Tag: Benin Republic
Benin Republic to deploy 150 military troops to MNJTF
The Benin Republic has announced its readiness to deploy 150 military troops to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), a…
Benin businessman to contest in presidential polls
A prominent Benin businessman, Sebestien Ajavon, announced on Sunday he would run for president in an election scheduled for February…
Benin Prime Minister in copter crash, escapes unhurt
Benin’s Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou walked away unharmed after the helicopter he was travelling in crash-landed in the north of…
We will help Benin Republic conduct credible elections in 2016, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria will assist the Republic of Benin in conducting free and fair general elections…
5 arrested over illegal dredging
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested five person for…
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission are to deploy 8,700 troops to…
Buhari: Boko Haram will be wiped out this year
President Muhammadu Buhari has for the first time boldly given a timeline for the end of the Boko Haram insurgency.…
Nigeria, Benin launch anti-smuggling campaign
By Jeff Ezemadu The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have jointly launched operation “Hawk Descend” against…
Buhari’s experience key to his success – Benin President
President Boni Yayi of Benin Republic, on Thursday said past experiences of president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, would be useful during…
Elections hold in Benin Republic, a key test for Boni Yayi
Benin headed to the polls Sunday in legislative elections seen as a key test for President Thomas Boni Yayi, whose…
Nigerians Hold Freshers’ Nite In Benin Republic Varsities
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Campus Square can authoritatively report that Nigerian students studying in universities in Benin Republic are set to…
Benin reports 2 possible cases of Ebola, one a Nigerian
Benin said Thursday that it has placed two patients, one of them a Nigerian, with Ebola-like symptoms in isolation and…
Wives of Niger top politicians arrested for trafficking Nigerian babies
The wives of two prominent politicians have been arrested in Niger following the dismantling of an alleged baby trafficking ring…
Concerted War Against Terrorism
For the first time since the terrorist group Boko Haram held sway in Nigeria and striking in some of the…
Ex-Central African leader lands in Benin for exile
The former Central African Republic president Michel Djotodia on Saturday arrived in Benin, after resigning under pressure for his failure…