The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston returned two artefacts to the Oba of Benin in a ceremony at Nigeria House in New York City. Looted during the infamous "punitive expedition" attack by British ...

Some blacklisted universities in the Benin Republic have devised means of sneaking their graduates into the National Youth Service Corps in collaboration with certain private polytechnics in Nigeria, ...

Victor Osimhen scored a brilliant hat-trick before Nigeria sensationally stole a World Cup qualification playoff spot with a 4-0 win over Benin. Eric Chelle's side produced their best display of a ...

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Palace expressed deep reservations over what it termed the “politicisation of market leadership” through trade associations and partisan influence. The Benin ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has warned against dragging market women in the kingdom into partisan politics, stressing that such interference undermines Benin’s traditional market structure and ...

Besiktas midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has said it is important for the Super Eagles to win their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic. The Super Eagles sit in third ...

Victor Osimhen powered Nigeria to an emphatic 4-0 win over Benin to guarantee the Super Eagles a play-off lifeline in their hunt for 2026 World Cup qualification. Osimhen bagged a hat-trick before ...

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BENIN CITY – FOR the past weeks, the media have been inundated with the inauguration of an Iyaloja of Edo Market and the subsequent visit to the palace of the Oba of Benin where His Majesty, Omo N’Oba ...

Eight players in the Super Eagles squad for the final two games of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers could be disqualified from playing against Benin Republic. Nigeria coach, Eric Chelle named 22 players ...

Nigeria qualified for the second round of the 2026 World Cup after they cruised to a 4-0 victory over Benin at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Tuesday night. Victor Osimhen was the star ...

Les Écureuils sont devenus des Guépards. Non, il n’est pas question de magie ou de sorcellerie, mais bien du changement de surnom de l’équipe de football du Bénin. Un changement qui semble faire du ...