Obaseki appoints Andrew Okungbowa as CPS

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has appointed Mr Andrew Okungbowa as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS).  The appointment of Okungbowa, a journalist and communication expert, takes immediate effect.  Okungbowa has vast experience as an editor and media consultant, having…

Professor Afejuku calls for unity in multi-ethnic communities — Anote Ajeluorou

Prof. Tony Esijolomi Afejuku, a don and poet who recently retired from the University of Benin, Benin City, has canvassed unity and oneness among those living in multi-ethnic communities across the country.  He particularly sued for an abiding oneness among…

*3 die, others injured as Lagos transport unions clash (Sun)*Campus security: UNILAG gets 1,000 CCTV cameras (Vanguard)

3 die, others injured as Lagos transport unions clash (Sun) Three persons died while many others were  injured during a battle of supremacy between members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and National Union of Road Transport…

UNIBEN students humiliate VC, march her to main gate

Protests rocking the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State took a new dimension early Wednesday, when students stormed the residence of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Lillian Salami and marched her to the Main Gate of the University. According to eyewitnesses,…

Afejuku scripts Nigeria’s autobiography at inaugural lecture

Worried just like most Nigerians as the country drifts towards the precipice, poet and professor at the Department of English and Literature, the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Anthony Esijolomi Afejuku, will on June 10, deliver his inaugural…

Don’t give up on Nigeria – Ehi Braimah

Turn to your family members, friends, neighborurs and colleagues and say congratulations! Yes, we have reasons to be joyful and thankful as we mark our 60th independence anniversary this week – the Federal Republic of Nigeria will be 60 years…

UNIBEN lecturer killed as bribe-seeking policeman drags steering with driver

A lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Stella Okotie, has been killed by a commercial driver, Anu Adisa, around the institution located on the Benin-Lagos Expressway, Edo State. The deceased’s sales boy identified simply as Amos, who…

DJ Spinall, Shody give Benin a floor-thumping performance

“It’s a lieeeeeee”, a young student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Benin, Edo State, screeched as multiple award-winning DJ and music producer, Sodamola Oluseye “DJ Spinall” Desmond, and the Turn Up King, Kunle “Shody” Oshodi-Glover, stepped into the Hall…

Why today is about to be the greatest day of the month!

If you have been following our social media pages, then you know a bit of the gist on the  #MTNPulseCampusInvasion. If you haven’t, fret not – ‘we gat you’! The biggest campus rave in Nigeria – Pulse Campus Invasion –…

‘Include children’s writing, contemporary fiction in universities’ literature curriculum’ – Michael Ipogah

Children’s writing and Nigerian contemporary fiction received a boost recently when the authors of Igho Goes to Farm and Prodigals in Paradise, Messrs Anote Ajeluorou and Henry Akubuiro, were hosted to a Creative Writing Masterclass at the Department of English…

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