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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
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
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
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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The Oyo State Government is set to organise the first-ever Ibadan Valentine Cruise on Eleyele Lake on Friday. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, disclosed this on Monday during a news conference held at the Eleyele Waterfront, Ibadan. The news conference was held ahead of the Valentine’s Day celebration, tagged “Valentine…
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Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings who was accused of money laundering and currency speculation by the federal government, has opened up about his eight-month detention in Nigeria. Gambaryan, in an interview with Wired, detailed his experience in Kuje Prison’s VIP wing and how former Deputy Police Commissioner Abba Kyari played a key role…
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The Police command in Adamawa has arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing transformer cables at Wuro Dole in Girei Local Government Area. Command spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Yola. He said the arrest followed credible information from a reliable source, leading to the apprehension of…
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The Anambra Police Command has vowed to fish out the suspected killer(s) of three siblings in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. The new Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Ikioye Orutugu, made the vow, when he paid a condolence visit to the bereaved family and also had an on-the-spot…
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Police operatives in Imo have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Onyinyechi Emeka, 40, during a stop-and-search operation in the Okigwe area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said officers also rescued a five-year-old boy during the operation. Okoye said Emeka, from…
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The Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Israel Iboroma, SAN, has decried what he described as the serial misrepresentation in social and electronic media of what transpired at the Supreme Court on Monday. The Rivers Attorney General said the apex court did not reinstall Martins Amaewhule and 26 others as members of…
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The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has announced an initiative known as Motherland 2025, in collaboration with Discover Motherland Africa. This innovative project, according to her, aims to establish Nigeria as a premier destination for African culture, investment opportunities, and tourism. Motherland 2025 seeks to showcase the rich cultural heritage…
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The autobiography of the late High Chief Gabriel Akin-Deko, titled "I Drink to the Future," will be launched on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Queen's Park Event Center in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, organized by the Akin-Deko family and the Government College Ibadan Old Boys' Association (GCIOBA), will celebrate the life and times…
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Benue Good Governance Crusaders have opposed alleged moves by Governor Hyacinth Alia to take over the shares of Benue State domiciled in Dangote Cement. Jointly led by Felix Atetan and Peter Ameh, the Crusaders claimed that the governor had perfected arrangements to sell off the only viable state-owned transport company, Benue Links Limited, to a…
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Avila Naturalle, Africa’s leading manufacturer of genuine natural body care products, has launched its campaign against skin bleaching with the 2025 edition of the Be-you-tiful campaign titled "Glow with Confidence, Say No to Bleaching." This initiative was in response to the World Health Organization (WHO) report stating that 77 percent of Nigerians use skin-whitening…