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Edo PDP Disagrees With Okpebholo On Benin-Asaba Road Project, Says New Expressway Initiated By Obaseki
Daily Independent
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August 1, 2025
1 BENIN – Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has disagreed with the state government over the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway. The party specifically countered the state government on its statement,...
UBTH Staff School, Benin City Prize-Giving Day And Graduation Ceremony Holds Amidst Pomp And Ceremony
ITV
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August 1, 2025
UBTH Staff School Benin City Prize Giving Day and Graduation Ceremony has been held amidst pomp and ceremony. The event which attracted dignitaries, students, teachers and parents was an avenue for the management of the school to inculcate in...
The Chairperson Of The African Union Commission Message On The Occasion Of The Independence Day Of The Republic Of Benin
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 1, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends his warmest congratulations to the Government and the people of the...
PDP counters Okpebholo: Benin-Asaba expressway reconstruction initiated by Obaseki
The News (Nigeria)
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August 1, 2025
Okpebholo and Obaseki By Jethro Ibileke The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, has countered the State Government’s statement on the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway, as a product of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Leaders Congratulate Presidents Of Benin, Switzerland On National Days
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent congratulatory messages to President Patrice Talon of Benin, and President Karin Keller-Sutter of the Swiss Confederation on the occasion of their countries'...
Benin appoints Spike Lee and wife as Ambassadors to Afro-Descendants in the U.S.
Africanews
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July 24, 2025
Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee has just added another feather to his cap. Benin’s President has appointed Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, as thematic ambassadors to the Afro-descendant diaspora in the United States. The couple has been...
NDLEA arrests two during anti-trafficking walk in Benin
Eagle Online
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August 1, 2025
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday arrested two alleged drug traffickers during an awareness walk against trafficking along Ihama Road in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The suspects were apprehended while...
Max Verstappen foresees “slight rebuilding” phase for Red Bull amid disappointing season
Sportskeeda
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August 17, 2025
Max Verstappen has admitted that the Red Bull team is undergoing a rebuilding phase amid its torrid 2025 season so far. The 27-year-old, who recently spoke in an interview, detailed how the team has suffered a dip in its trajectory from a...
Alex Dunne comes clean on F1 future as McLaren junior is linked with a seat at Cadillac
Sportskeeda
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August 17, 2025
Alex Dunne has recently weighed in on his Formula 1 future amid growing speculation. The McLaren junior driver detailed how he would be pleased just to be on the 2026 grid. The 19-year-old, who has seen his talent shine in the spotlight following...
Benin Launches AI Voice Model in Fon to Boost Digital Inclusion Across West Africa
I Africa
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July 23, 2025
The Institute for Inclusive Digital Africa (IIDIA) and Benin’s Agency for Information Systems and Digital Technology (ASIN) have launched a Regional Innovation and Digital Technology Lab in Cotonou. Its first initiative is the development of a...
Grammy Winner Ciara Accepts Offer for Benin Citizenship, a New Way to Reckon with its Slave Trade
Good News Network
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July 31, 2025
Ciara gains Benin citizenship Credit: @Ciara Instagram American R&B singer Ciara has been awarded citizenship to the African country of Benin as part of a new law that aims to attract the African diaspora. Like similar initiatives in neighboring...
EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Lagos Post Online
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July 31, 2025
Home/Crime/EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City CrimeHeadlines The operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday July 31, 2025 arrested 47 suspected internet...
INEC declares APC’s Ikpea, Igbinedion winners of Edo Senate, House by-elections
The Sun Nigeria
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August 17, 2025
From Tony Osauzo, Benin Joseph Ikpea of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of last Saturday’s by-election for the Edo Central Senatorial District of Edo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...
U.S Singer Ciara Gets Benin Citizenship
News Central TV
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July 31, 2025
American singer Ciara was officially granted Beninese citizenship during a ceremony on Saturday, becoming one of the first public figures to benefit from a new law offering nationality to descendants of enslaved people. The Grammy-winning artist’s...
Watch first teaser of epic 1897 Benin fantasy film ‘Osamede’ (VIDEO)
Premium Times
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July 31, 2025
Gold Lilies Productions has released the first official teaser for ‘Osamede’, a highly anticipated Nigerian historical fantasy film set in the mystical world of the 1897 Benin Empire, which offers audiences a captivating glimpse into what is...
Djuric: Visit to Benin additional impetus to Serbian presence in Africa
Tanjug
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July 30, 2025
PORTO-NOVO - Serbian FM Marko Djuric says his visit to Benin is an additional impetus to Serbia's presence in Africa and that strengthening ties with countries such as Benin is important to Belgrade due to the Kosovo-Metohija issue, as well as for...
U.S singer Ciara gets Benin citizenship under new slave descendent law
Africanews
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July 31, 2025
U.S singer Ciara received her Benin citizenship at a ceremony on Saturday, making her one of the first public figures to benefit from a new law granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. The Grammy-winner's acquisition of nationhood...
How Ansaru, Al-Qaeda Leaders Were Arrested – FG
Lagos Post Online
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August 17, 2025
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has announced that the Federal Government, on Friday, apprehended two notorious terrorist leaders who were globally wanted. The suspects, identified as Amir Mahmud Mohammed Usman, popularly known...
Road users groan over dilapidated Benin-Warri road
Punch
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July 30, 2025
Road users face harrowing trips on the dilapidated Benin-Warri highway, with commuters and transporters losing hours in gridlock and chaos. A visit to the road on Wednesday revealed a pitiable condition as the federal highway has become a death...
Truck crash causes gridlock on Sagamu-Benin Expressway
Punch
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July 30, 2025
An accident involving two container trucks grounded traffic flow along the Sagamu Expressway on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro learnt that the accident occurred in the early hours of the day. It was gathered that the drivers who were both heading into the...