Suspected burglars have reportedly looted a shop behind Oredo Local Government Council Secretariat in Benin City, Edo State Capital. “Mama Lola shop” as the shop owner is known, was burgled in the early hours of Friday when businesses the area had closed. It was learnt that 134 crates of beverages worth over N1.2 million were...
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Benin monarch issues guidelines for mum’s funeral 49 years after
Court frees 16-year-old girl in ex-boyfriend’s murder
Esama of Benin rewards praise singers
Inspector slumps, dies after football match in Edo
4 UNIBEN students escape death after final exams
CiSHAN takes Tinubu to task on HIV funding
Truck drivers block Benin-Lagos road over assault by tax collectors
2027 polls: Electoral Reform priorities for Nigeria
Man pledges N2m gift for ex-Cop arrested on illegal ‘stop-and-search’
UNIBEN VC disowns social media contracts’ scam
Deputy gov’s daughter dies during childbirth
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Benin monarch issues guidelines for mum’s funeral 49 years after
His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, the Benin monarch has released the programme of activities for his dearly beloved mother, Iyoba Omo N’ Ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare, II’ funeral rites. Ikuoyemwen — transited to eternal glory 49 years ago, but her funeral rites could not be performed untill the Edaiken...
Court frees 16-year-old girl in ex-boyfriend’s murder
…fume killed teens, not pepper soup —DPP 16-year-old girl, Aisha Suleiman accused of killing her ex-boyfriend along with his two bosom friends after feeding goat meat pepper soup to the victims in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, has been cleared of murder and set free by the State High court. She...
Esama of Benin rewards praise singers
The recent visit by the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion to his hometown in Okada, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State marked a shock expression of solidarity. During the visit, the father Edo State former Governor, Lucky Igbinedion, gave a cash gift to a group of youths who sang his...
Inspector slumps, dies after football match in Edo
The bush inspector of Obaretin Community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State simply identified as Osagie, is dead. He slumped and died after a playing a novelty football match to mark the 2024 yuletide in his Community. Community sources told TheNewspad that Osagie lost his life battle before he could get medical help....
4 UNIBEN students escape death after final exams
Four University of Benin (UNIBEN) final year students narrowly escaped death in a car accident during their sign out celebration on Ugbowo Campus. The students were said to be on a top speed along the route from the Engineering Faculty to the Staff Quarters on Thursday when they crashed into a building under construction. Security...
CiSHAN takes Tinubu to task on HIV funding
Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, CiSHAN, has tasked President Bola Tinubu on domestic resource mobilization to bridge funding gaps for HIV/Aids and mitigate the recent United States government’s reviewing its foreign aid on HIV treatment in Nigeria and 54 other Counties. The call followed President Donald Trump recent review of its foreign...
Truck drivers block Benin-Lagos road over assault by tax collectors
Truck drivers temporarily blocked Benin-Lagos Express road near Okada junction in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, Thursday, following alleged assault by tax collectors accused of assaulting one of their colleagues. It was learnt that the protest against alleged extortion by tax collectors, left many travellers including Lagos-bound female Nigerian based...
2027 polls: Electoral Reform priorities for Nigeria
As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 elections, several key reforms have been recommended to improve the electoral process and address issues that have historically challenged the Country’s democracy. It is crucial to focus on the efforts of various stakeholders and the National Assembly to facilitate further amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. These amendments should...
Man pledges N2m gift for ex-Cop arrested on illegal ‘stop-and-search’
A Philanthropist, Ahmad Isa, has pledged the sum of N20 million to a retired police Inspector Linus Monday, caught on illegal ‘stop-and-search’ operation after his retirement in 2022. The retiree trended last week on whiteshark_blog, an Instagram handle, posted about Linus arrest while showing the retired officer in a police uniform with Identity card number...