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Okpebholo summons contractors over Benin-Sapele road delay
The Sun Nigeria
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August 18, 2025
From Tony Osauzo, Benin Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has expressed displeasure over the slow pace of work on the Benin-Sapele road project despite the financial mobilisation of contractors. Consequently, the Governor has summoned the...
MTN Group Restructures Executive Leadership: Karl Toriola Takes On Additional Role As Vice President, Francophone Africa
Daily Independent
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August 18, 2025
1 MTN Group has announced a restructuring of its executive leadership team, aimed at strengthening the execution of its Ambition2025 strategy and positioning the company for long-term growth across its key markets. Central to this development is...
Seminal Stanford Law textbook updated for modern challenges
South SFV Today - California
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August 18, 2025
A new edition of a key textbook in art law, originally authored by the late John Merryman, has been released to address contemporary issues in the field. Merryman, who joined Stanford Law School in the 1950s, is recognized for pioneering art law...
RSF investigation - Benin's arrest of journalist Hugues Sossoukpè in Côte d'Ivoire: A state affair disguised as judicial cooperation
Reporters Without Borders
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What, exactly, did Côte d'Ivoire know about the operation that led to the arrest of Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, director of the Beninese investigative media outlet Olofofo, on 10 July in Abidjan — and did it actively participate? RSF, which revealed...
Nigeria News4 minutes ago Okpebholo Fumes Over Slow Pace Of Benin-Sapele Road Project, Summons Contractors Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of work on the ongoing Benin-Sapele Road project, despite…
Naija News
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August 18, 2025
Naija News reports that the governor, who personally drove through the 20-kilometre stretch on Sunday evening, ordered contractors handling the Edo State-funded section to appear before him and explain the delays or face sanctions. Okpebholo,...
Watchdog demands I. Coast probe journalist's handover to Benin
Modern Ghana
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Reporters Without Borders on Monday urged Ivory Coast to launch an investigation into the "manifestly illegal extradition" of a refugee journalist from Benin critical of his home country's president. The press freedom watchdog, known by its French...
Bye-elections: APC Sweeps 12 Constituencies, APGA 2, PDP 1, NNPP 1
This Day
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August 18, 2025
* Elated Tinubu rejoices, hails INEC for hitch-free polls, commends electorate for voting APC * Victory is endorsement of the president, ruling party boasts *ADC alleges intimidation, corruption, LP says it’s mockery of democracy, travesty of...
3 Die In Benin Road Crash
Leadership
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August 18, 2025
Three persons were reportedly killed on Sunday in Auchi, Edo State, when two trucks, one belonging to Dangote Cement, an unidentified truck and a GLK Benz were involved in an accident in front of Omega Fire Ministry at about midday. In a viral...
By-elections: Parties maintain strongholds
Daily Trust
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August 18, 2025
Major political parties that participated in the Saturday’s by-elections into 16 federal constituencies across 12 states largely maintained their strongholds, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)....
1 dead, 44 missing as bus plunges into river in Benin
CGTN
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A bus carrying 54 people plunged into a river in central Benin early Sunday, leaving one dead and 44 missing, the country's Ministry of the Interior and Public Security said. The bus, traveling from Togo's capital Lome to Niger's capital Niamey,...
One dead, 44 missing in Benin after bus plunges into river: govt
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 17, 2025
One person died and forty-four are missing after a bus plunged from a bridge into the Oueme River in central Benin overnight, the interior minister said Sunday. The driver of the bus, travelling from Lome to Niamey, lost control after hitting the...
1 dead, 44 missing after bus plunges into river in central Benin
Xinhua News Agency
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COTONOU, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A bus carrying 54 people plunged into a river in central Benin early Sunday, leaving one dead and 44 missing, the country's Ministry of the Interior and Public Security said. The bus, traveling from Togo's capital Lome...
One dead, 44 missing in Benin after bus plunges into river - Official
Punch
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August 17, 2025
One person died and forty-four are missing after a bus plunged from a bridge into the Oueme River in central Benin overnight, the interior minister said Sunday. The driver of the bus, travelling from Lome to Niamey, lost control after hitting the...
PDP rejects Edo by-election results
The Sun Nigeria
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August 17, 2025
From Tony Osauzo, Benin The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of Saturday’s by-elections in the State announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party, in a statement signed by...
Federal Government announces arrest of Kuje prison break masterminds and top Al-Qaeda affiliate leaders
Alexa.ng
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The Federal Government has announced the arrest of two top leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Nigeria. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, who disclosed this at a press briefing held at the...
Sani, others commend NSA as security forces capture Al-Qaeda linked terror kingpins
Business Hallmark
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August 17, 2025
A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has described the arrest of two top leaders of Nigeria’s Al-Qaeda-linked terror group as a decisive step in the nation’s war against extremism. In a post on his X handle at the weekend, Sani commended...
Police arrest officer, others for robbery in Benin
Punch
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August 17, 2025
The Edo Police Command has nabbed a serving police officer and three other accomplices for allegedly terrorising residents of Benin through acts of brutality, extortion, and armed robbery. The command spokesperson, Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a...
Police arrest officer, civilians for extortion, robbery in Benin
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 17, 2025
The police command in Edo has arrested a serving police officer and three civilians for allegedly terrorising residents of Benin through acts of brutality, extortion, and armed robbery. CSP Moses Yamu, the command’s Public Relations Officer,...
Niger Govt’s Agitation on Derivation Law
This Day
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August 17, 2025
In what is considered as an interesting suit, the Niger State Government recently stirred up controversy when it dragged the federal government to the Supreme Court over the state’s omission from the 13 per cent derivation over the power being...
APC’s Igbinedion secures house of reps return after dominant victory in Edo by-election
Nigerian Eye
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August 17, 2025
Omosede Igbinedion, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ovia federal constituency, has won Saturday’s by-election in Edo state. Clement Ighodalo, returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for...