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MFA Boston returns two works to Kingdom of Benin
The Art Newspaper
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July 3, 2025
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston returned two artefacts to the Oba of Benin in a ceremony at Nigeria House in New York City. Looted during the infamous "punitive expedition" attack by British forces on the Kingdom of Benin in 1897, these works...
Edo Governorship Election: Supreme Court Adjourns Ruling Indefinitely
Sahara Reporters
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The Supreme Court has adjourned indefinitely its judgement in the contentious legal battle over the governorship of Edo State, throwing the political atmosphere in the state into fresh uncertainty. The adjournment was pronounced on Wednesday by...
Washington's New Challenge To International Justice
Beijing Review
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The building housing the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 13 On June 5, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), hailing from Benin,...
ECOWAS Launches Pre-Election Mission in Côte d’Ivoire Ahead of Presidential Poll
Point Blank News
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July 2, 2025
Ahead of Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election scheduled for October 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially launched its Pre-Election Mission in Abidjan to promote peace, transparency, and democratic integrity....
AGF, NBA president, others mourn ex-chief judge
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 2, 2025
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, Tuesday, among other senior members of the legal community, paid tribute to the late former Chief...
British Museum says it can’t permanently return looted Benin Bronzes in its collection to Nigeria
The Voice
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July 2, 2025
THE BRITISH Museum has said it cannot permanently return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, The Voice can reveal. This comes after The Netherlands recently returned 119 stolen Benin Bronzes, which was the largest physical return of Benin artefacts...
Niger’s Prime Minister Joins AEW 2025 as Country Eyes Increased Oil Exports
Engineering News
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Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a speaker. During the event, which takes place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, Zeine is...
A&B and Barbados join international aviation solidarity coalition
The Antigua Observer
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July 2, 2025
- Advertisement - Antigua and Barbuda has joined seven other countries in launching a new international coalition to tax premium airline passengers and private jets as part of efforts to raise funds for climate action and development. The aviation...
International Criminal Court swats away 'sophisticated and targeted' cyberattack
The Register
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) says a "sophisticated" cyberattack targeted the institution, the second such incident in two years. It said the attack was detected and contained, and that mitigating steps are already being taken to manage...
The Political Economy Of Tax Reform
Leadership
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July 2, 2025
Nigeria’s new tax reforms, recently introduced through a series of legislative amendments and fiscal policy pronouncements, have been touted by the government as transformative, designed to widen the tax net, improve revenue generation, and reduce...
Guests And Well-Wishers Eulogise Former Deputy Governor Of Edo State, Dr. Pius Odubu
ITV
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July 1, 2025
A former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Doctor Pius Odubu has been eulogised as an elder Statesman and a Unifier as he marks his 68th birthday in Benin City Deborah Ogbeifun reports that guests showered encomium on the former Deputy Governor during...
Oba Of Benin Appoints Odionwere In Ureghin Community
ITV
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July 1, 2025
His Royal Majesty Ewuare the Second, Oba of Benin, has approved the appointment of Pa. Victor Okungbowa as the Odionwere of Ureghin Community in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State. Chief Uyi Okungbowa, the Ogua of Benin, who was joined by...
NDLEA, Edo State Commander Visits Esama Of Benin, Seeks Fatherly Support
ITV
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July 1, 2025
The state commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeyi, has praised the fatherly disposition and positive impact on humanity of the Esama of Benin and Honorary Romanian Consul to Edo and Delta...
AGF, NBA president, others mourn, pay tributes to ex-chief judge
Premium Times
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July 1, 2025
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, on Tuesday, among other senior members of the legal community, paid tribute to the late former...
No coalition can stop Tinubu’s re-election - Edo ex-Deputy Governor
Nigerian Eye
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July 1, 2025
A former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Pius Odubu, has forecast a bleak future for the planned coalition against President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027. Speaking at his 68th birthday celebration in Benin City, Odubu expressed confidence...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
The Return Of The Stolen Artefacts
Leadership
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July 3, 2025
On June 19, 2025, Nigeria achieved a historic milestone as 119 Benin Bronzes were formally repatriated by the Netherlands, marking the largest single batch of artefacts returned since the global restitution movement began. These invaluable...
Coronation, museum commission launch gallery for Benin bronzes
Daily Trust
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In a move to preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage, Coronation Group has partnered with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) to establish a gallery to showcase the Benin Bronzes. The gallery will house 119 Benin Bronzes recently...
Presidential monologue – Part 62
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Turning and turning in the widening gyre/The falcon cannot hear the falconer;/Things fall apart;/ the centre cannot hold;/ Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,/The blood-dimmed tide is loosed,/ and everywhere/The ceremony of innocence is...