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TUESDAY FLAT OUT   OPINION:How Do I Tell The President He Lied?   By Suyi Ayodele   (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, October 20, 2026)   https://tribuneonlineng.com/how-do-i-tell-the-president-he-lied/    An old man stole a chicken and was caught by the village youths. They took him, with the bird inside his bag, before the council of elders. The thief stepped forward, opened his bag and greeted his fellow elders. “Fathers of our land, use the eyes of elders to look inside this bag. Is there any chicken here?” One after another, the elders peered inside. Each saw what the youths had seen; each declared that there was no chicken. Between their eyes and their mouths, the bird had flown away.   The above fable underscores the Black Race ethos of ultimate respect for the elderly irrespective of how outlandish the elder behaves. The Yoruba ethnic group incorporates the unwritten code in one of its value systems, where it cautions t...

Monday Lines OPINION: Why Should Tinubu Campaign? He Has Won By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 19 October, 2026). One bright day in February 2017, Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, told a rally of her husband’s Zanu-PF party: “One day when God decides that Mugabe dies, we will have his corpse appear as a candidate on the ballot paper. You will see people voting for Mugabe as a corpse. I am seriously telling you - just to show people how people love their president.” Grace was not joking; Mugabe's wife meant it because that is the true meaning of democracy. A year and a week ago, 93-year-old President Paul Biya, without the stress of campaign, won Cameroon's presidential election decisively. Undisturbed, he is enjoying his eighth consecutive term. To God be the glory. Some six months ago, President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti won his sixth term with 98 percent of the vote. He is 78 and has been president for 27 years. I expect President...

Monday Lines 2 OPINION:A Senator’s Lonely Death  By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 19 October, 2026). In September 2022, the Nigerian Tribune reported the discovery of the skeleton of an engineer, Mr John Aderemi Abiola, in his house in the Adeosun/Idi Orogbo community of Ibadan. He had been out of sight for almost four years. Some of his neighbours thought he was away in Port Harcourt where he worked; others thought he was abroad where he reportedly had children. It was when snakes from his overgrown compound began invading the house next door that the community finally gained entry. They found his skeleton on the bed. He had died four years earlier with no one knowing. Now comes the account of a senator who was a somebody but died like a nobody. At the Senate’s plenary on Tuesday last week, Senator Abdul Ningi narrated how his former colleague, Bello Mandiya, reportedly slipped in his bathroom in Abuja, struck his head and died. Ac...

  Okpebholo Receives CAN Christian Icon Award  ...As Governor Says It Would Encourage Him To Do More For Edo People By Editor  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has received the Christian Icon Award from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at the association’s 50th anniversary celebration in Abuja. The governor received the award on Saturday at the National Christian Centre, Central Business District, as part of activities marking CAN’s Golden Jubilee. CAN President, Most Rev. (Dr.) Daniel C. Okoh, and the co-chairmen of the anniversary planning committee, Boss Mustapha, CFR, and Archbishop Michael Akinwale, said the award recognised Okpebholo’s commitment to compassionate public service, ethical leadership and Christian values in governance. They said the governor’s contributions to public service and his impact on the Christian community in Nigeria continued to inspire people across the country. The organisers added that the award recognis...

Deplorable Ovia River Bridge: A death Trap Waiting To Swallow Love Ones.  EBEN ENASCO REPORTING. Howbeit, we pretend not to see the deplorable state of the Ovia River Bridge, the bodies of our innocent loved ones may soon become victims of this open death trap on the Benin-Ovia-Lagos Expressway. Vehicular movement is grounded for hours, with hopes fading by the tick of the clock, as no road user is sure if they will arrive safely. Yet, the same political actors are saddled with the responsibility of guaranteeing the safety of citizens, I mean those elected years ago as leaders, have failed to provide that comfort. And still, they seek another four years in office without justifying even the safety of our movements. Some "nothing by nature" NBN, elements sing their praises, force their pen to promote them after cashing out into individuals pockets. These nothing by nature praise singers also have loved ones, but look away when people knock and seek why road users h...

PINK STEPS, STRONG  NBAWF, NAWOJ, Doctors Take Cancer Awareness To Benin Streets By Editor  NBA Women Forum (NBAWF), Edo State Chapter, in collaboration with St. Augustine Medical Center, Bisam Care Foundation, and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Edo State Chapter, took to the streets of Benin City on Saturday, October 17, 2026, for a health walk to raise public awareness on cancer prevention, early detection, and management. The sensitization walk, themed "WALK. CHECK. LIVE. PINK STEPS, STRONG WOMEN* flagged off at 7:00 a.m. from the front of the High Court and NBA House, proceeded through major streets of the city, with a brief stopover at the NUJ Press Centre, before culminating at the iconic King's Square (Ring Road). Leading the rally were Mrs. Bridget Imuetinyanosa Iguodala, Edo State Lead of NBAWF; Dr. Michael Osahumen Orhue, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; and Comrade Habiba Aniekan Sam, Chairperson of NAWOJ, Edo State Chapt...

Oba Ewuare II Pledges Royal Care For 8-year-old chess star at Royal Rapid Chess Classic ...Says the game is for "intelligentsia" By Kehinde Osagiede BENIN CITY: The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday, October 17,2026 pledged royal care for eight-year-old chess player Emmanuela Iyobosa Omoragbon as a child of the palace after playing the ceremonial first move with her to open the Royal Rapid Chess Classic 2026. The tournament is part of activities marking the 10th coronation anniversary of the monarch. The opening took place at the palace in Benin City. Declaring the girl a child of the palace, the Oba directed palace chiefs in the administrative arm to obtain her details from her mother, Mrs Doris Omoragbon, a national chess champion and senior player with the Edo State Sports Commission. "This child is now a child of the palace. From now on, I want the palace to monitor the progress of the little girl: how she is doing with chess, her education and her...