Emphasis on French and English accelerates decline of local language in Benin

Bilingual French-English Nursery School “Les Joyeuses Coccinelles” in Cotonou, Benin. From a young age, parents are hoping their children will learn English alongside French in school to give them more opportunities. Image from Diane SEGBO, used with …

MOAT ENCROACHMENT: Residents Of Igbinosun Street, Environs, Off Airport Road, Oko, Benin City Appeal For Rescue From ...

Residents of Igbinosun Street and environs, Off Airport Road, Oko, Benin City have cried out over impending danger in the area following encroachment in the nearby moat in the area, thereby making the neighbourhood to be flooded whenever it rains. …

EFCC arrests 19 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City

By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, arrested 19 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City, Edo. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. …

EFCC nabs 19 internet fraud suspects in Benin City

From Sola Ojo, Abuja Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said they arrested 19 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday, 27th February 2025. This …

NYSC member, Rofiat Lawal abducted along Benin-Ore Expressway

A National Youth Service Corps member serving in Ibadan, Oyo State, Rofiat Lawal, has been kidnapped by unidentified abductors along the Benin-Ore Expressway. According to a Facebook post by a user named Agbakwara, Lawal was returning from Benin, Edo State …

NYSC React As Gunmen Kidnap Corps Member On Benin-Ore Expressway

The development was confirmed by a friend of the victim, Agbakwara, in a Facebook post on Wednesday. She explained that Lawal was travelling from Benin City, the capital of Edo State, to Ogbomoso to fulfil her NYSC duties when the incident occurred on …

News Update: Residents march in Benin against economic hardship + more

Gunmen abduct Oyo corps member on Benin-Ore Expressway

A member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Ibadan, Oyo State, Rofiat Lawal, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified abductors along the Benin-Ore Expressway. PUNCH Metro gathered from a Facebook post by a user, Agbakwara, on Wednesday that …

NYSC Member Kidnapped On Benin-Ibadan Route, Kidnappers Demand N20Million Ransom

A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Lawal Rofiat Kofoworola, has reportedly been kidnapped while travelling from Benin, Edo State, to Ibadan, Oyo State, to resume at her Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) in Ogbomoso. The incident occurred …

Oba Of Benin Remembers Mother, 49 Years After Transition

Tumultuous adulating crowd, witnessed the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, as he commemorated the Isoton rite of his Queen mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, 49 years after her transition. Personalities across different spectrums, including the …