•The suspect The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested a 26-year-old teacher, Udeme, over his alleged link to threats, and the February 24 gunfire incident, involving former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other opposition figures in Benin City, Edo State. The move marks the first solid breakthrough since the tens...
•Terrorists Violent attacks linked to al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) surged sharply across the border areas of Nigeria, Benin and Niger in 2025, according to a new report by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). The report shows that when 2024 ...
•FRSC officials The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Malam Shehu Mohammed, has praised the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police Force for their swift and decisive response during the recent attack on the Benin Toll Gate Unit Command Office. The attack occurred yesterday at the RS5.12 Benin Toll Gate Unit on the Benin–Lagos […...
•Edo 2026: Niger Delta Games torch earlier arrived in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital All athletes, and officials taking part in the 2nd Niger Delta Games will arrive in the host city Benin, the Edo State capital, today just as the organisers have announced that the draws will be held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium […]
•Dele Momodu The Edo State leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the upcoming declaration ceremony of Chief Dele Momodu, a renowned Nigerian journalist and politician, as a member of the party. This event is regarded as a significant political milestone for Edo State, the South-South region, and Nigeria as a whole, ...
Togo, Niger, and Benin owe Nigeria $17.8m, an equivalent of over N25 billion at the current exchange rate, for electricity supplied under bilateral arrangements, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. In its Third Quarter 2025 report, NERC disclosed that the three international customers were invoiced a total of $18.69m by th...
•Troops Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources said today. One source said 13 arrests had been made, with another adding that all the detainees were soldiers in active service except one who was ex-military, reports AFP. &...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles The Super Eagles face a decisive showdown against Benin Republic on Tuesday in Uyo as the race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup intensifies, with Nigeria needing a win and favourable results elsewhere to keep their qualification hopes alive. The Super Eagles boosted their qualification hopes yesterday with a hard-fough...
•Iyaloja Controversy has continued to trail the recent installation of Pastor Josephine Ibhaguezejele by the Iyaloja-General of Market Women Association, Mrs Folashade Ojo-Tinubu, as the Iyaloja of Edo State, a title that literally means head of markets in the state. The uproar stems from the unfamiliarity of the title within Benin’s cultural ...
•The suspects The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 92 suspected internet fraudsters in Edo State. They were apprehended in a sting operation on Monday, September 29, 2025, at various locations within Benin City, reports The PUNCH. According to a statement by the Commission issued via X today...
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