Tag: Cotonou
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After failing to appear at two concerts, Wizkid spotted chilling in Cotonou with president of Benin Republic’s son
After failing to appear at two concerts, Famous Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has been spotted in Cotonou with the president of the Benin Republic’s son, Lionel Talon. It would be recalled that the singer had failed to appear for his concert in Accra which was slated for 10th December 2022.…
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Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr reveals what keeps her going
Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, has revealed what keeps her going. In an interview, Ayra Starr recalled that in the early days of her career, she used to attend parties she was not invited to. In her words: “I grew up in different cities—Lagos, Abuja (Nigeria), and Cotonou (Republic of Benin) and it…
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AfDB secures $15.6bn investment for construction of Lagos-Abidjan highway
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president, of African Development Bank (AfDB), says the bank has secured a 15.6 billion dollars investment for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway. He made this known through his Twitter handle @akin_adesina which was obtained by Thenewsguru.com on Friday in Abuja. He said that the investment would strengthen regional trade and…
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Nobel laureate, Prof Soyinka in Benin Republic to see Igboho+Photos
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka was sighted at the Seme border around noon in Sunday crossing to Cotonou, the capital city of Benin Republic. He was mobbed by a crowd while waiting to complete immigration formalities and repeatedly asked where he was headed. His response was that he was on a visit to the Yoruba Nation…
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Doctor gives Igboho clean bill of health in Cotonou – Lawyer
Chief Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Igboho, who was released from prison on Monday by the Benin Republic Government to his medical practitioner, has been given clean bill of health. Chief Yomi Alliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Counsel representing Igboho, made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan.
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Soyinka speaks on Igboho’s detention in Cotonou, NBC’s query to Channels Television
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on the government of the Republic of Benin to release Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to continue his journey. The playwright spoke during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos on Friday. Speaking during the interactive session titled, “Sanctions on the loose: Chasing…
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New twist as Benin Republic slams fresh charges on Sunday Igboho
There appears to be a new twist in the case of embattled Yoruba agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) standing trial in neighbouring Benin Republic. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that Igboho who was arrested on July 19 with his wife while attempting to travel to Germany has now been charged with illegal entry into Benin Republic. He is…
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Uncertainty in Abuja, Cotonou as Kanu, Igboho’s trials resume today
The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, continues at the Federal High Court, Abuja, today. Also, Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho, will continue his trial at a court in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Igboho was arraigned in Benin Republic, at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, on…
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Igboho handcuffed, can’t move, eat but not beaten – Cotonou based lawyer
Ibrahim Salami, one of the Cotonou-based lawyers of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has decried the unfair treatment of his client in the custody of Brigade criminelle in Benin Republic. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports the Cotonou Court of Appeal on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the suit involving Igboho to Monday. Salami,…
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BREAKING: Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho flees Nigeria, arrested in Cotonou
Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG has it that popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic by security operatives in the West African country. According to reports, Igboho was arrested Monday night after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS). A…