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In Benin City, the cultural heartbeat of Nigeria, residents are in preparation to host the much anticipated Edo Carnival 2025 in December. According to the press statement made available to newsmen, the event which has been scheduled for four days, starting from December 21 to 24.  The historic city will transform into a vibrant stage of cultural expression as thousands …

. South-east Judaism adherents plead Kanu’s release Three United States-based advocacy groups have criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his recent Independence Day speech in which he reportedly equated the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) with the Boko Haram insurgency. In a joint statement yesterday, which was made available to journalists in Kaduna, the organisations-Advocates for Victims of Injustice and Discrimination …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed what he found out about the Boko Haram insurgents, and why the problem continues to persist years after the terrorist group’s major attack in the country. The former President said this on Friday while giving remarks as the Chairman at the launch of ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum’, a book by …

US President Donald Trump has given Hamas a deadline to accept a US peace plan for Gaza or face “all hell”. Image caption, The 20-point peace plan is the latest attempt to end the conflict in Gaza Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday that an agreement must be reached by 18:00 Washington time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday. …

By Idahosa Musa All Progressives Congress, APC, State Youth Leader, Mr Tony Adun, AKA Tony Kabaka has secuered a whooping N914m compensation from the Edo State Government for the demolition of his hotel by the past administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki. Governor Monday Okpenholo of Edo State, recently announced the approval of the compensation amount. It was gathered that the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 471 pharmaceutical premises in Edo State as part of a sweeping enforcement operation aimed at sanitising the medicine distribution system and safeguarding public health. The Registrar and CEO of the PCN, Pharm. Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, gave the assurance of continued regulatory oversight, stating that the Council remains committed to …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Chapter of the Business and Hoteliers Stakeholders Forum (BHSF) has kicked against the invasion and arrested of 93 suspected internet fraudsters celebrating birthday in their facilities by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission in Benin City, Edo State. Addressing journalists in Benin, the group Chairman, Mr. Omogiade Edokpolor, said they have lost billions of Naira …

The order was issued on Thursday, October 2, 2025, by Hon. Justice F. A. Olubanjo, following an ex parte application filed by Fejiro’s counsel and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. A Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has given the Nigeria Police Force 48 hours to show cause why Delta-born journalist Tega Oghenedoro, popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, should …

Mullally will be installed officially in a service at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026, becoming the 106th archbishop since Saint Augustine arrived in Kent from Rome in 597. London — Sarah Mullally was on Friday appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide and the first woman to hold the role in its 1,400-year …

By Dr. Harrison I. Okao, JP (Ohen Osa) Recent developments surrounding the purported and unauthorized installation of an “Iyaloja” in Benin City against the express admonition of His Royal Majesty, the Oba of Benin, have stirred a matter that goes far beyond politics or administration. This is not merely a breach of protocol; it is an assault on the cultural …