OPINION: Warri, A Distressed And Dying City

August 16, (THEWILL) — Who will restore Warri to its glorious days? A city that was once the pride of all Wafarians is now a shadow of itself, rusty and reeking with the aroma of poverty occasioned by systemic decline, with people cocooned in...

By-election: PDP raises alarm over alleged abduction of ex-senator’s sons in Edo

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has raised the alarm over the alleged abduction of two sons of a former senator, Clifford Ordia. DAILY POST reports that Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, the state caretaker committee chairman of the...

Develop Domestic Tourism, Akwaaba Founder, Uko Charges African Countries

Charles Ajunwa The Founder and organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Ikechi Uko, has called on African countries to develop their respective domestic tourism. According to him, with 1.4 billion people from 54 countries, Africa gets less than...

Edo Bye-Elections: PDP Candidate Lament Presence Of Vigilantes, Thugs In PU

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Ovia Federal Constituency, Rev. Johnny Aikpitanyi has lamented the massive presence of vigilantes and thugs at his polling unit, unit 7, in Oghede, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo...

BEDC MD hails Prof. Ize-Iyamu’s UBTH CMD appointment

From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, BEDC Plc, Engr. Jonathan Lawani, has said the appointment of Prof. Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching...

Benin City Residents Applaud Government’s Crackdown On Illegal Revenue Collectors

Residents of Benin City have expressed widespread relief and support following the Edo State Government’s decisive ban on unauthorized revenue collection by various unions and associations, including NURTW, ANNEWAT, RTEAN, Drivers on Wheels, and...

Why Nigeria shares electricity with the Benin Republic – Energy commission boss

The Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, says the country’s decision to supply electricity to neighbouring nations like the Benin Republic is a strategic move, not merely a commercial one.Speaking in an...

Sharing 6% of Nigeria's hydro power with Benin strategic - Energy commission DG

The Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustafa Abdullahi, has stated that sharing six per cent of Nigeria’s hydro power with close neighbours, Benin Republic, is strategic even as the nation is still grappling to hit 6000MW. In an...

Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu Arrives Benin Airport After Receiving Appointment Letter As CMD

The newly appointed Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Professor Idia Inibokun Ize-Iyamu has returned to Benin City from Abuja, where she went to collect her appointment letter. Pius Nsogho reports that an...

Benin Purchased Belarusian Caiman Armored Vehicles

The Armed Forces of the African country of Benin have purchased Belarusian Caiman armored vehicles. The armored vehicles were presented during a military parade on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of independence, which took place on August 1....

Benin-Based Activist Kelly Osunbor Raises Alarm Over Threat to Life

A human rights activist based in Benin, Comrade Kelly Osunbor, has reported an alleged threat to his life following a dispute over renovation payments within his community. The activist claims he refused to pay a demanded amount, which has now led...

ECOWAS Deploys Technical Mission To Enhance Crisis Detection In Ghana And Benin

ECOWAS PEACE FUND AND EARLY WARNING DIRECTORATE LEAD TECHNICAL MISSION TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS IN GHANA AND BENIN. The ECOWAS Commission, through its Early Warning Directorate (EWD) and the ECOWAS Peace Fund (EPF), is carrying...

EXPLAINER: What exactly is Nigeria’s foreign policy?

In a rapidly shifting global order—where nations are at once more connected and yet, in some ways, drifting apart—foreign policy has become a compass for navigating change and defining relations. For those seeking to understand Nigeria’s...

Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu Visits Nigerian Pastor Jailed in Benin, Reaffirms Citizen Diplomacy

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has visited Benjamin Egbaji, a Nigerian pastor in incarceration for two years in the Republic of Benin, following complications in litigation against him. This is as the minister...

Nigeria, Benin Republic strengthen trade agreement

Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, said Nigeria and the Benin Republic are set to deepen trade ties between both countries and boost intra-country cooperation while tackling obstacles to trade. This is coming on...

Odumegwu-Ojukwu Visits Nigerian Cleric in Benin Prison

Michael Olugbode in Abuja Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has visited Benjamin Egbaji, a Nigerian pastor in incarceration for two years in the Republic of Benin, following complications in litigation against him....

We haven’t abandoned you, minister tells Nigerian pastor incarcerated in Benin Republic

From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has told a Nigerian pastor, Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in the Republic of Benin, that the Nigerian government has not abandoned him....

Benin rejects proposed bill on permanent chairmanship for Ooni, Sultan

BY BEN OGBEMUDIA The Ogbakha-Edo Indigenous Peoples Welfare Foundation has rejected a bill seeking to make the Ooni of Ife and the Sultan of Sokoto permanent co-chairmen of the Nigerian Council of Traditional Rulers. Speaking in Benin City,...

Residents Rejoice as DSS Allegedly Captures Mahmuda Terror Leader Near Benin Republic Border

Residents of communities in Kwara and Niger States, bordering Benin Republic are jubilating following the capture of Abubakar Mahmuda, leader of Mahmuda, currently one of the most feared terror groups in Nigeria, THISDAY learnt on Wednesday....

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