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Okpebholo Backs Plan For Edo Computer Village, Promises Partnership With Telecom, Laptop Dealers By Editor  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said his administration will work with telecom and laptop dealers in the state to set up a modern market for their trade, including a proposed Edo Computer Village. The governor made the commitment on Tuesday at Government House, Benin City, while receiving members of the Telecom and Laptop Dealers Union, Edo State, led by their Chairman, Akhile Ighalo Rodney. Okpebholo told the delegation he understood the sector well, having started out in business himself. He praised the union for seeking a structured relationship with government and urged members to stay focused as they build their enterprises. "I am part of you because I started the way you are today. One thing is to have something doing; another thing is to be focused," he said. He recalled watching Computer Village in Lagos grow from a small associatio...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT   (OPINION) Àmúpìtàn: How Many Ghosts Will Vote At Our Election?   By Suyi Ayodele   (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, November 3, 2026)   https://tribuneonlineng.com/amupitan-how-many-ghosts-will-vote-at-our-election/   Real politicians would tell you that ‘elections are not rigged on the day of voting.’ They would say that real rigging of any election begins with the voters’ registration process. It is at this stage that those who would win would win, and those destined to fail would fail. Election days are mere coronation days.     I recall an incident that occurred years back in December 1987 during the zero-party local government election introduced by the regime of Military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.   In the voters’ register of one of the polling units in a neighbouring community where I served as the Presiding Officer (PO), we saw names like Akikaragba Joseph, Esiso Jumoke ...

Edo CPC  Discovers Fake Adulterated, Expired Products In Tivona Supermarket  ... Seizes Confiscated Products Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Edo State Consumer Protection Committee, under the leadership of Mr. Iyamu Osaro Culture, led by his team has visited TIVONA SUPERMARKET, where they  discovered some expired products, such as rice, biscuits, creams, Chivita, tomatoes, palm oil, sanitary pads, and Maggi (chicken flavour), etc displayed on the shelves for rebate. During the visit to the popular supermarket the Management Committee of the Edo State Consumer Protection Committee also discovered some other products (drinks) such as Planet Apple, Pure Palm Sap, sweet, D'Angelus, Angel, etc., were confirmed as adulterated products and were confiscated. He disclosed,"Today, the 2nd of November, 2026, the Management Committee of the Edo State Consumer Protection Committee, under the leadership of Mr. Iyamu Osaro Culture as Chairman, led its team to TIVONA SUPERMARKE...

LAPO Founder, Ehigiamusoe Admonishes Young Entrepreneurs Not To Use Loans To Start Business  By Editor  The founder of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), Dr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe, has advised young entrepreneurs to avoid loans or borrowed money when starting a new business. He also cautioned  that depending on loans at the early stage  could undermine the survival of a new enterprise and business  Dr. Ehigiamusoe, gave the advice during a conversation titled:"  From Ideas to Enterprise, organised by DeeMoat Hub Books & Ideas," said young entrepreneurs must first learn to mobilise personal resources and support from family and friends before considering borrowing to finance business expansion. Speaking on lessons from his book, Twelve Commandments for Business Owners: A Guide to Business Success, the microfinance pioneer stressed that while external funding was important for business growth, loans should not be the starting point for an in...

Motorists Praise EDSG As Repair Work Starts On Failed Portions In Benin Metropolis By Editor  Motorists have commended the Edo State Government (EDSG) for commencing repair work on failed portions of roads in Benin metropolis to ensure safer and more motorable roads for residents. The state government is taking advantage of the dry season to rehabilitate failed portions of roads, as the Edo State Road Maintenance Agency (EDSRMA) has mobilised personnel and equipment to carry out extensive repairs across the state.  Residents who spoke on the ongoing rehabilitation and repair works commended the determination, commitment and zeal of the government to ensure that roads across the three senatorial districts are motorable and safe for road users. Some of the roads inspected include Federal Avenue, off Boundary Road; Ihama Road; Adesuwa Road by Boundary Road Junction; Evbhukhu-Sapele Road; and the second junction by Faith Motors, among others. Speaking to journalists on...

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...