The Benin Writers’ Society (BWS) has honoured its Vice President, Events and External Affairs, Princess Diana Isoken Eweka, with the inaugural Henry Osegbowa Literary Award for her contributions to...

“A great life is not measured merely by the years one has lived, but by the lives one has touched, the paths one has opened, and the legacy one leaves...

    “Precision is not just accuracy. It is elegance.” — Wade Boggs   Precision is the quality of being exact, deliberate, and accurate. •Ogbankwa It is not a small...

    I am outraged whenever I see young Benin boys being killed in what are described as cult clashes. As a man who attended Arinze Primary School in Benin,...

There is hardly any family in Benin, Edo State, without a relative living abroad. Benin City records one of the largest diaspora remittance inflows in Africa. As a result, Benin...

  The Silence of the Scribe I had taken a back seat in writing for some time. This hiatus was born out of a deep internal conflict. I found myself...

      The Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary has condemned recent attacks on the Chief Judge of Edo State, Hon. Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa. In a statement...

  A six-year legal battle reached its climax on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the Edo State High Court, Benin, as Justice Efe Ikpomwonba delivered judgment in the high-profile murder...

  What a Nation? Where the Execu-thieves Can’t stop thieving, the Legisla-chop, can’t stop chopping, and the judi-share-it can’t stop sharing! What a Nation? Where the rigging of Elections is...

  Being charged to court in Nigeria today is like being led on a road to Golgotha. There is a new wave of pre-trial detentions precipitated by obnoxious, excessive, and...