Community News/Events

The outgoing President of the Edo National Association Worldwide Inc. (ENAW), Engr. (Mrs.) Bose Ogbeifun-Oviasu, has declared that she was leaving office with her campaign promises fulfilled, urging her successor to sustain the legacies of her administration while exploring new frontiers to take the association to greater heights. She stated this in her valedictory address today Saturday, September 5, 2026 …

Members of the Confederation of African Nationals and Descendants (CAND) are mourning the passing of their dear comrade and frontline Pan Africanist, William “Ras Tom” Dalgety. “Ras Tom” Dalgety who hailed from Guyana, recently joined his ancestors at the age of 86, according to a statement released on behalf of the organization by Dr. Plilip Idaewor on Monday. In the …

…Donates N1m, food items to Modupe Cole Child Care and Treatment Home For the children and caregivers at the Modupe Cole Child Care and Treatment Home in Lagos, Saturday, August 15, 2026, was more than an ordinary day. It was a day when strangers arrived with food, financial assistance and, most importantly, a message that they had not been forgotten. …

For a man whose business is built around creating homes and investing in property, Lord King Mohammed Adah, President Ochacho Groups, has demonstrated that the value of real estate goes beyond bricks, mortar and commercial returns. The real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist has pledged a fully furnished property worth N500 million in Abuja to the NBM of Africa Worldwide, in …

The long-running controversy over the ownership and management of the Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the Adams Oshiomhole-led committee recommended that the facility be handed back to the Oba of Benin and renamed the Benin Royal Museum of African Art. The special committee, chaired by former Edo State Governor and Senator Adams …

Oghara’s security concerns cannot be viewed narrowly through the prism of kidnapping and violent crime. When farmers are afraid to access their farms, agriculture suffers. When businesses fear insecurity, investment suffers. When parents worry about their children, social confidence suffers. When strategic institutions and economic assets require heightened security, the entire local economy feels the pressure. And when young people …

The Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin came alive as emerging tennis talents took center stage at the maiden Edo Youth Tennis Championship, with organizers promising to make the competition an annual platform for grassroots development. The championship, organised by 82.ng in collaboration with the Edo State Tennis Association, featured Under-12 and Under-16 boys and girls, providing the youngsters with an …

Elders of Oke Oroma Community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State are again raising the alarm over the alleged activities of the Profiling Committee assigned to profile the disputed land area on their ancestral land. The elders say they may be forced to invoke a subsisting restraining order against Governor Monday Okpebholo and his aides over their reported …

…Elders appeal to BTC to call proponents to order Odionwere and elders of Ogheghe Osemwende Village in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State have declared that neither Uhunmwoke Orhuma nor Oke-Aroma is an autonomous community. They insist that the settlements are a quarter within Ogheghe Osemwende, as affirmed by a 2022 public announcement of the Benin Traditional Council. The …

The developments also point to an emerging strategy, rather than merely arresting foot soldiers, security agencies are now targeting the networks, insiders, receivers and collaborators who sustain criminal activities. The past week has offered fresh evidence that the security architecture in Edo State may be moving from reactive policing to a more coordinated, intelligence-driven campaign against kidnapping, cultism, vandalism and …