Benin History & Research Centre in Diaspora

  Nekpen Obasogie has incorporated Edo  Elders Award  into the Edo Language Day program—to be hosted on Edo Language Day Worldwide—with a maximum of six nominees annually. The award program is geared towards recognizing and honouring Edo Elders, who have contributed immensely to the development of Benin History, Culture, Education and Arts. All the 2023 nominees are required to attend the award ceremony in Toronto or Benin City on August 12th, 2023  at 252 Bloor Street, 12th floor Nexus Lodge, OISE, University of Toronto.  Any nominated Elder in Benin will be invited to receive the award at the Victor Uwiafo Creative Hub in Benin City.

The 2023  Language  Day  Worldwide would  be hosted  at the University  of Toronto, Canada. We are very excited to announce the new venue and thank OISE, University of Toronto for offering us a free space to host  the in-person event on August 12th, 2023. Congratulations to all the organizers and initiator of Edo Language Day Worldwide. The full schedule of the event would be published soon!

We are thrilled and ecstatic to publish our emblem for the 2023 Edo language Day Worldwide (designed in Benin City by Smart Osabouhien, an Indigene of the Great Benin kingdom) The 2023 Edo Language Day Worldwide is a collaborative program with  the Edo State Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, NEBO TV and Nigerian Canadian Multicultural Centre.  We have scheduled August 12th and 13th, 2023 to celebrate the event worldwide - Benin City, Canada, United States & Australia.  Click on the link to register on eventbrite   https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2023-edo-language-day-worldwide-august-12th-13th-tickets-526535350407 Contact us:  Email: edolanguage2023@gmail.com  Website: edolanguageworldwide.org Posted by Nekpen Obasogie 

The 2023 Edo Language Day Worldwide, NEBO TV,  the Edo State Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs in partnership with the University of Toronto.  We have scheduled August 12th and 13th, 2023 to celebrate the event worldwide. The in-person event would be hosted on August 12th at the University of Toronto in Canada and Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City, Nigeria.  On Sunday, August 13th (the ceremony day), the event would take place online via Zoom.  Everyone is invited to join us online to celebrate the first annual Edo Language Day Worldwide. By Nekpen Obasogie

Advertise your business or organization with Edo Language Day's Magazine.  The 2023 Edo Language Day Worldwide would be hosted by the organization of the Edo Language Day Worldwide (ELDW) and  NEBO TV in collaboration with the Edo State Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs (Arts Council).  We have scheduled August 12th and 13th, 2023 to celebrate the event worldwide. To be hosted at Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City. A space has also been booked at  Fairview (Sheppard and Don Mills, North York) for the in-person event in Toronto on August 12th, 2023.  Zoom link will be provided for virtual participants and guests. The  ceremony day (August 13th) will commence online via Zoom. Everyone is invited to join us online worldwide to celebrate the first annual Edo Language Day. Check the flyer below to access our email address, website and phone numbers.  

The Delta State Police said it has discovered a bag of rice filled with arms and ammunition.  The State’s spokesman, Bright Edafe, said that on the 12th of March 2023 at about 9: AM, operatives of Eagle-Net Special Squad, while on intensive Aberdeen system of patrol, sighted a tricycle with registration number RRU 773 QK, conveying three male occupants.  Edafe said: “They were intercepted and subjected to a search during which a bag containing rice was thoroughly searched, and three locally made guns, one live cartridge, concealed in the bag of rice were recovered. Two of the suspects took to their heels and escaped into the bush, abandoning the tricycle, and the rider named Ahmed Umaru, 26, of Ayingba LGA Kogi state.  The tricycle rider was arrested, and the exhibit was recovered. Efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects are ongoing.” 

The United Kingdom (UK) has licensed 162 Nigerian doctors in the past 42 days, according to a report. The report cites the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), which confirmed the news that the doctors were certified as having met the General Medical Council (GMC) criteria for the practice of medicine in the UK. The GMC, which is the body responsible for setting the standards for doctors in the UK, has a comprehensive process for evaluating medical qualifications from other countries. Nigerian doctors are among the largest groups of foreign-trained doctors in the UK and are therefore subject to this process. Accordingly, the certification process can take up to six months or longer, which can be a significant challenge for doctors who need to start work immediately. However, recent development shows that the process has been streamlined, which is a significant improvement.  This news is particularly welcome in light of the ongoing medical staffing shortages faced by the NHS in