Tag: Benin
Oyakhilome splashes N1bn on Benson Idahosa University
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Founder and President of Believers Loveworld Ministry, otherwise known as Christ Embassy, Rev.(Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, on Friday…
Edo PDP chairman survives auto crash
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, Mr. Dan Orbih narrowly escaped death on Tuesday,…
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…