Clotilda slave ship descendant seeks Benin citizenship to honor ancestor’s wish to return home

The small west African nation of Benin last year enacted a law granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people to acknowledge the country’s complicity in the transatlantic slave trade, and promote tourism. Cassandra Lewis, whose family’s...

Petrol smuggling thrives at Nigeria-Benin border despite ban -Report

Petrol smuggling from Nigeria to the Benin Republic is thriving along the Saki-Okerete border in Oyo State, despite a federal ban on the movement of goods across the crossing, a report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR)...

Benin Electricity Distribution Company pledges employee-focused policy in new document

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc has proposed a Condition of Service document geared to enhanced equitable employment terms and growth opportunities for staff. This was just as the company stated that it has recruited over 70...

Okpebholo’s Vision Reformed Public Service – HOS

1 … Okpebholo’s Good Governance Brings Pleasure, Not Pain – Ohonbamu The Edo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo has been described as an administrator, whose vision and pragmatic leadership qualities have brought about development and...

Photos of Benin's traditional mask festival as ancient customs come alive

PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are tied to ancient customs and traditions. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read...

Benin City Residents Call For Access To Church-Built Schools For Members

Edo govt, PDP bicker over Benin-Asaba road construction

The Edo State Government and the Peoples Democratic Party have exchanged words over the reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Road. Governor Monday Okpebholo had inspected the road on Wednesday where he hailed the Federal Government for the project,...

Singer Ciara Receives Benin Citizenship After Tracing Her African Roots

Sani, others commend NSA as security forces capture Al-Qaeda linked terror kingpins

A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has described the arrest of two top leaders of Nigeria’s Al-Qaeda-linked terror group as a decisive step in the nation’s war against extremism. In a post on his X handle at the weekend, Sani commended...

Edo PDP Accuses Governor Okpebholo of Misleading Claims Over Benin-Asaba Road Project

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo of making misleading claims about the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway. In a statement released on Saturday, the PDP, through the...

Energy theft worse than kidnapping - Benin Disco

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company has drawn a stark comparison between electricity bypassers and kidnappers, warning that illegal connections are destroying power infrastructure and depriving law-abiding customers of stable electricity....

Edo PDP blasts Okpebholo for claiming initiation of Benin-Asaba road project

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticized Governor Monday Okpebholo for what it described as misleading assertions regarding the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway. In a statement issued on...

PDP Faults Okpebholo’s Claim On Benin-Asaba Road Project, Describes It As Misleading

News Investigators/ The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s claim of initiating the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement on Saturday,...

PDP to Okpebholo: You lied over Benin-Asaba road project

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Governor Monday Okpebholo’s claim of initiating the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement on Saturday, the...

PDP faults Okpebholo’s claim on Benin-Asaba road project

The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s claim of initiating the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement on Saturday, the party’s...

Edo PDP attacks Gov. Okpebholo over claim on Benin-Asaba road project

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described Governor Monday Okpebholo’s claim of initiating the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement on Saturday, the party’s...

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PDP Slams Gov Okpebholo Over Benin-Asaba Road Claims

Speaking via a statement issued on Saturday by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, the PDP said the governor’s claim of initiating the project distorts established public records. The party insisted that the project was neither conceived nor...

A call for truth in the time of misinformation: Catholic Archdiocese of Benin

…Replies to the allegations made by ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE. He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit. — Proverbs 12:17 (RSVCE). The times we live in today call for moments of truth so that falsehood may not...

Olanma Ojukwu: Collaboration Between Nigeria, Benin Tour Operators Spurs Tourism

The co-founder and Managing Director of GOTA International Group, a travel and tourism company, Dr. Olanma Ojukwu, speaks on how collaboration between tour operators in Nigeria and Benin has started yielding results for both countries. She also...