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No coalition can stop Tinubu’s re-election - Edo ex-Deputy Governor
Nigerian Eye
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July 1, 2025
A former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Pius Odubu, has forecast a bleak future for the planned coalition against President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027. Speaking at his 68th birthday celebration in Benin City, Odubu expressed confidence...
ECOWAS and its survival
Daily Trust
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July 4, 2025
Let me begin by congratulating the government and people of Ghana on the occasion of this year’s Republic Day celebrations. I must also commend the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Teshie, for organising this lecture. As you may be...
Presidential monologue – Part 62
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Turning and turning in the widening gyre/The falcon cannot hear the falconer;/Things fall apart;/ the centre cannot hold;/ Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,/The blood-dimmed tide is loosed,/ and everywhere/The ceremony of innocence is...
Football Legends, Fans & Friends Honour Peter Rufai Following His Passing
Bella Naija
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July 4, 2025
Peter Rufai, the former Nigerian national team goalkeeper widely remembered as “Dodo Mayana,” passed away on Thursday at the age of 61. His passing was confirmed by a Lagos State Government official, following a long illness that had kept him out...
Coronation, museum commission launch gallery for Benin bronzes
Daily Trust
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In a move to preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage, Coronation Group has partnered with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) to establish a gallery to showcase the Benin Bronzes. The gallery will house 119 Benin Bronzes recently...
Take Govt Interest-Free Loan To Fund Your Businesses, Edo Youths Urged
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
News Investigators/ The Speaker, Edo Youth Parliament, Fawaz Muhammad, has urged youths to leverage on the state’s N1 billion interest-free loan to fund their businesses. Mr Mohammed made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Edo confirms Dengue Fever outbreak, steps up response efforts
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
The Edo State Government on Friday confirmed an outbreak of Dengue Fever, with 86 reported cases across several local government areas. This was made known at a press briefing by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Adams Oshiomhole, in...
IGR: Edo generates ₦52.6 bn in six months
The News (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Governor Monday Okpebholo By Jethro Ibileke The Executive Chairman of Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Oladele Bankole-Balogun, has disclosed that a total of ₦52.6 billion revenue was generated between January and June 2025....
Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever, Diphtheria claim 28 lives in Edo
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
From Tony Osauzo, Benin Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, yesterday, gave update on the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state and said 137 confirmed cases have been confirmed with 24 deaths. Besides, he said Yellow Fever has...
Progressive Governors’ Forum Endorses Re-Election Of President Tinubu
ITV
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June 30, 2025
South-South Governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress at the weekend held a stakeholders’ meeting in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The Progressive Governors’ stakeholders’ meeting endorsed the re-election of President Bola...
Residents Of Erosion-Prone Areas In Benin Face Untold Hardship This Rainy Season
ITV
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June 30, 2025
Residents of flood-prone areas in Benin City are groaning under possible sack from their homes and business premises as they have been submerged in heavy floods following torrential rains. Deborah Ogbeifun, who visited some of the worst-hit...
Niger's Prime Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 As Country Eyes Increased Oil Exports
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 30, 2025/APO Group/ -- Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a...
Benjamin Egbaji: Rights group raises alarm over detained Nigerian Pastor in Benin Republic
Daily Post
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June 30, 2025
The International Director of Dynamic Ambassadors for Social Transformation and Orientation Initiatives (DASTOI), Ayobamidele Kehinde, has raised an alarm over the deteriorating health and continued detention of a Nigerian clergyman, Pastor...
100 looted Benin Bronzes returned
Independent (Uganda)
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June 30, 2025
The Benin Bronzes were stolen from Africa during colonial times ART | AGENCIES | It took more than a century but they are finally home. The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British...
50 Edo women graduate as CNG mechanics, receive kits, certificates
Punch
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July 4, 2025
Fifty Edo women were awarded certificates and given start-up kits after completing a four-day training in Compressed Natural Gas automobile conversion. The training was done by the National Automotive Design and Development Council, in partnership...
Coalition of Governments Unites Behind Strict Trade Protections For Shark and Ray Species Freefalling Toward Extinction: Including Iconic Whale Sharks and Manta Rays
Newswise
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June 30, 2025
Link to Photos of Shark and Ray Species Newswise — New York, June 30, 2025 – Urgently needed proposals to protect the world’s most threatened shark and ray species that are freefalling toward extinction, including whale sharks, oceanic whitetips,...
US Museum of Fine Arts Boston Returns Two Looted Artworks to Oba of Benin
Arise News
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June 30, 2025
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), at the weekend returned two works of art from the Benin Kingdom to His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, in a ceremony at the Nigeria House in New York City, which houses both the permanent...
Togo’s political crisis risks spilling over into West Africa – Security Analyst warns
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
Since August, Togo's opposition has organised regular protests against demanding the departure of embattled President Faure Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled this west African nation for five decades. By MATTEO FRASCHINI KOFFI (AFP/File) Togo’s...
MFA Boston Returns Looted Artifacts to Oba of Benin
This Day
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June 30, 2025
Yinka Olatunbosun The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), today returned two works of art from the Benin Kingdom to His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, in a ceremony at the Nigeria House in New York City, which houses both the...
President Federation Cup: Sanwo-Olu, other governors to storm Lagos for grand finale
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 28, 2025
Nigeria’s National Cup final on Saturday in Lagos will bring together the crème de la crème of the nation’s political, football and entertainment industries, with four States chief executives already confirmed to be in attendance. Governor...