Tag: Benin
UEFA Champ League: Arsenal Face Besiktas
English Premiership side, Arsenal will play Turkish side Besiktas in the Champions League play-off round, while Celtic, who have Super…
Bullet charm fails as Man kills friend
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Tragedy struck in Benin on Saturday 5 July when a 25-year old man identified as Osamame Isekhuere (alias…
Kidnapped father of lawmaker regains freedom
Pa Ogbewe Samson, the father of Rep. Osagie Samson, Minority Whip, House of Representatives, who was kidnapped on 18 May,…
Motor Accident kills 15
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A ghastly motor accident that occurred on Ewu Hill at the Benin/Auchi Road in Edo state has reportedly…
Nigeria, Cameroon others ‘declare war’ on Boko Haram
Nigeria and its neighbours on Saturday vowed to work together to combat Boko Haram in what Cameroon President Paul Biya…
School Administrator Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin has arrested Edward Rotimi Olayebi, son of the proprietor of King of Kings Junior…
I will not sleep until abducted girls are rescued – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said he will “not sleep” or rest on his oars until the over 200 abducted girls in…
WAFU Cup: Benin defeat Golden Eaglets 3-1 on penalties
The Golden Eaglets failed to book a place in the final match of the WAFU B Tournament on Friday following…
WAFU Cup: Benin set up semi-final clash against Nigeria
Nigeria and Benin would meet clash for the first time in six years at the semi-finals of WAFU B Tournament…
Furniture maker dies in sexual escapade
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 44-year-old furniture maker, Julius Iyenakpe, allegedly slumped and died on Tuesday 1 April in an hotel in…
Royal fathers back Oshiomhole on Edo House sale
The Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba Erediauwa, the Crown Prince, the Royal fathers of Opoji and Okpella and many others…
US, UK teach Nigerian, African troops counter-terrorism combat
The Nigerian military, in conjunction with special forces from the UK, U.S., Spain and Netherland have begun a training to…
Nigerian leaders bad examples, says Yeni Kuti
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Yeni Kuti, eldest daughter of late Afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has said it was wrong for…
Commuters Groan As Okada, Keke Ban Bites Hard In Benin
The withdrawal of commercial motorcycles from roads in Benin metropolis, southsouth Nigeria, Monday began to cause hardship as thousands of…
Slain UNIBEN student shot in the chest
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Claims by the police in Benin that Ibrahim Momodu, student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, who was…