Tag: Benin
Man bags 13 months for stealing recharge card
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo on Wednesday sentenced one Endurance Ebose, 40, to 13 months imprisonment for stealing…
Man bags 7 years imprisonment for impersonating EFCC personnel
A Benin High Court on Thursday, sentenced a middle-aged man, AKeju Isaac to seven years in prison with hard labour…
Osinbajo arrives in Benin on 2-day visit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Thursday afternoon arrived in Benin for a two-day official visit to the state.
Human trafficker sentenced to 7 years imprisonment
A Benin High court in Edo State has sentenced a 47-year-old human trafficker, Richard Ehigie, to seven years imprisonment.
Confusion in Benin as drivers protest accident that claim 4 lives
There was pandemonium at Siloko Road in Benin, capital of Edo State, Tuesday morning, when commuter bus drivers mounted a…
Customs zonal command loses N360m revenue in 2017
The Nigerian Customs Service, Zone ‘C’, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) lost about N360 million in revenue generation in 2017, the…
India shows appreciation to Nigeria, Benin for support in recovering missing ship
India has thanked the governments of Nigeria and Benin for their help and support in locating a ship that went…
Army To Begin Combat Competition On Monday
The 2 Division of the Nigeria Army said it would begin Annual Inter Brigade Combat Proficiency competition on Monday in…
Cultists set one ablaze, shoot 2 others dead in Benin
Renewed cult restiveness in Benin, capital of Edo State, has resulted in the killing of three persons between last Friday…
Fire Guts Benin Shopping Mall
A fire gutted the POWA Plaza located on Etete Road in Benin on Monday evening destroying goods and properties worth…
Gunmen kill retired oil worker in Benin
The police in Benin, Edo State, have confirmed the killing of a yet-to-be identified man by suspected assassins in Benin,…
Edaiken N’Uselu palace pulled down in Benin
The palace of the Edaiken N’Uselu, the palace of the Crown Prince and Heir apparent to Benin Kingdom, in Benin…
Cult war: Footballer, 2 others shot dead in Benin
Three persons, including a footballer, were reportedly shot dead on Thursday night in Benin City, in a cult war between…
2 men remanded over homosexual act in Benin
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday ordered the remand of two men, Paul Frank, 31, and Ejimofor Christian,…
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Fire destroys goods worth millions of Naira in Benin supermarket
Few days to Christmas, goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in an early morning fire which gutted Phill-Hallmark Supermarket,…
Man nabbed for stealing 10 catfish
An Evbouriaria Magistrates’ Court, Benin City, on Thursday sentenced one Sylvester Livinus, 22, to four months imprisonment for stealing 10…
Buhari inaugurates Upper Siluko road in Benin
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Gov. Adams Oshiomhole-led Government of Edo for the construction of phases II and III Siluko…
No absolute immunity for president, governors in Nigeria’s constitution – Falana
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has argued that Nigeria’s Constitution does not guarantee absolute freedom for…
Pickpocket nabbed at Edo APC primary election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An unidentified middle-aged man was arrested by security agents at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, venue of the…
Pictures: Edo APC governorship primary in Benin
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC on Saturday 18 June held its governorship primary in Benin.…
1,200 policemen for Edo APC primary election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Command has announced the deployment of no fewer than 1,200 policemen to provide security for…
How Stephen Keshi died in Benin
Family sources have explained how Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, former Nigerian football captain and coach died. Keshi, 54, died early today…
Police parade 6 suspected homosexuals in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin: The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone, Benin, AIG Musa Daura, Thursday announced the arrest…
Funeral rites to be suspended in Benin
The Benin Traditional Council has called on residents of Benin kingdom to bury their dead ones as all funeral rites…
Oshiomhole builds 30-feet underground drainage in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has assured residents of Sokponba Area of Benin City that the over…
Lassa Fever victim dies in Benin
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Michael Ibadin, has confirmed the death of…
Robbers murder night guard in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 52-year-old night guard simply identified as Abdulahi, has been murdered by suspected armed robbers in a phone…
Robbers murder night guard
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 52-year-old night guard simply identified as Abdulahi, has been reportedly murdered by suspected armed robbers in a…
Fuel Scarcity: Passengers agonise as commuter buses disappear in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin As the fuel situation in Benin and other major towns in Edo state remains critical, few commuter buses…
Waste collectors protest intimidation by govt officials in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Independent waste collectors in Benin City, Edo state, on Tuesday marched through several streets of the metropolis, to…