project had been executed since September 2025 despite funds being allocated for such projects. According to him, the State House of Assembly is responsible for appropriating funds and cannot perform the functions of the Execut...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT OPINION: Abuja’s God Of Hunger And Relief   By Suyi Ayodele   (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, September 1, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/abujas-god-of-hunger-and-relief/   What kind of leader first makes survival unbearable, waits until elections approach, and then presents relief from that suffering as evidence of compassion?   How do we say thank you to the one who afflicts, then cures? How?   The elders of my place are masters of simile. When situations or things are similar, they go philosophical. Proverbs and metaphors are the languages of the elders. I pour libation to operate in their orbit today. My earthworm has venerated the soil, may the earth open to me. Àṣẹ!   The shell of a peanut resembles the tiny coffin of the smallest mouse èlírí (Ohun tó jọ ohun la fi ń wé ohun; èpo ẹ̀pà jọ pósí è èlírí). Objects are compared on the basis of their similarities. The elders knew the power of comparison long b...

Edo Deputy  Commissions Ambulance, As CMD Extols Him For Facilitating  Establishment Of  Oncology Centre At UBTH ...Commends Tinubu, Minister of Health, Pate's Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, has commended Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Dr. Dennis Idahosa, for his sustained contributions to healthcare development in Nigeria and Edo State, particularly his role in facilitating major federal health interventions in the state. The CMD made the statements during the formal presentation of a state-of-the-art and commission of ambulance to UBTH, describing Idahosa as a “detribalised Nigerian” who has consistently demonstrated a commitment to improving healthcare delivery. According to her, said Hon. Idahosa's during his tenure in the House of Representatives, played a significant role in facilitating the establishment of the Oncology Centre at UBTH, one of only t...

Monday Lines OPINION: Tinubu, Atiku, Ige And A 1998 Story By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 31 August, 2026) There is an old Nigerian joke about Noah and the Ark; author unknown. God warned Noah that a flood was coming and gave him six months to build an ark. But this Noah was a Nigerian. Before he could cut the first plank, Nigeria happened to him. How did it start? “And the Lord spoke to Noah and said: ‘I will give you six months to build Me an Ark. At the end of six months, I will send rain to cover the entire earth and destroy all bad people. However, I want to save a few good people, and the animals, two of every kind. So I am ordering you to build an Ark for Me,’” said the Lord. And in a flash of lightning, He delivered the specifications for an Ark. “No problem,” said Noah, trembling in fear and fumbling with the blueprints. “Six months, and it starts to rain,” thundered the Lord. “You’d better have my Ark completed, or learn how t...

Bendel Insurance FC Defeat Warri Wolves 2-1 In Season Opener  By Editor  Bendel Insurance Football Club began the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) campaign today on a positive note as they defeated Warri Wolves 2-1 The Benin Arsenals came from behind with goals from  Kayode Oke and Alex Oweileyefa to secure the three maximum points in the South south Derby against Warri Wolves at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.  The visiting Deltans took the lead in the 3rd minute of the game through Towo Eventus before Kayode Oke converted a penalty kick to get the equalizer for Bendel Insurance FC. The battle raged on after the equalizer as the host team came all out in search of more goals but the visitors were lucky not to concede more before the halftime whistle as Insurance danger men Alex Oweileyefa Kayode missed several scoring chance. On return from the halftime break, Insurance coaching crew effected a quick tactical switch, introducing S...

Edo NBA Swears In New Executive, As AG Admonished Them To Protect Integrity  ...As NBA Boss Vows To Challenge Action Taken By Edo Assembly  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), known as the " Lion Bar", Edo state branch has swear in a new executive that would pilot the affairs of the body for two years. Admonishing the new exco, the Attorney General of Edo state and Commissioner of Justice, Roland Otaru, SAN, advised the newly executive to maintain good integrity. He made the statements at the inauguration and the swearing in of the new exco of the Nigerian Bar Association, Edo state branch in Benin city, Edo State. Otaru's SAN thanked the outgoing chairman and his exco for restore the fortune of the Lion Bar edifice and integrity of the Benin branch. He therefore urged the exco to seek for vision, knowledge, wisdom and integrity in order for them to excel in their various positions. Given his inaugural address, the new Edo NBA chairman...

*NEWS EDITORIAL*   By Festus Alenkhe 6,000 Teachers Employed: Governor Okpebholo Restores Hope To Edo Classrooms Education is the foundation upon which every thriving society is built. And at the heart of that foundation are teachers. In a landmark decision, the Edo State Governor, *Senator Monday Okpebholo*, has approved the employment of *6,000 teachers* into the state’s public school system. This is not just a recruitment exercise. It is a rescue mission for basic education in Edo State. For too long, many of our schools, especially in the rural areas, operated with skeletal staff. Some schools had more pupils than teachers. Others depended on PTA teachers and volunteers just to keep classes running. The result was predictable: poor learning outcomes, teacher burnout, and declining confidence in public schools. That narrative is changing. Reports from across the state confirm that *most schools in rural areas now have teachers working in their schools*. For comm...