Crime

Court sentences man to 2 years in prison for destroying economic trees

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

A Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday sentenced a 39-year-old  man, Osas Iserhienrien, to two years in prison for destroying economic trees worth N1 million. Magistrate  Patricia Igho-Braimoh sentenced Iserhienien , after he pleaded guilty to malicious damage and trespass and begged

Editorial

Beyond closure of Nigeria’s borders

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2019 0

That Nigeria about two months ago closed its land borders with its neighbours including Benin, Niger and Cameroon in its efforts to stem the tide of smuggling of various imported items like rice, automobiles and small and light arms and ammunitions among many other things is no longer news. However, this development has not gone […]

Health

FG to upgrade, equip 7 teaching hospitals for cancer mgt.

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

Abuja – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said on Thursday that seven federal teaching hospitals across the country would be upgraded and fully equipped with an oncology centre to manage all types of cancer. Ehanire disclosed this in Abuja at the commencement of the 2019 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, organised by the ministry […]

Aviation Business

AFRAA wants govt to develop policy for airlines ownership

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

African Airlines Association (AFRAA), has called on African governments to develop a policy that would enable their airlines to own airports in their countries or vice versa in order to reduce losses. Director of Government, Legal and Industry Affairs, AFRAA, Mr Aaron Munetsi, canvassed this position on the side-lines of a recently concluded African Travel […]

Aviation Business

MMIA passengers to enjoy free WiFi

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

Passengers using the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja will soon start enjoying free WiFi services at the airport. The airport manager, Mrs Victoria Shin-Aba who disclosed at this year’s customer service week organised by the servicom department of FAAN, said the provision of the free WiFi was part of the innovation introduced to improve on […]

News

Flooding: Obaseki approves erosion control projects in Benin, Ekpoma, Agenebode

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved erosion and flood control projects in the state’s three senatorial districts to mitigate the impact of flooding. Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Rt. Hon. Paul Ohonbamu disclosed this at the end of the Weekly Executive Council (EXCO) meeting, chaired by the governor, at Government House in […]

News

Edo LGs enjoy autonomy, says ALGON chairman

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 August 2019 0

Titus Akhigbe – Benin Following the directive of the federal government that local governments in the country receive their allocation directly from the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the leadership of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Edo state has said that local governments in the state enjoy independence from

Business

Easter Promo: EcobankPay offers special discount to shoppers

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2019

Ecobank Nigeria Limited has announced a special discount for shoppers using the EcobankPay option to pay for their goods and services during the Easter holidays and will run to the end of April 2019. EcobankPay is a digital QR code/ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) that enables payments using the mobile phone, without the need […]

Business

NBC expresses commitment to increase production

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2019 0

By Godwin Anyebe Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic Group and bottler for non-alcoholic beverage Coca-Cola, has expressed commitment and readiness to achieve its projected business plan for 2019, as it recently disclosed that the company would be making huge investments to boost its production capacity across various operations this

News Nigeria

Group demands good representation in Edo South

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2018 0

A popular socio-political group, Benin Mandate Federation has described as unacceptable the crass under representation of the Edo South Senatorial District by past and incumbent Senators elected to represent the constituency. National Chairman, Benin Mandate Federation, Frank Idahosa Omozuwa, traced the non- performance and under development of the district to the

News Nigeria

Group empowers Nigerian youths

Ihesiulo Grace 1 July 2018 0

Prince Harrison Ehimiyen Foundation has empowered 18 Nigerian youths in Benin with the sum of one hundred thousand Naira (N100,000.00) each enable them build a better life. The Executive Director of Prince Harrison foundation, Mr Gabriel Benjamin said the foundation is doing this to assist the government to make the society better for unengaged youths. […]

Health News

Osinbajo holds close door meeting with Oba of Benin

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2018 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday held a private meeting with the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II at his Palace in Benin, the Edo capital. Also at the meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes were the Governor of Edo, Mr Godwin Obaseki, his Deputy Governor , Phillip Shaibu and former Governor of Edo, Comrade […]

News

BEDC’s failure to provide Asaba light ignites protest

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

Massive protest unsettled some parts of Asaba, Delta state on Monday following the alleged failure by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to provide light. The protesters, many of whom were from Behind Nitel, Nnebisi road Awai road, took to various streets in shouting, and later moved to the office of the BEDC along Awai […]

News Nigeria

Benin Industrial Park: Edo Govt. meets host communities over Environmental Impact Assessment, resettlement Plan

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2018 0

As more investors indicate interest in the Benin Industrial Park project, the Edo State Government has initiated a parley with stakeholders in the communities hosting the project, to remove any community-related encumbrances and set the stage for a hitch-free development of the park. Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the […]

Business News

FG tracks cash movements, transactions at borders – Adeosun

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2018 0

The Federal Government has said its men and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service were working to effectively track physical cash movements and transactions at the various borders, including Niger, Benin Republic and Cameroon. The government said that the monitoring was an addition to the formal channels of finance via the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit […]

News Top Stories

Court jails 36-year-old woman for human trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2018 0

Efforts by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to eradicate incidence of human trafficking in Nigeria has yielded another result as a Benin High Court in Edo State presided over by Honourable Justice Alero Edodo Eruaga, sentenced Mrs. Vera Imoh, 12 months’ imprisonment for human trafficking. In the suit No […]

News Nigeria

FG, Edo Govt. on collision course over Benin Industrial Park Project

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

The Edo State Government, and the Federal Government are heading on collision course over the Benin Industrial Park Project. It was reliably gathered that the Edo State Government through alleged hired thugs, had forcibly acquired the land, particularly the farmland belonging to the Benin Owena River Basin Authority situated in Obayantor community. In press statement […]

Africa News

Annual voodoo celebration takes place in Benin

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2018

Thousands of voodoo followers on January 10th converged at the beach in Ouidah, Benin where they worship spirits and pay homage to the millions of slaves who have passed by this road, when Ouidah was a key location for slave trade in West Africa. Born in the kingdom of Dahomey (present-day Togo and Benin), voodoo […]

News Nigeria

Pyrates Confraternity Donates Educational Materials To Schools

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2017 0

The Natational Association of Seadogs (NAS) (aka Pyrates Confraternity), Benin I branch, in collaboration with Canada branch has donated educational materials to students of two Senior Secondary Schools in Benin City as part of NAS Child Education Project. The materials included over 200 school bags, 800 note books and pens. Benefiting schools were Iyekogba Secondary […]

News

Oyakhilome, three others docked in Benin

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2017 0

The police in Benin have charged to court Flora Oyakhilome and Messrs Egharevba Jacob, Jonathan Oweibor, Goodluck Uwaifo on a two-count-charge of false information and allegation against one Solomon A.Oboh and four others. The accused persons who pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to them in the open court presided over […]