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  Senate Committee Chairman Ikpea Pledges Support for NDLEA in Fight Against Illicit Drugs Ikpea Media network The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s fight against illicit drug trafficking and substance abuse, following a familiarisation visit by the committee’s Chairman, Senator Joseph Ikpea, to the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. During the visit on Monday, June 15, 2026, Senator Ikpea assured the NDLEA of continued legislative support aimed at enhancing the agency’s operational capacity and effectiveness in carrying out its mandate. The senator, who was received by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), and members of the agency’s management team, commended the significant progress recorded by the NDLEA under Marwa’s leadership. He noted that the agency had undergone remarkable transformation in recent years, ...

  Joseph Ikpea: Integrity, Not Rhetoric, Determines Delivery of Political Promises — Esan Diaspora Group IKPEA MEDIA TEAM  A socio-cultural advocacy group, Concerned Esan in Diaspora (CED), has cautioned  against equating eloquent political promises with guaranteed delivery, stressing that only leaders with proven integrity and strong character can translate pledges into tangible results. The group made this known in a statement issued over the weekend by its spokesperson, Engr. Theophilus Ebhomien, while addressing supporters of Senator Joseph Ikpea’s senatorial bid in Benin City. According to the statement, persuasive political rhetoric often serves as a tool to mislead unsuspecting members of the public rather than a genuine commitment to action. “The sweetness of political promises from an orator is not a guarantee of implementation. In many cases, such promises are carefully crafted strategies designed to deceive the public,” Ebhomien said. He emphasized that the tru...

TMB Chairman Hails  Gov. Okpebholo For Bringing Agency Back To Life ...as practitioners undergo training By: Our Correspondent The Chairman, Edo State Traditional Medicines Board, TMB, High Chief Abudu Ugbesia, JP, has commended the governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo for his foresight in resucitating the agency, after several years of neglect by the previous administration, saying; "... Governor Okpebholo's foresight in bringing Edo state Traditional Medicines Board back to life, clearly supports the fact that, we cannot afford to neglect what our forefathers used effectively for several years, in solving their health challenges, moreso, that traditional medicines also complements the orthodox medicine". Chief Ugbesia made this commendation during the training of members of Edo state TMB, including practitioners drawn from the three Senatorial districts of Edo state, that held on Wednesday, June 10 2026, at John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Ac...

FEATURE INSECURITY: Where Is Our God? Where Are The gods? Are we living in illusions? By: Oriaifoh Godwins Africans, especially Nigerians believe in the existence of a supreme being that created this world, every other world, and all the natural and living things therein. As Africans, we believe too, that, whenever we call on the supreme being we worship, he answers; this is the believe of all, irrespective of religion. However, the recent dare devil activities of the terrorists, particularly in the south western part of Nigeria, raises a lot of questions about the spirituality and even the modus operandi of the supreme being. A quick look into the Bible, explains that we should expect all these evils as we approach the last days. This makes it difficult to ask Jehovah God: 'where are thou, as evil doers kill those that are gathered in your name'? Since it was written, that, all we are seeing today, will come to pass, makes many of us to conclude that, all these happenings, are...

INSECURITY: ECLG Boss, Chairs Security Meeting By: Our Reporter As security challenges rises across the country, the Chairman, Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, area, Edo State, Rt. Hon. Kelvin Ainiyalenhimi Iyere, today, Thursday 11th June 2026, convened a meeting of all the security outfits operating in Esan Central Local Government Area, as well as other stakeholders, to deliberate on proactive measures in securing our schools, other institutions and environment. Speaking during the meeting Hon. Iyere who welcomed the attendees harped on the need for all the security operatives to beef up their activities more than ever before, especially going by the current security challenges being experienced in the neighboring states in particular, and in the country at large. The head teachers of the different Private and Public schools, used the opportunity to enumerate the areas where they need intervention and support in the protection of properties and facilities of the schools, as hood...

OPINION: A Critical Response to the Removal of Certificate Forgery as Grounds for Election Petitions. By: Tony Ewaleifoh Introduction “Animal Farm, oh Animal Farm…”—a poetic warning that power, once unchecked, rewrites its own rules. The reported removal of certificate forgery as a ground for election petitions represents more than a legislative adjustment. It signals a dangerous shift in Nigeria’s democratic philosophy—from truth as a foundation to truth as a negotiable element. Legitimacy Without Integrity: Democracy is not sustained by ballots alone. It is sustained by trust. When individuals can ascend to power under questionable or falsified credentials—and citizens are stripped of the legal means to challenge them—the system ceases to function as a mechanism of accountability. Instead, it becomes a structure that protects outcomes, regardless of process. The Rise of Untouchable Leadership When truth is no longer enforceable, a new class of leadership emerge—one insulated from scr...