Mr. Peter lyhiokhai has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Benin City, which vacated an order of a high court in Warri restraining the Itsekiri Regional Development Council (IRDC) from assessing N2.1 billion community funds domiciled in a new generation bank. The suit also seeks to…

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has urged the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, to investigate the shooting incident at Ring Road, Benin, the state capital on New Year’s Day.

Super Eagles players say they are ready to face any challenge that comes their way in the Cameroun 2019 Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) qualifier against Bafana Bafana in South Africa this weekend...

Doctors in a private hospital in Benin City, Edo State are battling to save the limbs of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) board member, Brown Ebewele, who was involved in a car crash along the Lagos-Benin Expressway. Ebewele was in Lagos for the recent investiture ceremony of the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), and was on…

The University of Benin, Benin City, will from the 24th to the 26th of September 2018 host the world as its Centre for Gender Studies (CGS) has concluded plans for its fourth international conference. The theme of the conference is ‘Gender Empowerment for Sustainable National Development.’ According to a statement issued by the centre’s director,…

Guinea Insurance Plc has assured shareholders of improved returns on investment, even as the investors applauded the company’s board for outstanding performance in the financial year ended December 31, 2017. Addressing shareholders at the 60th yearly general meeting of the company in Benin City, Edo State, the Chairman, Godson Ugochukwu, reaffirmed the board’s commitment to…

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc., operators of the NPDC/SEPLAT joint venture has concluded the seventh edition of its annual Eye Can See Corporate Social Responsibility...

Tragedy struck yesterday in Benin City when a little boy, aged eight months was found dead inside a plastic water container in his father room after he was earlier declared missing.

The management of Benson Idahosa University, Benin City has threatened to revoke the admission of any of its students found to act contrary to his oath of admission.    The vice chancellor, Prof Ernest Izevbigie who stated this during the school’s matriculation ceremony said the university would not hesitate to get rid of any student…

President of the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Dr. Damian Echendu has called on government and health sector stakeholders to provide adequate infrastructure and appropriate technologies for vulnerable groups...

There was palpable fear yesterday in Benin City, the Edo State capital and its environs as suspected cult members allegedly beheaded a yet-to-be identified young man...

It’s after midnight. And I am standing on the roadside, in front of a petrol station, somewhere between Zaria and Benin City, learning a profound lesson about royal protocol and decorum.