Tag Archives: Benin City
Will this miserable project be the last word on the looted Benin artefacts? Kwame Opoku ‘There was a dim grandeur about it all, and also these seemed to a fate. Here was this head center of iniqiuty, spared by us … read more »
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SHOOTINGS and explosions reportedly rocked the medium security prisons at Oko, a suburb of Benin City, the Edo State capital, in the early hours of Sunday, in what appeared to be a jail-break operation. The attack was said to have … read more »
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Ali Ihade, gateman to Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s slain aide, Olaitan Oyerinde, is a boastful young man. He boasts before his friends and associates as a lucky gateman to a man of affluence and power. One of his townsmen, Mohammed Ibrahim … read more »
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Kwame Opoku “The year 1897 means much to me and my people; it was the year the British invaded our land and forcefully removed thousands of our bronze and ivory works from my great grandfather, Oba Ovonramwen’s Palace.” His Royal … read more »
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(CNN) — Two Nigerian trade unions accused the country’s president of using “armed thugs” to attack protesters, and urged demonstrators to continue their nationwide strike against fuel prices on Wednesday and beyond. “In a Mubarak-style response to the peoples’ protests, … read more »
Benin City – Clashes that broke out after Muslims were violently targeted in the southern Nigerian city of Benin have left five people dead and more than 10 000 displaced, a Red Cross official said on Tuesday. “We have recorded … read more »
February 28, 2011 by benim
Electoral reforms, the consolidation of the Amnesty programme, increase in power supply are some of the achievements of the administration of Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy, Namadi Sambo in the few months they have been in charge of affairs in … read more »
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December 15, 2010 by benim
Chief Anthony Enahoro, the man who moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence from the British colonial rule is dead. Enahoro, aged 87, was Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and pro-democracy activist. He died at the early hours of Wednesday in Benin, the … read more »
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December 5, 2010 by benim
As the nation approaches another election year, former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon said yesterday that Nigeria’s leaders need prayers for God to direct them on the right path. Speaking in Benin City during a visit to state governor, Adams … read more »
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November 10, 2010 by benim
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – A Nigerian appeals court has overturned the 2007 election of the governor of one of the country’s main oil-producing states just months ahead of the end of his term, officials said on Wednesday. The court of … read more »
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