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23 Feb
Justice Igho Patricia Braimoh of an Edo High Court in Benin has fixed April 30 for hearing on an enforcement of fundamental human rights action instituted by Chukwudi Akpotowho Mudiaga over his arrest on alleged aiding of suicide.
6 Feb
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully upgraded two transformers for the Benin Transmission Substation and Ihovbor Work Centre. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs said this in a statement in Abuja. Mbah said that at the 132 Kilo Volt (kV) Benin Transmission Substation, TCN completed and energised a new…
16 Jan
Benin has received its first doses of a vaccine for malaria, the leading cause of infant mortality in the country, and will begin administering them soon, officials said late on Monday. "Malaria remains endemic and represents the leading cause of death among children under five years of age in Benin," Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin told…
2 Jan
The Federal Government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics. In a statement on Tuesday signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, the government lamented that "some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get…
13 Dec
Two Benin soldiers were killed when the motorbike they were riding hit an improvised explosive in the north of the country, two security sources and a local resident said on Wednesday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the incident in Karimama district, close to the border with Niger. But northern Benin, like its neighbours Ghana,…
7 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday met with President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic in a bid to boost economic prosperity among the countries in West Africa. Tinubu in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said cooperation is imperative for economic prosperity in the West African region. He further noted that a lack…
28 Nov
Benin's President Patrice Talon this week held his first talks with predecessor and rival Thomas Boni Yayi for two years, but opposition parties condemned the lack of progress on freeing jailed colleagues.
6 Oct
I had four assignments to accomplish in Warri. I completed three and decided to leave after reaching the conviction that what I achieved was much.
28 Sep
Two brothers, Ochuko Godfrey and Ochuko Prosper, and 14 others were on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.
1 Sep 2023
The Market Operator (MO), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, said Togo and Benin Republic owe Nigeria $1.7 million electricity legacy debt.
30 Aug 2023
A 25-year-old barber, Ogudu Matthew, and one Ajayi Osamuyi were convicted and sentenced to three years and two years imprisonment respectively for internet fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a statement said Matthew and Osamuyi were sentenced on Tuesday by Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City,…
24 Aug 2023
A soldier was killed in a robbery attack in Benin on Wednesday, the police confirmed on Thursday.

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Administrative activities were, yesterday, paralysed at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), as Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) joined their counterparts in a seven-day nationwide warning strike.
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The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, stated this while reacting to comments and commentaries by certain persons, especially on social media, concerning the status and implications of the MoU signed on February 12, 2024. 
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Environmentalists in Cross River State have called for the protection of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Drill Ranch in Buanchor community of Boki Council of the state.
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President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has criticised and condemned, in strong terms, the killing of soldiers on a peace mission to Okuoma, an Urhobo community in Ughelli South Council of Delta State. 
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Students of University of Calabar (UNICAL), yesterday, resisted an attempt by striking Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institution (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to stop examinations from taking place.
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Ondo South Youths Forum (OSYF) has appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to shelve his ambition to contest for the governorship seat in the interest of the Southern Senatorial District .
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A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has adjourned a suit filed by civil society organisations in the state against the embattled 25 members of the state House of Assembly to April 26 for hearing.
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Former Governor of Rivers State and Pro-Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Peter Odili, has said the institution is determined to produce professionals in healthcare.
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