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Okpebholo Assures Quick Operationalisation Of 83 Division In Edo By Editor  Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has assured that the state is ready for the operationalisation of the Nigerian Army’s 83 Division in Benin. Okpebholo gave the assurance on Thursday during an inspection visit to the temporary facility of the 83 Division in Benin, where he assessed the progress of ongoing work at the facility. He said the location, which was bushy when he last visited about two weeks ago, had been cleared, adding that the next phase was the fencing of the facility. “Last time we came here about two weeks ago, this place was very bushy, but today you can see everywhere is cleared and the next thing now is fencing. “We are set for the 83 Division here in Edo State, by the grace of God. Everything needed to complete this place for the military to inhabit here is ready and we are set,” he said. The governor said Edo was strategically located in the South-South, recalling that the state s...

Edo Govt Renovates 65 PHCs, Recruits 1,000 Health Workers Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hon. Chris Okaeben, has asserted that, the Edo   carnival that is coming up in December this year will be organised to enhance to unity of Edo people, build trust on the people and attract investment to the state. Chris Okaeben made the statements  on Wednesday in Benin City while speaking at the state government’s monthly press briefing usually organise by the Commissioner for Information and Strategic, Prince Kassim Afegbua. Okaeben said the governor of Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo as a man that believe and value the rich cultural heritage of the state has directed the Ministry to put everything in place in order to ensure a successful Edo cultural carnival. " We have in our calendar every year is an annual event. The Edo first is still very much in place and the Edo Caninval which will be coming up towards the e...

Police Parade 50-Year-Old Man For Abducting, Impregnating Minor In Edo Eben Enasco Reporting The Edo State Police Command has paraded a 50-year-old man, Nicholas Nusa, for an alleged abduction and sexual abuse of five female children. According to the Police, the suspect abducted the children from the Ibillo-Imoga axis of the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. A preliminary investigation revealed a shocking discovery where one of the minors was impregnated by the suspect and lost her baby after undergoing surgery. The Police say the five children have now been rescued and reunited with their families, while the suspect will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation. Confessing to the crime, the suspect Nicholas Nusa, admitted to housing the 4 victims in one room apartment where he had sexual intercourse with one of the victims.  When asked about his occupation, he said he was a carpenter and a Preacher, with Serebum and Seraphim Church. He said one...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT OPINION:The Stranger In APC’s Kitchen By Suyi Ayodele   (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, September 22, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-stranger-in-apcs-kitchen/ Can a stranger in one’s kitchen chase away the owner of the house? I answer with a resounding YES! History is replete with instances where strangers take over the homesteads of their hosts. The wisest of humanity ever, Orunmila, on three different occasions lost his home to the strangers he took home; some out of pity and the others as apprentices. The West has different laws to describe situations that society cannot explain. In our elementary Economics class, we were taught that the French economist, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, first propounded the Laws of Diminishing Returns before the duo of David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus expanded it, and made it popular. In Chemistry, they have Charles' Law on Volume, which states that “the volume of a given mass of gas is directly pro...

Gov Okpebholo Appoints  Alenkhe's As Substantive MD Of EBS Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of  Festus Alenkhe, as the substantive Managing Director of the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). This was contained in a press release statement issued by the  Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq, said De. Festus Alenkhe is a seasoned broadcaster with extensive experience in journalism, media practice and public service. The statement read,"The Edo State Government wishes to inform the general public that the Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Festus Alenkhe as the substantive Managing Director of the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). "Alenkhe is a seasoned broadcaster with extensive experience in journalism, media practice and public service.  "He has served in various leadership capacities, includi...

Gov Okpebholo Appoints  Alenkhe's As Substantive MD Of EBS Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of  Festus Alenkhe, as the substantive Managing Director of the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). This was contained in a press release statement issued by the  Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq, said De. Festus Alenkhe is a seasoned broadcaster with extensive experience in journalism, media practice and public service. The statement read,"The Edo State Government wishes to inform the general public that the Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Festus Alenkhe as the substantive Managing Director of the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). "Alenkhe is a seasoned broadcaster with extensive experience in journalism, media practice and public service.  "He has served in various leadership capacities, includi...

Monday Lines 2 OPINION: Shehu Sani Tells Truth To His North By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 21 September, 2026).  'Truth Is Trouble' is Professor Niyi Osundare’s latest book. What the poet laureate says in English, we say in another sense in Yoruba: Òótọ́ korò, truth is bitter. Then there is Ayékòótọ́, the name we give the parrot, the irrepressible bird that sees and tells. The name itself carries a verdict on the human condition: Ayé ko òótọ́, the world rejects the truth. Perhaps that is precisely why Osundare insists "truth is trouble." Two months ago, on July 13, 2026, when I wrote ‘Why Oriire was not Chibok’, a professor friend from the North fired me a hot warning: “Unfortunately, my Brother Lasisi, I must be frank with you; you are likely to lose some of your friends if you persist along this your one-man anti-North campaign.” I replied Prof with a laugh, a smile and a rejection of the charge of being anti-anyone. “N...