Reno Omokri this afternoon Juy 15, threw shade at a certain monarch from the South as he celebrated President Tinubu for properly greeting the Oba of Benin who paid him a visit in the State House on Friday, July 14. ‘’This is the President respectfully greeting Hie Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin. He did not casually acknowledge. He genuflected to him. This is so heartwarming, and I hope a certain traditional …
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Former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria’s current Ambassador to Benin Republic, Tukur Buratai on Wednesday July 28, met with President Patrice Talon of of Benin Republic. Though it was gathered that Buratai met with the Beninese President to present his letter of credence to him, the meeting is however coming amid the arrest of self-styled Yoruba leader, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho in the neighboring country. Recall that Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, capital of …
Three crossdressers are lucky to be alive after they were attacked by about men. The men attacked the crossdresser with bottles then humiliated them by forcing them to strip naked. The incident occurred on Saturday, May 1, at Sunset Bar in Cotonou, Benin. The violence was captured on cell phone video and uploaded to social media. It caught the attention of an NGO and LGBT+ advocacy group Hirondelle Club Benin and they shared it on Twitter to …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed the death of seven oil workers killed in an explosion that occurred at Gbetiokun, OML 40, operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest Joint Venture. A statement from the corporation said the incident occurred on Wednesday, July 8 during the installation of a ladder on a platform (Benin River Valve Station) for access during discharging of Gbetiokun production. The statement said that a detailed investigation into …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed the death of seven oil workers killed in an explosion that occurred at Gbetiokun, OML 40, operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest Joint Venture. A statement from the corporation said the incident occurred on Wednesday, July 8 during the installation of a ladder on a platform (Benin River Valve Station) for access during discharging of Gbetiokun production. The statement said that a detailed investigation into …
Shops and goods located in the popular Oba Market in Benin City, Edo State, were destroyed when a fire tore through the market. The fire started at about 12:05 am on Monday, June 22, and raged till 6am. By the time it was put out by fire fighters, a large section of the market had been destroyed. The cause of the fire has not been revealed. According to reports, there was no power supply in the area at …