Tag: Benin
JTF Hands over 18 Oil Thieves to EFCC
The Joint Task Force, JTF of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin has handed over 18 suspected oil thieves to the…
Edo Assembly Adjourns Over Abducted Member
The Edo House of Assembly on Monday adjourned sitting till February 11, following Sunday’s alleged abduction of its member, Mr.…
UNIBEN Unveils New Cure For HIV/AIDS
Professor Isaiah Ibeh of the University of Benin, on Tuesday announced the development of a new drug that can cure…
One dies, several ill after New Year party
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin An end of the year party organized by the Benin office of Nigeria’s Integrated Data Services Limited for…
One dies, 17 vehicles burnt in tanker fire
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A bus driver was burnt to death and 17 vehicles also burnt as fire from a fallen petrol…
Oshiomhole opens defence
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Three witnesses Wednesday testified on behalf of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) at…
Gunmen Abduct businessman In Benin
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Barely 48 hours after a renowned Benin-based Estate Manager, Dan Odiete was kidnapped in Benin City, another gang…
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Oshiomhole dresses up to receive Benin monarch
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state jettisoned his working class garb Thursday as he came to office…
Headless body puzzles Nigerian Police
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The police in Benin are working hard to establish the identity of a headless body discovered in the…
Pastor docked over visa scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, 12 November arraigned Pastor Henry Uhunmwagho, 33, before Justice P.I. Ajoku…
Oshiomhole begins new marathon, looks back, looks forward
Ademola Adegbamigbe &Jethro Ibileke Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo who was, this morning, sworn in for his second term in…
Boko Haram:Tambuwal urges FG to embrace peace
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin To put an end to the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu…
Suspects: We were tortured to admit killing Oyerinde
JETHRO IILEKE/Benin There was a twist in the murder case of Olaitan Oyerinde, late Principal/Private Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole…
Iyayi: Nigeria’s civil servants world’s most inefficient
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigerian public servants have been described as the most inefficient and ineffective in the world. A former President…
Death Of Nollywood Actor Sparks Protest In Benin
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The death of a Benin-based Nollywood actor and staff of the State Ministry of Arts, Culture Tourism, Brown…
Man, 70, jailed for raping girl
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin An itinerant 70 year-old tailor,Pius Agu, who defiled a five-year old girl (names withheld),was on Wednesday sentenced…
Oyerinde’s murder: Benin court remands Ugolor in prison
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Environmental rights activist, Rev. David Ugolor and nine others were on Friday arraigned at an Oredo Magistrate court…
74 drug traffickers arrested in West Africa
Law enforcement officers from agencies responsible for drug investigations in three ECOWAS countries have completed a week-long capacity building training-cum-operational…
Hillary Clinton arrives Nigeria Thursday
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to arrive Nigeria on Thursday in continuation of her tour of African…
Oshiomhole: Why I’m in politics
I’m In Politics To Nurture New Leaders– Oshiomhole JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that he…
Fraud suspect sent to prison
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State has refused bail to Nosa Agho, alias Obama. Agho was…
‘My Ex-commissioner Wife Came Home Without Pant’
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Husband of a former Commissioner in Edo state, David Erhabor has told Benin High Court 9, that…
Results for Nations Cup 2013 Qualifiers
Collated Africa Cup of Nations first round, second leg qualifying results Sunday: At Maputo Mozambique 1 (Sitoe 8) Tanzania 1…
Benin crown prince back home after duties abroad
The royal house in Benin, capital of Nigeria’s Edo state will throw a party Sunday in honour of the Crown…
Robbers Kill Journalist In Nigerian City
Robbers have shot and killed Chucks Ogu, a cameraman with Independent Television (ITV), a privately-owned station based in Benin City,…
Handball: Nigeria To Host ECOWAS Men Tourney
Nigeria will host the 2nd Commonwealth ECOWAS Men Handball Championship from 4-8 April at the Handball court of Abuja National…
Nigeria Paraded Overaged Players, ‘U-23 Eagles Not There Yet ‘ –Tanzania
Chief Coach of Tanzania’s U-23 team, Jemhurki Kihwelo, has attributed their 0-3 loss to Nigeria’s Dream Team V in a…
Handsworth Progress To Second Round
Handsworth Football Club of Sango Otta have moved to the second round of the Federation Cup. Handsworth FC defeated Police…
National Challenge Cup: Handsworth, Police Machine Clash In Benin
Handsworth Football Club of Sango Ota, Ogun State, are set to confront Police Machine of Markurdi on Monday in the…
Be Ruthless With Liberia; Eguavoen Charges Eagles
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen has charged his wards to be ruthless with their Liberian counterparts, when…