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During the night of Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18, 2025, the police of the Malanville district made a major seizure of illegal products. According to the information published on the digital channels of the Republican Police, an individual was arrested while he was transporting 790 boxes of tramadol carefully concealed in two large […]
A tragedy occurred on the afternoon of Friday, August 15, 2025, around 3 p.m., in the Avogbanna-Gbéto district, municipality of Bohicon. Two well-diggers, S. Boniface and H. Epiphane, were hard at work on a plot of land when a tragic accident occurred. As they were digging a well, a plastic bucket full of sand suddenly […]
Two days after the tragedy that occurred on the night of Saturday, August 16 to Sunday, August 17, 2025 in Glazoué, the public transport company STM, owner of the crashed bus, reacted through a statement published on Monday, August 18, on its official website. The company, based in Togo, extended “its sincere condolences to the […]
The Ministry of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education (MSTVE) published, on August 18, 2025, a notice inviting the deployed aspirants who have served until the end of the academic year 2024-2025 to confirm their availability for the academic year 2025-2026. This confirmation, which is carried out exclusively via the EducMaster platform (https://educmaster.bj), is a preliminary […]
On the night of August 12 to 13, 2025, around 4 a.m., a team from the Tchikandou border police station, in the Borgou department, thwarted a major smuggling operation. A convoy of six motorcycles heavily loaded with banned goods, including a considerable amount of fake medicines, was intercepted. The Republican Police, being informed, reported the […]
The Constitutional Court of Benin has announced the postponement of the preparatory and plenary hearings initially scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, and Thursday, August 21, 2025. This decision comes due to an impediment of the Court, according to an official statement signed by the chief clerk, Sylvestre Farra. Users of the Constitutional Court will have […]
In the fight against transnational illicit trafficking, the increased vigilance of transport agents has once again paid off. On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, a suspicious package was discovered in a traveler’s luggage at a bus station of a travel company in Cotonou, reported Africaho. Alerted around 5 pm, the 5th district police station immediately dispatched […]
The Benin government takes a new step in structuring the labor market. With the enactment of decree n°009/MTFP/DC/SGM/DGT/DRPDS/SMO/SA of April 11, 2025, signed by the Minister of Labor, Adidjatou Mathys, the approval conditions for opening and operating labor placement agencies are now clearly defined. This new arrangement responds to the growth of services related to […]
A serious traffic accident occurred between the night of Saturday, August 16th to Sunday, August 17th, 2025 on the Thio bridge in the town of Glazoué. A bus coming from Lomé and heading to Niamey, with 54 passengers on board, plunged into the Ouémé River. To date, 23 bodies have been recovered, nine survivors are […]
Rescue operations on Monday, August 18, 2025, managed to recover a Malian coach that fell into the Ouémé River in the Glazoué commune. The disaster, which occurred on the night between Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17, left 9 survivors, one body recovered, and 44 missing. The first images shown depict a white wreck, […]
This Monday, August 18, 2025, in a post on his Facebook page, the Beninese singer Nikanor accuses certain distributors of exploiting musicians by making them sign “fake contracts” and withholding the earnings that are rightfully theirs. He announces that he is about to publish the names of the individuals targeted. “Dishonest distributors who make Beninese […]
The tragedy that occurred during the night from Saturday, August 16, to Sunday, August 17, 2025, on the Thio bridge, municipality of Glazoué, continues to mobilize the authorities in Benin. An international transport bus, registered in Mali, plunged into the Ouémé river with dozens of passengers on board. The latest report mentions 9 survivors, one […]
A serious accident that occurred on the night of August 16 to 17, 2025, on the Ouémé river bridge in Glazoué, claimed several lives of passengers from a Malian bus. In the face of this tragedy, the Democrats Party expresses its compassion and proposes safety measures to prevent further tragedies. In a statement issued on […]
In Parakou, the Republican Police have put an end to the actions of an individual who was posing as a magistrate. According to information made public this Saturday, August 16, 2025, by Banouto, the man, in reality, a simple reseller of products, was arrested after several months of fraud. Taking advantage of the image of […]
A bus heading for Malanville ended its journey in the Ouémé River on the night of August 16 to 17, 2025, near Thio in the commune of Glazoué. The Beninese government, through the voices of the Interior and Transport Ministers, announced that they have mobilized all necessary rescue forces and expressed solidarity with the victims […]
A serious traffic accident occurred overnight from Saturday, August 16, to Sunday, August 17, 2025, on the Savè–Glazoué axis. A public transport bus, registered in Mali and departing from Lomé for Malanville, fell into a watercourse flowing into the Ouémé River, at the locality of Bethel in the municipality of Glazoué. According to the latest […]
The High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC) has taken strong action. On Thursday, in accordance with decision n°25-044 of June 26, 2025, the institution ordered the immediate cessation of illegal activities of two pirate television channels: HOPE TV and NOE TV, which were broadcasting via satellite without any authorization, reports Africaho. The operation, conducted […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict, on Thursday, August 14, 2025, in a land fraud case involving the 2nd deputy mayor of Porto-Novo and several city employees. The Court confirmed its jurisdiction in this matter. The prosecution had however requested, last July 24th, the incompetence of the […]
The Beninese Treasury could soon grow richer by 265 million FCFA, if the judge of the judgment chamber of the Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) follows the requisitions of the public prosecutor. The case concerns four Nigerien nationals arrested by the republican police for illicit transport of cash in the UEMOA […]
Candidates registered for the national License exam 2025 can now check the official list, their examination center, as well as the date and time of their exams online. The Directorate of Exams and Competitions (DEC) invites all students to print or save their digital summons before the start of the exams, scheduled to take place […]
