In what authorities suspect might be suicide, a final year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ephraim Imaghodora, has died after he fell from the second floor of the Faculty of Arts building on Sunday evening.

MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, on the heels of the expansion of its network into Edo State...

A 300-Level Medical Laboratory student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Christabel was yesterday evening discovered dead in her hostel room at Newton Street, Ekosodin area of Benin City, after allegedly taking some deadly substance to end her life. The details of the incident were still sketchy as at press time yesterday but according to…

The Warri branch of the University of Benin Alumni Association (UBAA) has elected Dr Isaac Ejebe as its chairman. 

Chief Executive and Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TCRN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, at the weekend, performed the induction of over 1,000 registered graduate teachers of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). Ajiboye, who was represented by Adamu Bello, stressed the importance of teachers in the development of any society. Inducting the new entrants into…

Three final year students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have been arrested and set to appear in court on Wednesday following reports of gunshot that occurred in Nelson Mandela hall of residence at the university’s mini campus, Ekenhuan, two weeks ago. A student who identified himself as a member of the Man O' War…

Winners in the annual Prof Faraday Orumwense basketball tourney for men and women at the University of Benin, Edo State will share from a N10 million largesse provided by Choice Leisure Limited, owners of Royal Choice Inn.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has expanded the admission quota of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) to enable more candidates gain entrance into the tertiary institution. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, made the disclosure during the school’s 2018/2019 matriculation where it admitted 11,772 students in Benin City. He said the accreditation of more courses…

As 311 students of the Federal College of Education, Akoka were admitted into degree programmes affiliated to the University of Benin (UNIBEN), the vice chancellor, Prof Osasere Orumwense has admonished them to shun cultism and other vices that may terminate their sojourn in the institution. Orumwense enjoined the freshers to work hand in hand with…

Professor Farraday Osasere Orumwense is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). In this interview with Michael Egbejule, he speaks on the milestones of the university and other issues affecting the institution. Excerpts: How were you able to surmount the challenges of strikes as well as achieve a stable/uninterrupted academic calendar with the…

Since Sunday evening when the story broke, palpable gloom has descended on the homes of the Johnsons, who are left to grieve over the brutal killing...

The renewed cult violence in Benin City, Edo State capital, continued unabated yesterday with another three persons killed between Tuesday night and the early hours of Wednesday​ in rival cult clashes.