by Iyobosa Omoregie A middle aged man has died after a woman bit off his private part, during a fight. The incident occurred around Isihor area of Benin city, Edo. According to residents, the lady ran her SUV car into the Honda SUV of the deceased, which led to a heated argument between the... Read More
by Damilola Jagun According to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, if the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari gets elected, he would not look into the past to probe corrupt people and leaders. Oyegun stated that Buhari would have no time to dig into the past, as the future... Read More
by Iyobosa Omoregie National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has, yet again, criticised President Goodluck Jonathan, this time describing his administration as a failure. Tinubu says Jonathan’s incessant excuses to Nigerians is testament to his inability to continue to preside over the affairs of the nation, therefore urging him... Read More
by Iyobosa Omoregie Armed robbers have reportedly killed a pastor during a robbery operation, in Benin. Godfrey Agbonwaneten, pastor in charge of Evidence of the Gospel Church, Benin, was murdered in Okhunmwun community, Ovia North-East LGA of Edo State. The pastor was shot dead in the wee hours of Tuesday, December 9, by armed robbers, who raided... Read More
by Adedayo Ademuwagun Thousands of Ivorians marched in Abidjan last Tuesday to protest the government’s ban of the sachets used to bag water, usually called pure water in Nigeria. The government banned the sachets last month to cut down on litter and clean up the environment, but protesters said the move has put many people... Read More
by Akan Ido An Oredo Magitrate’s Court on Monday remanded a nursing mother in prison custody for dousing her husband with hot water mixed with pepper. The woman who was identified as Obiaka Friday reportedly committed the said offence on November 8, 2014 at First Ihogbe St., Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) Road, Benin City,... Read More
by Iyobosa Omoregie Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has revealed that he is prepared to file a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, over its constant dabbling into political affairs. Oshiomole made this known on Tuesday, 28 October, at a town hall meeting in Imagwe college, in Benin, where he stated that the... Read More
by James Sambo The Federal Government is set to introduce toll payments at Nigeria’s borders with neighboring African countries. The new development was revealed on Friday, 24 October, by the chairman, Concessioning and Tolling Committee, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Alhaji Mohammed Gusau. Gusau was speaking at the Idiroko border when members of the committee visited... Read More
by Adedayo Ademuwagun After the first Ebola case in the country was reported in July, people feared that the outbreak would overpower the healthcare system and result in a pandemic. But the government performed remarkably and the outbreak was snuffed out within a few months. Today, Nigeria is officially free from Ebola. Borders are a... Read More
by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan says he is confident that the activities of insurgents and cross-border criminals will soon reduce substantially, based on the agreement reached at Niamey by the leaders of Benin, Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria. Last week, precisely on 7 October, the leaders had met to discuss the intensification of joint... Read More
by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, will embark on a one-day official visit to Niamey, Niger Republic today, to participate in an ‘Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.’ According to a statement by Rueben Abati, the president’s spokesperson, “Jonathan and other participating Heads of State and... Read More
We deliver your news brief for Monday, 29 September, 2014. The Peoples Democratic Party’s leaders in Edo on Monday said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s credibility gave him party’s endorsement for the second term. The Edo PDP Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, in an interview in Benin, said “nobody is contesting President Jonathan’s second endorsement. “PDP... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe The All Progressives Congress, APC, says President Goodluck Jonathan is oblivious of reality, following his statement that the Peoples Democratic Party will win back Rivers and Edo States at the upcoming elections. During a rally organised by the South-South PDP in Edo on Saturday, 27 September, Jonathan had declared that the ruling... Read More
by Isi Esene Tom Ikimi, who recently dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today told newsmen that he left the party to earn his respect. He said this today while he was being received by PDP leaders at the party secretariat in Benin, the Edo State capital. He reiterated... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju On the night of Monday, 22 September, a Nigerian man was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with pellets of drugs suspected to be heroin. The drugs were ingested by the man, who was intercepted while on transit from Pakistan to Benin. The police on the case have disclosed that the... Read More
by Akan Ido Three dead babies were, this morning, found abandoned along the Second East Circular Road, Benin, Edo State. The gory sight was discovered by residents of the area who immediately alerted the police. Reports say two of them were wrapped in clothes and kept in a paper carton under a palm tree, while... Read More
by Jewel Stephen To mark the launch of its service in the city of Makurdi, GOtv on Wednesday, 20 August 2014 held an open air concert at the Cool-off Park. Hosts for the event were Radio Benue’s On-air-personality, Henry Ipole aka H316, Archbishop of the Microphone Diocese supported by comedian Eneche. In GOtv’s characteristic nature... Read More
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by Iyobosa Omoregie The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) promised to remove all broken- down vehicles along all major Highways across the country. The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, said this decision was to create free-flow movement of vehicles on the nation’s highways. Oyeyemi, who spoke through Mr Austin Aipoh,... Read More
by Isi Esene Samson Ahigbe, the leader of a gang of mobile phone robbers have been shot dead by the police in Benin City, Edo State. Ahigbe, popularly known as ‘Agada’ was reportedly the ringleader of the gang which operates around Oba Ovoramwen Square in Benin. Reports say Ahigbe was shot dead when he and... Read More
by Obinwanne Mordi Stories making the rounds that Cameroon has closed its borders with Nigeria and suspended all flights to and from Nigeria fearing the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) through international air, seaports and border land outposts, have been confirmed. Speaking on the Hausa Service of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) monitored in Maiduguri,... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju On Tuesday, 12 August, the Edo State Police Command arrested a 19-year-old boy in Iguosa community, Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a dog. The teenager, who was identified as Osagiator, reportedly took the dog to an uncompleted building and had carnal knowledge... Read More
by Chude Jideonwo I have just returned from an exhilarating tour of some major cities with my new book, and inevitably acquired the tag of intellectual along the way (the other day, a random person on Twitter called me a ‘Lagos intellectual’ and left me quite giddy – forget the fact he was actually attacking... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Last year, a magazine broke a story which insinuated that Beninoise actress/musician, Ella Martins and Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, were lesbians and involved in a romantic relationship. The story was so huge that it prompted Ella Martins and Genevieve to debunk the rumours, but it seems the Beninoise entertainer is still feeling the... Read More
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