There is a difference between defending a government and showing that the government has done what it claims. There is also a difference between holding a public official accountable and hating him. Suleman Abubakar’s response to my commentaries on the perennial flooding of Benin City blurs those distinctions, turning...
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Recently, public discourse has been inundated by hollow polemics—epitomized by commentaries such as Sufuyan Ojeifo’s jaundice and illusionary critique—attempting to frame the monumental environmental challenge of the Benin stormwater project as an indictment of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration. This posture of cynical detachment is not merely banal; it is...
Since 2011 when the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole embarked on the bold effort to curtail the perennial flooding in Benin metropolis through the Benin City Stormwater Project, it has continued to generate controversy. Whereas the motivation behind the project derived from the single request made to Oshiomhole by...
Lionel Messi’s 21-year international career has come to an end, with Argentina’s greatest footballer signing off with a goal, two assists and a 3-0 victory over Benin at the Estadio Monumental on Tuesday night. In front of more than 85,000 fans, Messi made his record 208th and final appearance...
Flooding in Benin City is an existential, perennial problem. It does not discriminate. It ravages every nook and cranny of the state capital whenever there is a downpour. A colleague who works in Benin lamented last week that flood has taken over even the Government Reserved Area, GRA, where...
National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Igali, has called on the Federal Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the concession agreement for the Benin-Agbor-Asaba Road, urging the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to assess whether the contractors handling the project have the capacity...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has paid tribute to the late Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, describing his life as one marked by faith, sacrifice and dedicated service to humanity. Obi, in a post on Thursday, said he travelled to Benin City to attend the Vigil Mass...
Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), has praised Nigerian troops serving under Operation ATILEYIN ALAFIA II (OPAA II) in the Republic of Benin for their professionalism and commitment, saying they have continued to make the nation proud through their exemplary conduct and unwavering commitment to regional peace....
Federal Republic of Nigeria on Saturday joined the Government and good people of the Republic of Benin to commemorate the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary, reaffirming the long standing bonds of friendship, regional cooperation and shared commitment to peace and security between the two neighbouring nations. Assistant Director Army Public...
Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, under 2 Division, participating in Operation WABAIZIGAN, have successfully rescued 14 kidnapped victims following a swift response to a kidnap incident along the Lagos–Benin Expressway in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian...
Acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, has handed over a bank draft of N42 million to Ebesunun Mathew Edonojie, being the sum recovered by operatives of the Commission from fraudsters that defrauded him. Edonojie, a businessman...
Six state governors have pledged to draw practical lessons from the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone GDIZ), in the Republic of Benin as Nigeria intensifies efforts to establish agro-industrial processing hubs, revive domestic manufacturing and create large-scale employment for young people. The governors spoke after joining Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialsksm...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said it is time for African nations to take their rightful place in the control of global resources and trade by taking advantage of the natural endowment with which the continent is blessed. This, he noted, can only be possible if nations on...
Shettima leads governors to Benin Republic, seeks new investment path for Nigeria’s textile industry
Shettima leads governors to Benin Republic, seeks new investment path for Nigeria’s textile industry
Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja on Thursday for a high-level working visit to the Republic of Benin, accompanied by some state governors and senior officials of the Federal Government. A statement by his spokesman on Thursday, Stanley Nkwocha, said the delegation will visit the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone,...
Catholic Church in Nigeria has announced the death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, who passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the age of 69. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria and signed...
Nigeria has received 18 Benin Kingdom artefacts from three Swiss museums, marking another milestone in the country’s campaign to recover its stolen cultural heritage. The objects, widely known as the ‘Benin bronzes’, were among the treasures taken during the British invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897. Switzerland also...
Nigerian Army (NA), acting on the directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellecy, Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed a company of troops to the Republic of Benin in April 2026 as part of proactive measures to safeguard democratic stability and...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and a deeper strategic partnership with the Republic of Benin to sustain economic and democratic gains in the region. He said both nations share a common destiny rooted in history, culture, trade, and collective responsibility for regional...
Nigerian Army troops have been deployed in strategic locations across Cotonou, Republic of Benin, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Romuald Wadagni scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Security sources according to a report by ZagaZola Makama, disclosed that the Nigerian Army Troops were deployed in the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Cotonou, the Benin Republic capital, ahead of the inauguration of Romuald Wadagni as the President of the Republic of Benin. Senator Shettima, who is attending the inauguration as a special guest is representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the event billed to...