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Benin City gears up for Edo Carnival 2025
By Rita Okoye Benin City, the cultural heartbeat of Nigeria, is set to come alive this December as it hosts the much anticipated Edo Carnival 2025. From December 21st to 24th, the historic city will transform into a vibrant stage of cultural...
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University Of Ibadan Ranked Nigeria’s Best University In 2026 Times Higher Education Ranking
The University of Ibadan (UI) has reclaimed its position as Nigeria’s number-one university in the recently released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, marking a significant leap in academic performance and global...
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Esigie album revives old Benin cultural heritage –Xstar Song
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Fast rising singer, Esther Osaro Ehinmwingbovo aka Xstar Song, has released a new album titled, Esigie. Addressing journalists in Benin, Edo State recently, the songstress, who is signed under the management of...
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'Many Minds, Many Stripes' conference celebrates Princeton's community of graduate alumni
More than 900 Princeton alumni and guests returned to the Princeton University campus on Oct. 9-11 for “Many Minds, Many Stripes: A Princeton University Conference Celebrating Graduate Alumni.” The gathering — the first conference focused on...
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Benin City to Host Edo Four-Day Cultural Carnival in December
Benin City, the heart of Edo State, will transform into a vibrant hub of culture and celebration as it hosts the Edo Carnival 2025 From December 21 to 24. This four-day fiesta, set to take place at Garrick Memorial on Ekehuan Road, promises to...
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Institute rejects external leadership in Benin markets
The Edo Art and Cultural Heritage Institute (EACHI) Wednesday denounced what it described as attempts to impose external leadership structures in Benin markets. The institute cautioned that the move contradicts Benin kingdom’s cultural norms,...
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IDGC: Glo educates girls on importance of menstrual, mental health
In COMMEMORATION OF THE International Day of the Girl Child, Glo Foundation, the social responsibility arm of telecommunications company, Globacom, has urged secondary school girls across the country to pay attention to their menstrual and mental...
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Oba of Benin reaffirms stance on Iyaloja Concept, warns against politicization of Edo Markets
Politics …summons all market leaders for clarification, reaffirms Iyeki as only recognized Market Structure By Anthony Isibor THE Benin Traditional Council, under the authority of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II,...
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Glo Celebrates International Day of the Girl Child, Educates Girls Health
Ayodeji Ake This year’s observance of the International Day of the Girl Child began on Wednesday with Glo Foundation, the social responsibility arm of telecommunications company, Globacom, charging secondary school girls across the country to pay...
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ECOWAS, SWEDD+ Countries Fight Against Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Harassment
Under the theme “From Advocacy to Action,” a regional capacity-building workshop dedicated to combating gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment was held from the 22nd to the 26th of September 2025 in Saly Portudal, Senegal. The meeting...
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Benin City to Host Edo Carnival 2025 in December
Benin City, the Edo State capital, will come alive from December 21 to 24 when it plays host to the Edo Carnival 2025, a four-day cultural fiesta showcasing music, dance, fashion, food, and tradition. The event, which will hold at Garrick Memorial...
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Benin Market Women Protest Iyaloja Installation, Back Oba Of Benin
October 03, (THEWILL) — Thousands of market women in Benin City, on Friday, staged protests across major markets to denounce the purported installation of Pastor Josephine “Otagbogbo” Ibhaguezejele as “Iyaloja” of Benin markets. The women, who...
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2027: Ethnicity, Mediocrity And Fear Of Nigeria’s Descent Into Abyss
1 It happened in Nigeria after the amalgamation of 1914 where the British colonial policy of Indirect Rule, a divide-and-rule system that required sharp ethno-religious differentiation among Nigerians, made religion and ethnicity the preeminent...
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Nigeria News12 minutes ago Full List Of Nigeria’s Best University The University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has been ranked as Nigeria’s best university in the newly released Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2026. The...
The University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has been ranked as Nigeria’s best university in the newly released Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2026. The latest ranking, published on Thursday, placed the premier university between 801...
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Go To Kano, Aba, Owerri, Others— Benin Palace Rejects ‘iyaloja’ Role In
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The Benin Traditional Council has rejected the introduction of the Iyaloja concept in Edo State by the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter of President Bola Tinubu, describing it as alien to Benin culture and tradition....
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Benin River Basin, community partner on clean river
The Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority and Ologbo Community, in IkpobaOkha Local Government Area of Edo State have agreed to collaborate to stop the harmful human practices that degrade the quality of water on the Ossiomo River, in...
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EACHI backs Oba of Benin on disapproval of Iyaloja installation
BENIN CITY: The Edo Art and Cultural Heritage Institute (EACHI) has expressed full support for the decision of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, rejecting the installation of an Iyaloja in the Benin Kingdom. In a...
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Nigeria presses Benin for release, medical evacuation of detained pastor
The Federal Government has called on the Republic of Benin to release a Nigerian cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, who has reportedly been held under poor health conditions for nearly two years. Egbaji, a businessman and pastor from Cross River...
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FG Seeks Repatriation Of Nigerian Facing Trial In Benin Republic
1 Nigeria has expressed concern over the failing health of its national, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, currently facing trial in the Republic of Benin. Egbaji, a businessman and cleric from Cross River State, has for about two years been detained in a...
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Edo Cultural Group Rejects Iyaloja Concept
The Edo Art and Cultural Heritage Institute (EACHI) has declared its full support for the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, over his position on the traditional leadership of markets within the Benin Kingdom. In a statement issued in Benin City on...
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