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Articles by Sebastine Ebhuomhan
Tompolo, Otuaro’s Organic Door-to-Door Rallies Tinubu’s Re-election
Politics By • On Thursday, 9th July, 2026, the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, a grassroots political platform for mobilising voters for the re-election of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, inaugurated its national leaders.
Knock On Every Door, Convince Nigerians,’ Akpabio, Yilwatda Charge Door-to-Door
Knock On Every Door, Convince Nigerians,’ Akpabio, Yilwatda Charge Door-to-Door Politics By Sebastine Ebhuomhan • 11 Jul 2026 Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has charged supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to knock on every door, respectfully, to canvass for the votes necessary to re-elect Tinubu for a second term as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Search For AAU Vice Chancellor: The Allegations, The Lies, The Truths
1 The search for a substantive Vice Chancellor at the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, is almost concluding.
Where Will PDP’s Businessman, Ighodalo, Take His Appeal After Supreme Court?
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Monday, 23rd June, 2025. Abuja. Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC)-elected governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo’s defeated opponent and People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate, Dr. Asuerinme Ighodalo, should have his wish to hear his petition challenging his loss of Saturday, 21st September, 2024, governorship election granted by the Supreme Court of Nigeria any time from now.
Oba Ewuare In Dubai, Woos Global Investors To Edo
The monarch of Benin Kingdom, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, is in Dubai, the eponymous capital city of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populous of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East.
I Want To Lead AAU To Produce More Elumelus, Keyamos, Others -Orbih
Chief Daniel Osikheme Orbih is a household name in the contemporary politics of Edo State and Nigeria. From being a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he rose to become the Chairman of Edo State Chapter of PDP from which position he was elected and re-elected the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the PDP at the Zonal Congress in Calabar, Cross River State, last month.
INTERVIEW: I Want To Lead AAU To Produce More Elumelus, Keyamos, Others - Dan Orbih
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Chief Daniel Osikheme Orbih is a household name in the contemporary politics of Edo State and Nigeria. From being a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he rose to become the Chairman of Edo State Chapter of PDP from which position he was elected and re-elected the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the PDP at the Zonal Congress in Calabar, Cross River State, last month.
Adeleke Fights Oyetola Dirty, Petitions EFCC Over Contract Awards To Hair Dressers, Cronies
The petition accuses him of mismanaging a $20 million World Bank grant meant for healthcare development. According to the petition, dated March 7, 2025, Oyetola led a special Health Intervention Committee that oversaw the allocation of the grant. The committee, which included former officials such as Remi Omowaye, Dr. Rafiu Isamatu, and Bola Oyebamiji, allocated the entire sum for the renovation of 320 primary healthcare centers in the state.
How Okpebholo Saved AAU From Obaseki’s Policies—Orbih
Thursday, 6th March, 2025. Abuja. The election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State and his quick reversal of some policies of his predecessor has firmly put the Ambrose Alli University (AAU) on not only the paths of recovery and restoration but also on the paths of competition and greatness, according to Chief Dan Osi Orbih. Orbih is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State.
How Okpebholo Saved AAU From Obaseki’s Destructive Policies—Orbih By Sebastine Ebhuomhan - Gatekeepers News
The election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State and his quick reversal of some policies of his predecessor has firmly put the Ambrose Alli University (AAU) on not only the paths of recovery and restoration but also on the paths of competition and greatness, according to Chief Dan Osi Orbih. Orbih is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State.
Revisiting Oba Ewuare's Fit, Proper & Fatherly Congratulatory Message To Governor Okpebholo
Edo State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, clocked 100 days in office on Wednesday, 19th February, 2025. Fondly called Akpakomiza, Okpebholo won a peaceful, free, fair, credible and popular governorship election on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) on 21st September, 2024, defeating his predecessor’s godson Asuerinme Akintunde Ighodalo by 291, 667 votes (51.1 percent) to 247, 655 votes (43.3 percent).
No shaking for Okpebholo as APC closes case
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan The All Progressives Congress (APC) closed its case on Wednesday at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, where the Election Petitions Tribunal is hearing Edo State governorship election petitions.
APC witnesses at Edo tribunal debunk Ighodalo, PDP's allegations
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan The All Progressives Congress (APC), the third respondent in the petition marked EPT/ED/GOV/02/2024, opened its defence on Wednesday at the Election Petitions Tribunal’s hearing on the Edo State governorship election petitions, held at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja. The party called a total of four witnesses before the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member panel adjourned the hearing to Thursday for the continuation of the defence.
Witnesses Ruin Ighodalo - PDP - Edo Tribunal Adopts 151 BVAS Machines— By Sebastine Ebhuomhan - Gatekeepers News
The Election Petitions Tribunal holding at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja formally received and adopted 151 BVAS machines used for disputed election in 133 polling units on Thursday in continuation of hearing into the petition filed by Asuerinmen Akintunde Ighodalo, petitioner and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Monday Okpebholo, and the All...
Witnesses Ruin Ighodalo, PDP, As Edo Tribunal Adopts 151 BVAS Machines
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Thursday, 30th January, 2025. Abuja.
Edo election: Tribunal adjourned as PDP witnesses fail to attend
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan, Abuja The Election Petitions Tribunal adjudicating the 2024 Edo State governorship election petitions resumed at 10:00 am today at its new venue, the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Abuja. But hardly had the business of the day reached anticipated fiery exchanges when the tribunal halted abruptly and adjourned. A visibly unhappy Tribunal Chairman, Justice Wilfred Kpochi, and fellow members Justices K. B. Yusuf and A. A.
How Okpebholo is Correcting Obaseki’s Impunity, Abuse and Mismanagement of Edo State
By: Sebastine Ebhuomhan Wednesday, 4th December, 2024. Benin City.
Passion, Expectation, Agenda as Edo State Awaits Governor Okpebholo -
Monday, November 11, 2024 12:34 pm *A Highlight of the Challenges Mr Godwin Obaseki is Handing Over By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Introduction. Governor-elect, Distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo, needs the prayer of all who genuinely seek Edo State peace, progress and development as he prepares to assume power in Edo State. A new dawn beckons as history waits to unfold.
How We’re Turning IDPs To VIPs At Uhogua - Abumere
Pastor Solomon Abumere Folorunsho is the founder of the Home For The Needy, a humanitarian organisation whose motto is: giving hope to the hopeless. He coordinates the Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp at No. 12, School Road, Off Upper Siluko Road, Uhogua, Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State.
Nigeria at 64: Is the Nation Still Drinking Akamu? - By Matthew Ma
“Presently, we are witnessing our country being torn asunder, yearning for a miracle to halt the upheaval. The Nigeria we see today is a result of our collective actions, while the Nigeria we do not see is a consequence of our collective inaction. The power to shape Nigeria for better or worse rests solely in our hands. The prevailing discontent in the nation is understandable, as Nigeria has not been fair to all. The unfairness has occurred as a result of the framework we have constructed.
At 64, Is Nigeria a Poor Country?
I read a brilliant but sobering article titled Nigeria Actually a Poor Country, attributed to my friend Ben Akabueze. I couldn’t help but agree with his submission that Nigeria is indeed a poor country. A quick take at some data will aid our conversation. In 2024, Nigeria’s national budget of The 2024 Budget of ‘Renewed Hope’ is N27.5 trillion (equivalent to $36.7 billion), at ₦800 to the dollar at the current ₦1600, the budget is now about $18.3 billion.
Edo 2024 Governorship Election: A Postmortem - By Sebastine Ebhuomhan
…Issues, Factors, Expectations, Trends that Gave Okpebholo Victory …Why Ighodalo Should Save PDP from Further Mockery at Tribunal Saturday, 28th September, 2024. Abuja. The 2024 Governorship election of Edo State has come and gone. As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) scheduled, it held last Saturday, the 21st of September.
Orbih’s Suspension By PDP NWC Unlawful, Says Onoja
ABUJA – The suspension of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Vice Chairman for South-South, Chief Dan Osi Orbih, by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party is unlawful because it was made against a subsisting court order, according to Ogwu J. Onoja (SAN). Onoja said the PDP NWC should immediately and unconditionally retract the press statement announcing the suspension and all other actions related to the suspension to avoid litigation against the party.
How Obaseki Nailed Ighodalo’s Governorship Ambition
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Wednesday, 10th July, 2024. Abuja. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a quickfire appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja that dropped its governorship candidate Dr. Akintunde Asuerinme Ighodalo to the precipice of disqualification from the Edo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 21st September, 2024.
How Edo Election Candidates And Parties Stand After Primaries By Sebastine Ebhuomhan
How Edo Election Candidates And Parties Stand After Primaries By Sebastine Ebhuomhan A great deal of public debates on the Edo State governorship election of 2024 will centre on opinion polls and their values to candidates and political parties. In public opinion research, polls and surveys can indicate how people might vote during an election or the candidate that is most preferred or likely to win. There are different polls. Scientific poll, open-access poll, push poll.
Akpakomiza: Interrogating Adams Oshiomhole’s Role In Edo APC Primary
“Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favourite child,” according to Donald King, an American boxing promoter known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups.
Terrorists Attack Russia Three Days After Primate Ayodele’s Warnings &
Terrorists Attack Russia OpenLife Nigeria reports that ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert hall complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 93 people and injuring 145. The terror group took responsibility for the attack in a short statement published by ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq on Telegram on Friday.
Fekomi Herbal Unveils Bitters For Solutions To Waist Pain, Libido |
Fekomi Herbal Unveils Bitters For Solutions To Waist Pain OpenLife Nigeria reports that Fekomi Bitters, a number one herbal remedy has emerged as a breakthrough, to address waist pain, pile and revitalize men and women’s libido. This innovative solution has received official approval from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), ensuring its safety and efficacy for consumers seeking natural alternatives.
NASRE Congratulates Adaora Umeoji On Appointment As Group CEO Of Zenith
NASRE Congratulates Adaora Umeoji On Appointment As Group CEO Of Zenith Bank OpenLife Nigeria reports that the Nigerian Association of Social and Resourceful Editors (NASRE) has congratulated Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, on her appointment as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc with effect from June 1, 2024.
Special Report: Oshiomhole, Akpakomiza And APC In Edo 2024, By Sebastine
Special Report OpenLife Nigeria reproduces a piece by Sebastine Ebhuomhan, an Abuja based award-winning journalist and media consultant, who deconstructs the emerging developments in the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Edo 2024 governorship contest “Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favourite child,” according to Donald King, an American boxing promoter known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups.
Akpakomiza: The Man Edo People Want As Governor | Independent Newspaper Nigeria
SEBASTINE EBHUOMHAN Congratulations to the lawmaker of Edo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic, Distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo, on his indelible, populist and overwhelming nomination by the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Edo State as the party’s candidate in the state governorship election of September 21st, 2024.
Akpakomiza: The Man Edo People Want As Governor By Sebastine Ebhuomhan
Akpakomiza: The Man Edo People Want As Governor By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Congratulations to the lawmaker of Edo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic, Distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo, on his indelible, populist and overwhelming nomination by the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Edo State as the party’s candidate in the state governorship election of September 21st, 2024.
President Tinubu’s Palliatives to Nigerians: The Edo State Rice Controversy
A big, potential damaging controversy broke out in Edo State this week. The debate that stirred the media and social media spaces surrounds the intentional effort of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to graciously assist Nigerians with rice as Christmas and New Year food palliative for distribution by lawmakers of federal constituencies and districts in the country to cushion against hunger and hardship.
Achraf Hakimi: Between His Wife And Mother
Just as some commentators have exclaimed, Achraf Hakimi, the celebrated 24-year-old Morrocan international soccer star playing for Paris Saint Germain FC of France, may become the first man to successfully defeat a woman in a marriage litigation in a court of law, under the historically unfair and unjust European divorce laws, standing tall and straight with the help of a fellow woman.
Obaseki and the challenge of history - New Dawn Nigeria
Home Opinion Obaseki and the challenge of history Opinion By Our ReporterJan 25, 2022, 05:14 am 55 By Sebastine EBHUOMHAN. It is becoming very clear that as Edo State moves towards another governorship election that will push Governor Godwin Obaseki out of power at Dennis Osadebey Avenue in Benin City, spin doctors who will be paid to rewrite his stinking history, will labour very hard to do so with little or no success.
Forgery And Perjury: Bell Tolls for Obaseki on the Brink of Removal
Advertisement .Abuja High Court To Try Offences on Thursday .Governor Begs Supreme Court to Stop His Trial By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Advertisement Sometime in June of 2020, the sword of disqualification was dangling precariously over the head of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC).
Why Buhari, Buni, APC and Nigerians must reclaim Edo State
Home Opinion Why Buhari, Buni, APC and Nigerians must reclaim Edo State Opinion By Our ReporterNov 12, 2020, 15:23 pm 5 By Sebastine Ebhuomhan A lot has happened in the past month in Edo State, Nigeria and the globe. The dusts of some of the occurrences naturally settled in the gale of laughter, shock, unbelief and outrage. Others are still reverberating on individuals, families, communities, states and humanity.
OYC blast S/East Govs & leaders over recent meeting presidential delegates
PRESS RELEASE — The National Executive Council of the apex socio-cultural youth body in Igbo land, Ohanaeze Youth Council(OYC) under Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, after her emergency meeting on Monday 9, November 2020 at Enugu has described the outcome of the recent meeting of the South East governors and leaders as a sycophantic, watery gathering to eulogise the worst underperformed president in the world and in Nigeria since 1960.
Rejecting Obaseki, Ingratitude, Greed and Electing Ize-Iyamu: Why Edo Should Vote APC for Governorship (2)
As God has divinely decreed, the people of Edo State will go to the poll on Saturday, the 19th, next tomorrow, united with one voice to elect a new governor to administer Nigeria’s Heartbeat. The 2020 Edo State Governorship Election is expected to hold under an atmosphere of humanity, despite the fact that the environment is highly charged.
Correcting Obaseki's error with Ize-Iyamu: Why Edo shld vote APC for governorship
Home Opinion Correcting Obaseki’s error with Ize-Iyamu: Why Edo shld vote APC for governorship By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Abuja, Nigeria. Tuesday, 8th September, 2020. The long focus of theologians and historians on the relationship between Jesus Christ and the Pharisees has never baffled Christians. It seeks to capture a broader understanding of why Jesus disliked the Pharisees: a Jewish sect The Bible’s New Testament mentioned 100 times.
Edo 2020: Re: Obaseki, PDP's wicked plot to procure court order to stop APC, Ize-Iyamu: A call for judicial caution
Home Opinion Edo 2020: Re: Obaseki, PDP’s wicked plot to procure court order to stop APC, Ize-Iyamu: A call for judicial caution Opinion By Our ReporterAug 03, 2020, 18:13 pm 9 By Sebastine EBHUOMHAN Reading through the above-titled call and a generated remark, I have noted with suspicion, the motive for Mr Osazua Ivbaze’s commentary on the essay written by Hon.
Edo Election: an open letter President Buhari and Asiwaju Tinubu
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUHARI AND ASIWAJU TINUBU ON EDO ELECTION By Sebastine EBHUOMHA Your Excellency, my dear President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I hope your families are well and safe. I hope also that this letter will meet the two of you, Sirs, in joyful mood. Let me respectfully crave your indulgence, Mr President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic, to begin with a reminder.
How impunity, theft thwart stable electricity i
As the Federal Government, operators, regulators and consumers of electricity continuously engage in the effort to turn around the ailing sector, the combination of theft, fraud, violence and vandalisation of facilities has been found to be responsible for the intractable blackouts nationwide.
Corruption: EFCC 'secured 1, 500 convictions in 2016' - Official - Premium Times Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said it secured about 1, 500 convictions in the past year of 2015/2016. Head, public relations of the EFCC, South-South zone, Oladele Oyewole, disclosed this at a town hall meeting in Benin City, Edo State, titled: Fostering Citizen’s Support for the War against Corruption in Nigeria, organized by CLEEN Foundation, a non-governmental organization.
Family vows to sue council over suspension of Benin Chief Priest - Premium Times Nigeria
The family of Nosakhare Isekhure has given the Benin Traditional Council, BTC, a 14-day ultimatum to substantiate its allegations over which he was suspended as Chief Priest of Benin Kingdom. The council had, among other allegations, accused Mr. Isekhure of collecting money from people to review their cases already decided at the palace of the Oba of Benin. The family further challenged the council to name the persons involved in such alleged cases.
Oba of Benin suspends chief priest - Premium Times Nigeria
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has approved the suspension of the Chief Priest of the kingdom, Nosakhare Isekhure, from all the duties of the title. This was contained in a statement released at a press briefing at the palace on Tuesday, jointly signed by the nine highest-ranked chiefs in the palace and the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor. It said Mr. Isekhure had been suspended indefinitely. The chief priest is known as the Isekhurhe of Benin Kingdom.
Aspirant accuses APC of manipulating Edo primaries - Premium Times Nigeria
The primaries to elect candidates of political parties contesting the bye-election into the Etsako Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives held on Saturday in Edo State. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the main election comes up on January 28, 2017. It’s former lawmaker is now the state’s deputy governor thus creating a vacuum.
Family of 82-year old retired magistrate killed by robbers thanks Nigerians - Premium Times Nigeria
The family of Grace Onaiwu Omoigui, the 82-year old retired magistrate killed by armed robbers, has thanked Nigerians who gathered in Lagos and Benin to celebrate its murdered matriarch. Speaking Saturday at a Thanksgiving Service that drew the curtain on the seven-day funeral ceremony of Mrs. Omoigui, her daughter, Ifueko Okauru, said the support by family, friends, well-wishers and sympathizers showed that their mother did not die in vain.
Oyegun, Ribadu, Oshiomhole, others gather in Benin as Omoigui, mother of ex-FIRS boss, killed by robbers, is buried - Premium Times Nigeria
Tears and tributes poured in torrent in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Friday as the remains of Grace Onaiwu Omoigui were interred. Mrs Omogui, more popularly called ‘Mama G’ by her family, friends and beneficiaries of her humanitarian work, embarked on her home journey after family, friends and sympathisers lavishly celebrated the life of sacrifice, example and service to humanity she lived.
Shot dead by robbers, 82-year-old ‘Mama G’ begins home journey
Grace Onaiwu Omoigui, teacher, lawyer and magistrate, killed by dare devil robbers, begins her journey to immortality Friday, January 6. Fondly called ‘Mama G’ by her children, neighbours and well-wishers, Mrs Omoigui (nee Elekhuoba Iyeye Ogbewe-Asemota) died on November 19, 2016 from gunshot wounds she suffered during an attack by armed robbers in Benin City, Edo State, on October 24, 2016.
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