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10 Feb
An 80-year-old prince from Bolorunduro in Ondo East Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State, Adefusi Adebisi, was on Monday arraigned before a magistrates' court for allegedly damaging property and breaching the peace. Adebisi was dragged before the court by the police for allegedly trespassing on land belonging to Reverend David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi and destroying economic…
20 Jan
The Dangurewe of Idowa, Oba Sikiru Kayode Okuribido, has said that for insecurity to reduce drastically in the country, governments at all levels should adopt the Community Development Associations' security initiative, where everyone takes charge of their immediate environment. Speaking at his 1st coronation anniversary in Idowa, Ijebu, Oba Okuribido disclosed that in the last…
19 Jan
The Odenigbo Royal Family, Akpakwume autonomous community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, at the weekend, called on Governor Peter Mbah to intervene in the continued incarceration of the 86-year-old blind monarch, Igwe Ekwueme Odenigbo. The royal father was last week remanded in correctional custody alongside his 33-year-old son, Izuchukwu, by an Enugu Magistrate's…
17 Dec
A High Court sitting in Ibusa, Delta State, on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death for killing the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku kingdom, the late Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, nine years after his death. The three defendants—Suleiman Musa (2nd), Garba Abubakar (3rd), and Haruna (4th)—were sentenced to death by hanging, while the 1st defendant,…
3 Nov
A Lagos based lawyer, Vincent Okafor and six others have dragged the Inspector General of Police, the Traditional Ruler of Agunese Mmaku autonomous community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, HRH Igwe Cyprian Maduabuchi Nevobasi, and 16 others, to court for alleged violation of fundamental human rights and freedom. The plaintiffs who are…
14 Oct
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, is facing intense backlash from members of the Okpella community in Edo State for allegedly politicizing the selection process to the throne of the Okuokpellagbe of Okpella. This is even as contempt and criminal proceedings were served on Friday on the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Monday…
27 Sep
The Edo State Government on Friday presented a letter of appointment to a new traditional ruler in the state, His Highness, Lukman Oghehemhime Akemokhue as the Okuogbellagbe of Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Council in the state. Presenting the letter of appointment at the Ministry of Local Government, Edo State Commissioner for Local Government…
1 Sep 2024
Ex-Chairman, Rivers State Traditional Rulers' Council, Sergeant Chidi Awuse has lamented that the State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, kicked him out as the state Traditional Rulers' Council Chairman when he was in an Intensive Care Unit for six weeks battling for his life. The Traditional Ruler of Emohua Local Government Area said Fubara went further to…
29 Aug 2024
The Advisory Committee on Local Government Autonomy has announced that traditional rulers in Taraba State will no longer face delays in receiving their monthly remuneration. Aside from the monarchs, teachers as well as medical health workers, the committee led by the former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Peter Abel Diah, said, it will…
29 Aug 2024
A traditional ruler and economist from Plateau State, Da Jonathan Sunday Akuns, has dismissed the League of Northern Democrats (LND) as "dead on arrival." Akuns, who is advocating for a return to the 1963 Republican Constitution, described the LND as a source of great distraction and a cryptic grab of diverse ethnic nationalities' territories. He…
11 Aug 2024
The Secretary General of the Urhobo Council of Traditional Rulers and Ovie of Agbarha-Otor Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oghenevwogaga Richard Ebelle, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the acute poverty in the country through policy reversals. READ ALSO:Why N4.5tr palliatives failed to stem poverty, hardship The royal father gave the advice during his…
21 May 2024
A first-class monarch in the Ose Local Council of Ondo State, the Olute of Ute, Oba Michael Adetunji, was on Tuesday dethroned by an Ondo State High Court, sitting in Owo, headquarters of the Owo Local Council area of the state. The judgement followed a 29-year-old prolonged chieftaincy tussle between the Olule Omoloja ruling house…
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High Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, has broken his silence over the ongoing dispute between his wife, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. In a statement issued on Saturday, High Chief Uduaghan expressed his initial reluctance to speak on the matter but said recent developments had necessitated…
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Ukraine braced for a possible halt in US support and eyed a stronger alliance with Europe against Russia's invasion, following a fiery clash on Friday between the US and Ukrainian presidents. The heated exchange between Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on one side and Volodymyr Zelensky on the other has left the already…
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Pope Francis, hospitalised for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said Saturday, as Catholics prayed for his speedy recovery. The 88-year-old pontiff was put on a ventilator because of an "isolated" breathing crisis on Friday, sparking concern. "The pope spent a peaceful night…
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Thousands of Namibians and dignitaries gathered Saturday to mourn the country's independence leader, Sam Nujoma, as nearly a month of homage climaxed with a state funeral. Nujoma, the guerrilla leader who won independence for the desert nation from apartheid South Africa, died on February 9, aged 95. His casket -- draped in the blue, white,…
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US pastor, Tony Carpenter, has shared a powerful testimony of deliverance from drug addiction and three suicide attempts at Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Abuja. Speaking at the church’s Glory Dome, Carpenter recounted his struggle with addiction and how God’s intervention saved his life. “I tried to kill myself three times, but God rescued me.…
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Goalkeepers who hold on to the ball beyond eight seconds will be punished by conceding a corner from next season after a rule change by football's lawmakers IFAB. As the rules currently stand, 'keepers are supposed to be sanctioned with an indirect free-kick if they hold on for more than six seconds. However, the offence…
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The Federal Government has restated commitment to power infrastructure development to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this in a message to mark the 2025 Ramadan fast, on Saturday in Abuja. He described Ramadan as a period of spiritual reflection, self-discipline and devotion, stressing that the…
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No fewer than 990 new students were matriculated by the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS), Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi for the 2024/2025 academic session. said a total of 990 students have been admitted in the various departments and faculties of the institution in Prof. Jessy Uneke, Vice-Chancellor of…
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Atalanta missed the chance to move level with Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Saturday after being held to a goalless draw by lowly Venezia. Sluggish Atalanta failed to win at home for the fifth straight time in Italy's top flight and stay third, two points behind champions Inter who are at…
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Against the backdrop of reported gunmen attacks in Egbedi community, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun, where five persons were allegedly shot, the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Saturday ordered a probe into the incident. He also said that perpetrators of the dastardly act will face justice, assuring that his administration will always protect…