Tag: Benin
Protest as flood washes away 6-year old primary school pupil
As floods continue to ravage parts of the country with attendant death tolls, a six-year-old primary school boy identified simply…
Britain establishes Human Trafficking task force in Benin
The British Government on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria’s effort towards effective and result-oriented war against human trafficking in…
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…