Edo partners German Film Academy to boost creative industry

BENIN CITY – As part of efforts to grow the creative industry, foster youth innovation, and promote creative enterprise, the Edo State Government has entered into a partnership with the German Film Academy to enhance the skills of young filmmakers...

Akpabio tasks Houses Assembly on effective oversight

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked the State Houses of Assembly on effective oversight to ensure government funds translate into improved livelihood By EricJames Ochigbo Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked the State Houses...

Abimbola Olashore: As Kids, We Used to Sit on NTA’sFloor for Tales By Moonlight

The Chief Executive Officer of Lead Capital Limited, Mr. Abimbola Olashore, who is also the President of Council of the Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce, takes a nostalgic look at his childhood and life lessons in this engaging conversation....

Edo govt absorbs 4,000 volunteer teachers, recruits 500 new ones

The Edo government has announced the absorption of 4,000 volunteer teachers under the EdoStar Teaching Programme and the recruitment of 500 new teachers to strengthen the state’s education system. The state commissioner for education, Paddy Iyamu,...

Obaseki: The Lonely Fugitive of Edinburgh

(A Comic Political Chronicle of Misrule, Mirage, and Melancholy) *By Fred Itua* It is often said that history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce. In the curious case of Godwin Obaseki, former governor of Edo State, it seems to have...

Police rescue two missing minors after nine months

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14 years old, and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12 years old, after they had been missing for nine months. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP...

Kolos, Ref, Loud, Gum and Fast lane, by Funke Egbemode

Scene One Henry is poor and he knows it. He plays those betting games with fancy names, drinks, smokes, and loves loud music. He is in his late 30s with a wife and two children. They all live in a room in one of the new areas in Lagos, not too far...

Anambra: Police rescue 2  missing minors after 9 months

The Police Command in Anambra has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14-year-old and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12-year-old, after being missing for nine months. By Obinna Unaeze The Police Command in Anambra has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya,...

Nigeria exits debtors’ list as IMF releases names of 10 African countries with lowest debt in 2025

After fully repaying its $3.5 billion COVID-19 loan, Nigeria was struck off the debtors’ list by the IMF However, a lot of African countries are still trapped with high debt exposure to the fund The IMF, in a recent update, released the list of 10...

Police rescue two missing minors in Anambra after nine months

The Police Command in Anambra has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14 years old, and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12 years old, after they had been missing for nine months. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,...

See the list of African countries with low risk exposure to IMF

After fully repaying its $3.5 billion COVID-19 loan, Nigeria was struck off the debtors’ list by the IMF However, a lot of African countries are still trapped with high debt exposure to the fund The IMF, in a recent update, released the list of 10...

Ijaw agitators beg Okpebholo for amnesty

Ijaw agitators and activists in Okomu, Ovia South West local government area, have begged Governor Monday Okpebholo to grant them amnesty. They said they were ready to drop their arms and joined Governor Okpebholo’s fight against kidnappers and...

Police rescue two missing minors after 9 months in Anambra

The Police Command in Anambra State has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14, and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12, after being missing for nine months. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on...

Flory Bidunga headlines international impact in the Big 12

In recent years, college basketball has seen a surge of international players signing with top universities. In the 2023-2024 season alone, there were a record number of 826 international men’s basketball players in Division 1 of the NCAA. For...

Without NUC, It would have been a sad story for Nigeria’s university system – Chris Maiyakic

Chris Maiyaki is the former Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigeria’s apex regulatory body for university education. Appointed on June 30, 2023, following the voluntary resignation of Prof. Abubakar Adamu...

Edo: Why we unsealed erring private school – Commissioner

‎ ‎Edo state government has unsealed Authentic Royal Preparatory School located in Benin City, with a marching order to the school’s management to fix contending issues in its facility. ‎The school was sealed on September 26, 2025 over alleged...

Explained: The Purpose Of The Pink Ball Co-chaired By Isha Ambani At The British Museum

For the first time in the British Museum’s 272-year-old history, the institution became a host to the inaugural Pink Ball. It was a major fundraising gala event co-chaired by India’s business tycoon Isha Ambani and Director of the British Museum,...

Jega condemns politicians’ ‘do-or-die’ mentality

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday decried the persistent desperation of Nigerian politicians, warning that their “do-or-die” attitude continues to undermine the integrity of elections...

Biya, Okpebholo And The New Service Chiefs

REUBEN ABATI “They say President Paul Biya has been declared winner of the Presidential election in Cameroon. The man has been in power since 1982. At 92, he is the oldest President in the world. Now that the Constitutional Court has given him...

Edo Govt Pays Tribute To Late NSCDC Commandant, Agun Joseph

The Edo State Government on Monday paid its final respects to the late Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, Mr Agun Joseph, who passed away recently. Leading the state delegation at the valedictory...