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Anger as 52 years old woman facing trial over drug offences slumps, dies

A 52-year-old woman standing trial for alleged drug offences collapsed and died on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State,...

DSS Arrests Suspect Over Edo Attack on Peter Obi

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of masterminding the recent attack on Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter...

Ekpoma court remands 52 youths after anti-kidnapping protest

A Benin High Court on Monday ordered 52 youths, including several students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, to be remanded at the Ubiaja...

Pedro Obaseki petitions against Oba of Benin’s palace, Police commissioner as former governor condemns attack on him

● Former Edo governor calls for probe as palace-linked thugs accused; rights groups urged to speak out Former Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,...

Senate ratifies Tinubu’s troop deployment to Benin Republic

The Senate on Tuesday granted full approval to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian armed forces to the neighbouring Benin Republic, a...

Nigerian military aircraft seized by Burkina Faso, AES after airspace violation, as regional tensions spike

In a serious escalation of regional tensions, authorities in Alliance of Sahel States (AES) — the military-led bloc of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger...

ADC slams “swift abroad, slow at home” security posture, says Nigeria shows capacity to crush threats—but only outside its borders

The Federal Government’s rapid intervention in Benin Republic following a reported coup attempt is drawing sharp criticism at home, with the African Democratic Congress...

Foreshadowing US intervention, how Nigeria’s fighter jets, troops smashed coup — democracy saved in Cotonou

What happened in Benin Republic was not lost on global watchers. It was a foreshadow of what may befall terrorists in Nigeria if the...

Benin republic thwarts attempted coup as authorities arrest mutinous soldiers; regional bodies condemn plot

Benin’s government says it has foiled an attempted military coup after mutinous soldiers launched coordinated attacks early Sunday in an effort to overthrow President...

FG blacklists 18 foreign varsities, suspends evaluation of Togo, Benin ones

The Federal Government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics, just as it released a list of...

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