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Beyond rhetoric: SEDC takes giant stride to restore Southeast agro-economy

Beyond rhetoric: SEDC takes giant stride to restore Southeast agro-economy

By EMMANUEL NZOMIWU As the legendary Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu famously said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the South East Development Commission (SEDC) took a giant stride towards restoring Eastern Nigeria’s agro-economy with the flag-off of a 200-hectare pilot integrated model farm at Nomeh […]
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Oshiomhole and the path of honour

Oshiomhole and the path of honour

RECENTLY, a group of people who identified themselves as ex-students union leaders bought spaces in the newspapers to admonish Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, Edo State governor, to take the path of honour.

Onolememen and the Works Ministry

Onolememen and the Works Ministry

SINCE the constitution of the Federal Executive Council by President Goodluck Jonathan after his 2011 victory at the general election, many government ministries and agencies have attested to the fact that governance have recorded a great departure from the past.

Nigerian Satellites: The way to go!(1)

Nigerian Satellites: The way to go!(1)

One should be rightly puzzled that I would venture to write about the country’s satellite program at this time of national crisis with Nigeria having to deal with Boko Haram, infiltration of the administration by fundamentalist groups, unprecedented lack of personal security, untold hardships caused by the abrupt withdrawal of fuel subsidy in the background of endemic corruption and the continuing lack of essential development of the country.

Edo 2012: Will PDP build a sandcastle?

Edo 2012: Will PDP build a sandcastle?

YES and no. For the benefit of those who are not conversant with the infantile indulgence of building sandcastles at seaside picnics or at the village playground, their construction tickles the aesthetic imagination of little kids.

Edo 2012: Internal democracy as PDP’s watch word (2)

Edo 2012: Internal democracy as PDP’s watch word (2)

IT is on record today that within the 18 months of his truncated four-year term Osunbor increased salaries twice and salaries were never owed even for one month as the state experienced industrial harmony for the period.