Tag: Benin
Oshiomhole reshuffles cabinet
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle in the State Executive Council. He took…
Driver, 11 passengers in Young Shall Grow bus die in Benin crash
Cyriacus Izuekwe Twelve passengers have died in a road accident after a 16-seater inter-state transport company bus crashed into a…
Abortion syndicate busted in Benin…doctor, 4 nurses arrested
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of the Zone 5 of the Nigerian Police Force in Benin, Edo State, have busted an abortion…
Chess federation to introduce chess to 12,000 school children
Licon Adeyemi, President, Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF), says the federation plans to introduce 12,000 school children to the game in…
Nigeria, Benin begin border dispute settlement
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Thursday began a 3-day official visit to Benin Republic, to dialogue with the country’s…
Family petitions Arase over death of son in police custody
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of Benson Obode family, who allegedly died while in custody of the police in Benin, have petitioned…
Benin pledges 800 troops to anti-Boko Haram force
Benin’s president has vowed to contribute 800 troops to a regional force intended to combat the Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group…
5 assassins arrested by Police in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Five persons have been arrested and paraded by operatives of the Zone 5 Police Headquarters, Benin City, for…
Pandemonium in church as man dies during deliverance in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A pentecostal church in Benin, Edo state, Hope Ministry was on Tuesday thrown into pandemonium as a deliverance…
Multiple road accident claim 5 lives in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Multiple road accident which occurred along the Benin-Auchi-Abuja highway in the evening of Saturday has reportedly killed five…
Suspected cultists hack man to death in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unknown assailants have allegedly hacked a yet-to-identified man to death, along Reliance junction on Aduwawa road, in Ikpoba…
Orange connects Benin, Canary Islands to submarine cable
Orange, together with the other members of the ACE consortium, has announced the launch of the ACE cable in Cotonou,…
Army deserter arrested for armed robbery in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An army deserter, simply identified as Lance Corporal Adegoke, has been arrested for armed robbery in Benin, Edo…
Woman dumps 3-day old baby, arrested in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Residents of Obazuaye Street, off Osakpamwan Street, Evbareke Quarters, in Benin, capital of Edo state, on Tuesday woke…
Pastor, 4 others nabbed for murder, cultism in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A self-acclaimed pastor, Greatman Ita, and four others persons have been arrested by operatives of Edo Police Command,…
Grandpa arrested for kidnapping in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested a 53-year old grandfather, Fred Ikhimu Arobi, suspected to be leader a…
Cultism: 14 JSS Students Arrested In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The renewed war against cultism in Edo state has led to the arrest of 14 Junior Secondary School…
Prison inmate escapes in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of Nigeria Prison Service on Monday morning watched helplessly as an inmate at the Benin Central Prison…
Traditional ruler in possession of police rifle detained in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested and detained the traditional ruler of Sasaro, a community in Akoko-Edo local…
Benin Elders Call For Massive Votes For APC Candidates
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Apparently scheming to avert being in opposition at the federal level, members of Benin Leaders of Thought on…
INEC Sacks 2 Electoral Officers In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sacked two Electoral Officers attached to Oredo and Orhiomwon local government…
Man arrested for shaving woman’s pubic hair
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 35-year old man, Ibrahim Adamu is currently in police net in Benin for allegedly shaving the pubic…
Buhari: Wild jubilation in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Wild jubilation and reactions have trailed the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) as Nigeria’s President-elect, with many…
One shot dead in Benin at election ground
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle aged man, identified as Igie Osayande was reportedly shot dead on Saturday at Obagie in Ikpoba-Okha…
Army intimidate journalists in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of Nigerian Army has begun systematic intimidation of Nigerian journalists this morning in Benin, Edo state. Journalists…
Policeman, 2 Women Collapse At Patience Jonathan’s Rally In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than three persons, including a policeman and two women collapsed on Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia…
Oba of Benin, Crown Prince warn against using their names for campaign
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, has warned that he “has never mandated any of his chiefs to speak…
Benin Royal Family Blasts Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The younger brother of the Oba of Benin and the Enogie of Obazuwa, Prince Edun Akenzua, has lampooned…
Decomposing Body Of Woman Causes Pandemonium In Benin Market
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at Oregbeni market, located along Benin-Agbor road in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State…
85 Year-Old Community Leader Beheaded In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An 85 year-old community leader in Arougba village, in Oredo local government area of Benin metropolis, Goodluck Uwumahongie,…