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Questions have been raised over the arraignment, conviction and sentencing of Mrs. Meye Okuntu at the Iguobazuwa Magistrate Court, Edo State, following a petition alleging that she was denied access to legal representation and did not understand the language in which the charge was read to her. The petition, dated September 2, 2026, was written to the Chief Judge of Edo State by Comrade Vincent Abulimen, a relation of the woman, in respect of Charge No. MIGU/90C/2026. According to the petitioner, Okuntu was arraigned on September 1, 2026, pleaded guilty and was subsequently convicted and sentenced to two months’ imprisonment without an option of fine. The petition alleged that no lawyer was present for Okuntu when she was arraigned, despite an alleged request for legal representation. It further alleged that the defendant did not understand English and that the charge and proceedings were not interpreted to her in Ijaw, the language she was said to understand. The petitione...

On behalf of my family and members of staff of Transoris Construction Nigeria Limited,  I, Mr Oris Akhere Okpebholo, heartily congratulate the Executive Chairman of Esan North East Local Government Area, Honourable Saturday Iyioha, on his inauguration into office today, as the executive Chairman of Esan North East local government Council. This inauguration marks the beginning of a new chapter in the development journey of Esan North East, and I am confident that your emergence will further strengthen the hopes and aspirations of our people for purposeful and responsive leadership at the grassroots. The people of Esan North East have implicit confidence in your capacity, experience, commitment and ability to deliver the desired dividends of democracy. I therefore urge you to see this mandate not merely as an opportunity to serve, but as a solemn responsibility to improve the lives of the people and advance the development of the local government. As you assume office, I...

...always insisting on prudence, self reliance, and financial sustainability of the party..._ At a time when financial transparency and accountability remain major concerns in Nigeria’s political space, the management of party finances by the leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is being presented as a departure from the conventional approach to political party administration. The Dickson Movement (TDM), in an assessment of the party’s internal financial management, said the leadership of the NDC had demonstrated that political parties could operate with greater transparency, financial discipline and accountability. According to a prominent  chieftain of NDC and national Coordinator of The Dickson Movement for Democracy, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbidi, the leadership style of the National Leader of the NDC, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Henry Siriake Dickson, has been central to what it described as the party’s emerging culture of financial prudence and ...