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Benin National Team to make history at Baltimore’s Maryland Cycling Classic
Capital Gazette - Maryland
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September 4, 2025
Among the 15 professional teams expected to line up Saturday morning for the women’s race at the Maryland Cycling Classic in Baltimore, one might stand out the most — and resonate deeper — than the others. The Benin National Team will become the...
FAQ: What International Students Should Know About Trump’s Travel Ban
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 3, 2025
Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher education plans for this academic year after… Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher...
FG Orders Urgent Repairs On Shagamu-Benin Bridge
TVC News Nigeria
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September 3, 2025
The Federal Government has ordered urgent repairs on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway, with assurances that the intervention will provide a lasting solution.... The Federal Government has ordered urgent...
FG Orders Immediate Repairs Of Shagamu-Benin Bridge
Naija News
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September 3, 2025
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Works, Uchenna Orji, on Tuesday, the ministry indicated that it is diligently monitoring the repairs and has sent a team of engineers to the site. “The Minister of Works,...
Visa-free Africa can unleash a $3.3 trillion market and jobs – Mubarak, Team Lead, Trans-African Tourism and Unity Campaign
Business Day
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September 3, 2025
As Africa eyes the vast promise of the $3.3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a bold Pan-African campaign is demanding visa-free travel across the continent to unlock trade, tourism, and job creation for its 1.4 billion...
FG orders immediate repairs of damaged Shagamu-Benin bridge
Punch
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September 3, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced urgent intervention on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway, assuring road users of a swift and lasting solution. In a statement signed by Special Adviser (Media)...
FG To Commence Repair Works On Damaged Shagamu-Benin Road
New Telegraph
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September 2, 2025
On Tuesday, the Federal Government, through the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced urgent intervention on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway. Assuring road users of a swift and lasting solution, the...
FG says work ongoing to fix damaged deck on Shagamu-Benin carriageway
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 2, 2025
The Ministry of Works has announced ongoing repairs on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound Shagamu-Benin carriageway and urged road users not to panic. Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, stated in a release by his Special Adviser on Media,...
FG begins urgent repairs on Shagamu-Benin bridge
Punch
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September 2, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced urgent intervention on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway, assuring road users of a swift and lasting solution. In a statement signed by Special Adviser (Media)...
Ghana shines with three medals at 2025 Zone 3 Beach Volleyball Championship
MyJoyOnline
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September 2, 2025
Ghana’s beach volleyball teams impressed at the 2025 CAVB Zone 3 Nations Beach Volleyball Championship, held from 26–29 August in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, by clinching three medals. The men’s team secured both gold and bronze, while the women’s...
EMBER Months: Avoid night travel, drunk-driving, FRSC cautions motorists
New National Star
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September 1, 2025
BY UZOR OGECHI MARY The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Command, has cautioned motorists to avoid overspeeding, night journeys, and drunk-driving as the year gradually winds down into the ember months. According to the News Agency of...
FRSC warns against night travel, drunk-driving in ‘ember months’ campaign
Punch
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September 1, 2025
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Command, has advised motorists to reduce speed during the ’ember months’ to stem unnecessary road crashes. FRSC Commander in charge of Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway, Nasir Mohammed, gave the advice in an interview...
Passengers, drivers divided as pastors clash in Benin motor park
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 1, 2025
Drama unfolded at Ologbo Park, by Agip Filling Station along Sapele Road, Benin City, when a popular evangelist, identified as Pastor Evidence, chased away a fellow pastor who had come to preach to passengers travelling from Benin to Warri, Delta...
Motorists, passengers stranded as truck falls on Lagos-Benin Expressway
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 31, 2025
…calls on Minister to fix failed portion of a bridge on highway Some road users and artillery truck drivers trapped on the Lagos-Benin Expressway have called on the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to urgently fix the failed portion of a bridge...
MICE CAFE: E-Visa Now or Never: VoyagesAfriq’s Samuel Obeng says Ghana’s tourism boom needs a digital gateway
Business and Financial Times
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August 31, 2025
Ghana has been riding a wave of tourism success in recent years, transforming itself into one of Africa’s most attractive destinat ins. This resurgence is no accident. Landmark campaigns such as the Year of Return in 2019 and its follow-up, Beyond...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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September 4, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Insurance, Shooting battle to stalemate in Benin
Punch
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August 30, 2025
Bendel Insurance and Shooting Stars played out a 1-1 draw in Benin on Saturday in a tightly contested Nigeria Premier Football League matchday two fixture that saw both sides still searching for their first win of the season, PUNCH Sports Extra...
NPFL Match Day 2: Insurance, Shooting Stars share points in Benin
Eagle Online
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August 30, 2025
It was shared points at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State as Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan secured their first point of the 2025/2026 league season after the home team, Bendel Insurance, forced them to a 1-1 draw on Saturday....
Edo Governor, Okpebholo saves lives in dramatic Benin-Auchi road accident response
National Accord Newspaper
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August 30, 2025
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has demonstrated remarkable leadership by personally leading the rescue of victims from a severe multi-vehicle accident on the Benin-Auchi Road near the bypass. While traveling to Irrua in Esan Central Local...
Hisbah arrests suspected human trafficker with 12 women in Kano
Daily Post
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September 4, 2025
Kano State Hisbah Command has arrested a suspected human trafficker with 12 women at a motor park along Zaria Road, Kano, while attempting to travel to Lagos. Deputy Commander General of Hisbah, Sheikh Mujahideen Aminuddeen, who confirmed the...