Were debates a constitutional requirement of every election in Nigeria, it would have been interesting to watch Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) square up to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), his main rival in the September 19th governorship election in Edo State. ...
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PRUDENTIAL ZENITH LIFE DONATES $100,000 USD TO SLUM2SCHOOL TOWARDS FIGHTING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 IN NIGERIA
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$100,000) to Slum2School Africa to help combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria. The donation was made through a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund from the Prudence Foundation, ...
Read More »Obaseki’s Defeatist Campaign Initiatives by Efosa Osagie
All over the world, political campaign advertorials are a potent tool for engaging and shaping public opinions and ultimately winning elections. Apart from the traditional stomping, canvassing and rallies, advertorials are another sure-fire means of reaching the electorate. From the United States to the United Kingdom, Africa to Asia and ...
Read More »PDI Takes Telehealth To Grassroots Northern Communities
Pre Diagnosis International has commenced a programme of spreading its service base to various parts of the country in the bid to push for greater adoption of innovative telehealth among the country’s vulnerable and underserved communities. The company announced the first of such tactical moves for the North Central and ...
Read More »Ize-Iyamu: When God’s Grace Is Upon a Man by Tunji Fagbohun
The attitude of the average electorate to a candidate can be easily measured by how they respond to his or her political campaigns and that simply explains why some politicians go the extra mile to invest hugely in ‘crowd purchase’ for their rallies. So far so good, everything seems to ...
Read More »Joshua Iginla Begins Work on 100,000 seater city of wonders in South Africa
Popular prophet, Brother Joshua Iginla, the General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly has began work on a massive 100,000-seater capacity of another city of wonders in South Africa, bugger than the city of wonders in Nigeria. The internationally revered Prophet visited the site where the building is being erected with ...
Read More »Obaseki: From Godfather to God-demons by Funmi Williams-Fashoro
In his quest to get a second term, Governor Godwin Obaseki has made some new friends in his new party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Among them is Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State. For a name associated with avoidable controversies, pundits fear he could employ his cantankerous nature into the ...
Read More »EARL” OSARO ONAIWU’S POLITICS OF HATE, ENVY AND INGRATITUDE by Prince Emmanuel Odigie
Like any competitive sport, politics is sustained by keeping to the rules and being gracious towards competitors. It also feeds on loyalty to leadership and followership. In this write up, it will be pertinent that I don’t address Osaro Onaiwu as an “Earl”. This is because with that name, which is associated with ...
Read More »Where Does Obaseki Go from Here? by Temilorun Asorobi
When the axe dropped on the re-election bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State recently, it cut so deep that healing from it before the governorship poll in September 19 would be a miracle akin to zero coming up on a roulette table with the last try. Last Thursday, ...
Read More »Obaseki, a Man at War With Himself by Ahmed Agbabiaka
By his actions, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State set up a war against his perceived enemies and yet, continues to cry foul the loudest. Since the supremacy battle between him and his predecessor and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, there had been ...
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