{"id":460,"date":"2022-05-22T19:47:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T19:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/soyinka-meets-igboho-in-benin-republic-photos-nigeria-news\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T19:47:47","slug":"soyinka-meets-igboho-in-benin-republic-photos-nigeria-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=460","title":{"rendered":"Soyinka Meets Igboho In Benin Republic (Photos) &#8211; Nigeria News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen Kidnap Anglican Cleric, Son In Ondo<br \/>IPOB Lawyer, Ejiofor Reacts To Beheading Of Anambra Lawmaker<br \/>Nigerians To Pay New Tax For Making Telephone Calls<br \/>Four Million More People Displaced in 2021, Humanitarian Workers Say<br \/>Shehu Sani Reacts To Beheading Of Anambra Lawmaker<br \/>Enugu 2023: One Of My Children Will Emerge Governor &#8211; Fr Mbaka<br \/>Edo PDP Conducts House Of Assembly, Reps Primary Election<br \/>Latest Political News In Nigeria For Today, Sunday, 22nd May, 2022<br \/>2023: Tinubu Arrives Yobe To Consult With Delegates<br \/>2023: Igbo APC Presidential Aspirants Hold Closed-Door Meeting In Abuja<br \/>Nigerians React As Man City Wins Premier League<br \/>Diri Urges Tour Industry To Promote Bayelsa\u2019s Healing Water Site<br \/>Vehicle Loaded With Explosives, Sophisticated Weapons Intercepted In Kano<br \/>Police Rescues Notorious Burglar From Being Set Ablaze In Delta<br \/>Scores Of Terrorists Killed As Boko Haram\/ISWAP Convoy Explodes In Borno<br \/>I Won\u2019t Stop Women-Based Content &#8211; 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