19 Jan, 2026
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UNIBEN Gets New Vice Chancellor

Governing Council of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Friday announced the appointment Prof Edoba Bright Omoregie (SAN) as the 11th substantive vice chancellor-elect of the university. Prof Edoba succeeds Prof Lilian Imuetinyan Salami, following the interview for the election of a new vice chancellor, as the incumbent’s tenure expires on December 1, 2024. A non-governmental […]

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Court clears UNIBEN lecturer of rape charges

An Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin, on Friday, discharged and acquitted a lecturer with the University of Benin, Dr Omowumi Steven, who was standing trial for alleged rape of a 400-level female student of the university. Steven, a senior lecturer in the Department of English and Literature, University of Benin, was accused of […]

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How hoodlums attacked me at UNIBEN –Akpata

Olumide Akpata, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, has alleged that a senior official of the Edo State Government orchestrated the attack on him and other participants during an interactive session organized by the University of Benin Staff Club. Akpata, who was present as a guest at the event held last Friday, described how […]