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Monday Lines 1 OPINION:Brazil, Nigeria And Our 'Nine Fingers' By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 2 November, 2026).  I was in Brazil in 2009. We landed at Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, and its surroundings looked so much like Abuja’s; and I said so. An official of the Nigerian embassy told me that the planners of Abuja specifically copied much of Brasilia as the model for Nigeria’s new capital, conceived in 1976. I nodded. I read a bit of Brazillian history. Brazil had this political alliance called “coffee with milk” (aliança do café com leite). It was an informal political arrangement generally dated to 1894–1930. Through that alliance, the oligarchies of the state of São Paulo, the coffee powerhouse, and the state of Minas Gerais, associated with dairy farming and cattle, dominated federal power. With their wealth and large electorate, they alternated the presidency of the country between them. Does ...

✕ NUJ Nominates Bauchi Gov’s Media Adviser, Gidado For 2026 Media ICON Award  By Editor  The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has approved the recommendation of the award committee on honouring some distinguished Nigerians especially veterans in the Media Profession. Among the awardees for the 2026 Media ICON award includes the former Deputy President of the NUJ and currently the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Bauchi State Governor, Comrade Muhktar Gidado. Comrade Muhktar Gidado was nominated for this year’s award by the award committee and approved by the National Secretariat of the NUJ scheduled to take place this week in Abuja. Already the leadership and entire members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bauchi State Council, has congratulated Comrade Mukhtar Gidado on this prestigious, well-deserved honour. A statement issued by the Secretary of the Council, Isyaka Ismail, described the nomination of Gidado for the 202...

NDLEA Arrests Two Europe-Based Nigerians With 3.46kg Of Cocaine at Abuja Airport By Editor  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Nigerians living in Europe after they allegedly ingested a combined total of 200 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.46 kilogrammes while attempting to travel from Abuja to Paris, France. The suspects, identified as Aliocus Godian Odife and Sam Blackborn, were arrested on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, during the outward clearance of an Air France flight, AF 832, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The agency disclosed that both men had travelled to Nigeria for holidays before allegedly attempting to return to Europe with the illicit substances concealed in their stomachs. In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA said the suspects were intercepted after body scans conducted by operatives indicated the presence of foreign objects in their digestive systems. According to the...

Enabulele Praises Bendel Insurance’s First Away Win, Says Third Position Not Enough By Editor  The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, has applauded Bendel Insurance Football Club following their impressive 2–1 away victory over Kwara United in their Matchday 11 encounter at the Rashidi Yekini Main Bowl, Ilorin, Kwara State, insisting that occupying third position on the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) table is not enough to achieve the club's ambition for the season. Bendel Insurance recorded their first away victory of the 2026/2027 NPFL season after staging an impressive comeback to overcome Kwara United in an entertaining encounter, further strengthening their position among the league's leading contenders. Kwara United took the lead in the 47th minute, but the Benin Arsenals responded through their captain, Kayode Oke, who restored parity five minutes later. The visitors completed the comeback in the 56th...

Edo NSE Inaugurates Engr. Obanor As 24th Chairman Of Benin Branch  ...As NSE President Appeals To Members To Support New Executive  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  National President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE),  Engr. Ali Alimasuya Rabiu, FNSE, has appealed to members of Edo state branch of NSE to work with the new inaugurated executive committee to ensure there is progress in the state. Engr. Ali Rabiu made the statements during the inauguration of Engr. (Dr.) John  Obanor as the 24th Chairman of NSE, Benin branch, and his executive committee in Benin city, Edo state urged the leadership to improve on the achievements of her predecessor. Engr. Ali Rabiu was represented by Engr. Evukowhiroro Ojegba, FNSE, said," the NSE Benin branch occupied important space in the professional community of Edo state. And the wider in general space of our country, through professional fellowship, technical engagement, knowledge sharing and the promotion of en...

RTIFN Inaugurates Edo Chapter, Visits Okpebholo For South- South Mobilisation Votes For Tinubu Re-Election ...As DG Extols  Governor's Regime For Ongoing Development Efforts Across Edo Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin    The group, Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria (RTIFN), has inaugurated its Edo State chapter as part of efforts to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.   The group says it is extending its mobilisation campaign across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to promote the policies and programmes of the Tinubu administration. The Director-General of RTIFN, Ahmed Balla, stated this during the inauguration of the Edo State chapter, held as part of the group's South-South rally, empowerment programme and town hall meeting aimed at engaging residents on the administration's achievements.    Speaking after the inauguration, the Edo State Coordinator, Honourable Idiake Patric...

Widows Call For Justice, Wants Edo Govt. Intervention Over Alleged Murder Of Their Husband  By Editor      Windows and other family members of Azuka Sunday have cried to the Edo State Government and other relevant authorities to quickly intervene and to bring to justice over the sunden disappearance and alleged death of late Azuka Sunday, who is suspected to be among the victims of a mass murder that happened recently in Obagie N’ Evbuosa in Benin City, Edo state. Speaking on behalf of the family at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council Secretariat in Benin City, Joy Azuka, the second wife of the deceased, said that the incident happened on the 4th of November, 2024. Azuka said she received a phone call announcing an alleged attack on the victim and his colleagues, added that her husband was a brick layer that engaged in building works, had gone to work on a building located in the Obagie N’ Evbuosa area of Benin. According to her, the victi...