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Obaseki withheld palace fund for seven months – Oba of Benin
Daily Post
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June 28, 2025
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has recounted how the immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki withheld statutory funding for his Palace for seven months. This was as he alleged that the action of the previous administration was...
Edo Govt Starved My Palace Of Funds For Seven Months, We Survived Without Support – Oba Of Benin
Information Nigeria
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June 27, 2025
Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has disclosed that the Edo State government under the previous administration withheld the palace’s statutory funds for a period of seven months. He made the revelation...
Edo: Suspected cultists kill revenue collector in Benin
Daily Post
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June 28, 2025
A revenue collector, identified as Emmanuel, also known as ‘Meme’, was reportedly shot dead on Thursday in Benin City by suspected cultists in what appears to be a reprisal attack. The deceased, a member of the Professional Drivers on Wheels,...
Keyamo Sets To Launch Enugu Air Monday
New Telegraph
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July 5, 2025
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, will on Monday, officially launch the Enugu State government-owned commercial airline, Enugu Air. Saturday Telegraph reports that the launch ceremony will take place at the Akanu...
Edo Revenue Board Widens Tax Net
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
The executive chairman of Edo Internal Revenue Board (EIRS), Oladele Bankole-Balogun, said the board has adopted measures to ensure that more people are captured under the tax net in a bid to deliver value added services and boost the state...
Oba Of Benin Enjoins Journalists To Be Thorough In Line Of Duty, Clears Some Grey Areas
ITV
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June 27, 2025
His Royal Majesty, Ewuare the Second, Oba of Benin, has advised journalists to always cross-check their facts before publication to avoid distorting facts that are inimical to society. The Benin monarch gave the advice during a media parley with...
MFA returns two stolen works from Benin Kingdom
WBUR - Massachusetts
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At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from present-day Nigeria more than a century ago. Commemorative head, 16th–17th century. Terracotta, iron. (Courtesy Museum of Fine...
MFA will shutter gallery of Benin bronze sculptures
WBUR - Massachusetts
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A collection of precious bronze and ivory masterpieces at the Museum of Fine Arts will be returned to Robert Owen Lehman’s collection of West African works from the 16th to 18th centuries at the end of this month. Lehman had lent the objects to...
Buratai mourns 17 soldiers killed in Niger ambush, seeks support for military
Eagle Online
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June 27, 2025
Former Chief of Army Staff and former Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has commiserated with the Nigerian Army and families of soldiers killed in Niger State, commending the military’s efforts and...
MFA returns two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“As custodians of these exceptional objects for the past 12 years, it is deeply gratifying to see them returned to their rightful owner,” he said in a statement. The restituted works, a 16th- or 17th-century commemorative head made of terracotta...
Benin shares its X-Road DPI interoperability experience in peer learning webinar
Biometric Update
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June 23, 2025
A recent peer learning discussion organized by the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) spotlighted the DPI path walked by Benin since 2016. Since that time, the West African country has been pursuing its digital transformation plans...
Creation of Kainji State will address insecurity in Niger, Kebbi – Ambassador Ibeto
The Sun Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
From Jude Owuamanam The Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Movement of the Creation of Kainji State, Ambassador Ahmed Musa Ibeto, has said that the creation of the state from the current Niger and Kebbi States will address the recurring...
International experts conference kicks off in Baku
Azertag
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June 23, 2025
Baku, June 23, AZERTAC On June 23, the "World Heritage Transhumance Initiative: International Experts Conference" officially opened in Baku, organized jointly by Azerbaijan’s State Tourism Agency and the International Council on Monuments and...
Sports Minister pledges full support for Black Queens ahead of WAFCON 2025
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By: Kwame Bediako Ghana is making a highly anticipated return to the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time since 2018. The Black Queens, who have missed out on the tournament for seven years are set to compete in Morocco,...
Hearts of Oak to compete in 2025 Eko International Cup in Ni...
Modern Ghana
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Ghanaian football powerhouse, Hearts of Oak, will participate in the upcoming Eko International Cup in Nigeria, scheduled to begin on July 6, 2025. The Accra-based side will face stiff opposition in the pre-season tournament, lining up against...
The Netherlands return over 100 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Voice
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June 27, 2025
THE NETHERLANDS has returned over 100 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The 119 ancient sculptures were stolen from the Benin Kingdom in Nigeria by the British colonial troops in 1897. After more than 120 years away from home, the official handover...
Eko International Cup: Enyimba, Shooting Stars resume camp
Eagle Online
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June 27, 2025
Enyimba Football Club of Aba and Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan have resumed camp in preparation for the forthcoming Eko International Cup football tournament taking place in Lagos The two elite teams in the Nigeria Professional Football...
Presidential monologue – Part 61
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 23, 2025
Dear readers, I am back from my six weeks recess. The Nigerian palaver is daily unravelling that prioritisation becomes almost very difficult. What is trending currently is the Benue killings, a recurrent phenomenon. The president was compelled to...
Enyimba, Shooting Stars Resume Camp for Eko International Cup
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Enyimba Football Club of Aba and Shooting Stars of Ibadan have resumed camp in preparation for the forthcoming Eko International Cup football tournament taking place in Lagos The two elite teams in the Nigeria Premier Football League started...
Kanifing Municipal Council Selected as Global Finalist in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2025 Mayors Challenge
The Fatu Network
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has been selected as one of 50 global finalists in the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge, marking a significant achievement for the Gambian...