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BREAKING: Tinubu Approves Expansion of Nigerian Army to 12 Divisions, Recruitment of 28,000 Personnel • BREAKING: House of Reps Passes Executive Bill on State Police with 311 Votes • Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa Rewards Outstanding Students, Teachers with Cash, Employment • Oyo Assembly Approves Makinde’s 32-Day Leave, Deputy to Take Over • Court Sentences Three to Life Imprisonment for Kidnapping 46 Oriire Schoolchildren, Teachers • BREAKING: Court Restrains EFCC from Investigating Oyo State Finances, Describes Request as ‘Fishing Expedition’ • BREAKING: Niger Governor Sacks All Fulani District Heads, Replaces with Indigenous Nupe Chiefs • University of Ibadan Appoints Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba as 14th Substantive Vice-Chancellor • BREAKING: Tinubu Approves Expansion of Nigerian Army to 12 Divisions, Recruitment of 28,000 Personnel • BREAKING: House of Reps Passes Executive Bill on State Police with 311 Votes • Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa Rewards Outstanding Students, Teachers with Cash, Employment • Oyo Assembly Approves Makinde’s 32-Day Leave, Deputy to Take Over • Court Sentences Three to Life Imprisonment for Kidnapping 46 Oriire Schoolchildren, Teachers • BREAKING: Court Restrains EFCC from Investigating Oyo State Finances, Describes Request as ‘Fishing Expedition’ • BREAKING: Niger Governor Sacks All Fulani District Heads, Replaces with Indigenous Nupe Chiefs • University of Ibadan Appoints Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba as 14th Substantive Vice-Chancellor •
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🇧🇯 Yoruba Heritage Minister Leads Tourism, Culture, Arts Portfolio in Benin Republic – Babalola Jean Michel Abimbola has served as Benin Republic’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts since May 2021 under President Patrice Talon, overseeing cultural and tourism development.

By Bello / 2026-05-05 / 1 min read
🇧🇯 Yoruba Heritage Minister Leads Tourism, Culture, Arts Portfolio in Benin Republic – Babalola Jean Michel Abimbola has served as Benin Republic’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts since May 2021 under President Patrice Talon, overseeing cultural and tourism development.

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