Business activities and vehicular movements were halted on Friday in Benin, following the huge crowd that thronged the various streets to welcome the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. Addressing party supporters at the Baptist Convention…
Oba of Benin receives stolen artifacts from Europe worth £2.5m at palace
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has received two stolen artifacts Cockerel (Okpa) and Uhunwun Elao (Oba head) from Europe valued at £2.5 million at his palace. The artifacts were handed over to the…
Stolen artefacts should be returned to Oba of Benin -SANs, historians, Benin leaders
As the controversy over where thousands of artefacts taken from the palace of the Oba of Benin in 1897 by the Europeans should be domiciled rages, Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), historians and leaders in Benin kingdom have said the…
*Robbers steal taxi after giving driver drugged suya (Nation) *Task force demolishes illegal structures, others at Mile 2 (Guardian)
Robbers steal taxi after giving driver drugged suya (Nation) The police in Lagos are on the trail of two men who allegedly drugged a hailing service driver and made away with his Toyota Camry car. It was gathered that the…
Listen to Nigerians, Oba of Benin tells Buhari (ThisDay)
The Omo N’Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II Thursday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians. Oba Ewuare, who stated this while receiving the General Officer Commander, GOC, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General…