Inside Aso Rock: What Tinubu told Oba of Benin about returned artefacts
President Bola Tinubu has pledged to protect Benin artefacts returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people. Tinubu…
Shock as police bust ritual house in Benin, 20 mummified bodies found, 3 suspects nabbed
Shock and disbelief have continued to trail the arrest of three male suspects by the police said to be behind the gory tale of rituals at a shrine along Asoro…
#EndSARS: Banks close shop in Benin, residents angry
Banks in Benin, Edo on Monday shut down operations over the inability of their staff to access their duty posts. EndSARS protesters had as at 6:00 a.m. blocked major roads…
#EndSARS: Travellers from Lagos to East stranded for two days
Commuters travelling from Lagos to the East have been stranded for two days on the highway due to the nationwide #EndSARS protests. However, some of the commuters said it was…
Insurgency: African continent must step up the level of military cooperation that currently exists – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will not rest until Boko Haram terrorists are completely decimated. Buhari in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the nation’s armed forces are…
NSF 2020: Ogbemudia Stadium will be ready in September – Contractor
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium,undergoing reconstruction Peculiar Ultimate Consult, the contractor handling the reconstruction and upgrading of the main bowl and other sporting facilities at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, has assured…
2019 Rivers All Africa Badminton Championships: 18 countries Expected in Nigeria -BFN
No fewer than 18 countries have registered for the All Africa Senior Badminton Championships holding at the Alfred Diete Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt in Rivers. Francis Orbih, President, Badminton Federation…
France Promises Investment in Sports, Education Programmes to Promote French Language in Nigeria
French President, Emmanuel Macron The French Embassy in Nigeria has pledged investment in sports and educational programmes to promote French language speaking in Nigeria. The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb….
EFCC Zonal Offices Secures 40 Convictions in January
Mr Tony Orilade, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesman, says the commission recorded 40 convictions in January. He made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja,…
11,833 Nigerians Returned From Libya Under AVR Programme – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday said a total of 11,833 Nigerians have been brought back from Libya since the Assisted Voluntary Return, AVR, Programme began in…