August 23, 2025 - The Postcard

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Gov Okpebholo Issues Ultimatum to Cultists to Leave Edo State

Demolishes Building Used for Cult Initiations Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has in a bold demonstration of zero tolerance to criminality, issued a stern ultimatum to cultists, kidnappers, and criminal elements to vacate the state immediately, or face the full weight of the law. This declaration followed the demolition of a building in...

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Is INEC an Institutional Impediment to Nigeria’s Democratic Development?

By Augustine Eigbe, Ph.D The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the mainstay of Nigeria’s electoral democracy, entrusted with regulating and conducting free, fair, and credible elections. However, recent controversies and allegations of bias raise questions about whether the commission is a bastion of democracy or an impediment to its consolidation in Nigeria. With...

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Gov Okpebholo Restores Water to Edo Central Communities, Revamp of Ojirami, Ikpoba River Dams Underway to Strengthen Supply Across Edo North, South

The Edo State Government has recorded a major milestone in its ongoing effort to guarantee clean and sustainable water supply across the State, with the completion of a comprehensive overhaul of the Ugboha Water Supply Scheme in Edo Central. The rehabilitation exercise, which has restored full water reticulation to Ugboha and parts of Uromi...