The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has berates Yoruba kings and chiefs who goes to club, smoke, drink and indulge in other untoward behaviour, saying that they are not worthy of honour and any respect. Oba Adeyemi who spoke during the in the installation of Fuji maestro, King Wasiu …
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Nigerian youths numbering over 500 on Wednesday took to the streets in Abuja to protest against what they described as moral decadence of Idris Okunneye popularly known as Bobrisky. The protesters, under the aegis of National Youths Council of Nigeria, while disowning him, said they stood by the National Centre …
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Crisis is brewing in the family of the late king of Ogwashi-Uku, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, following the unauthorised announcement of the death of the town’s 91-year-old monarch, Obi Chukuka Okonjo, and subsequently naming of a successor allegedly by his daughter and …
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Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers has declared that there is no land in the state for the Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlement initiated by the federal government. The royal fathers, who stated their position in a communiqué at the end of their meeting in Asaba, the state capital, emphasised …
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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has turned down an invitation to attend a security roundtable organised by a former military head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), scheduled for Minna, Niger State. The roundtable slated for July 29 and 30 is expected to have in attendance heads of …
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The Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN) and the Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to re-establish the defunct Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The President of ANJET, Mr Andrew Okungbowa and Mr Rabo Saleh, FTAN President said on Thursday …
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The leaders of Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest or face consequences. The group disclosed at a press briefing in Lagos that failure by the herdsmen to heed the advice could result in a confrontation with the Yoruba people. In a statement read …
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The number of pilgrims from Nigeria to Madinah, for the 2019 Hajj, has reached 19,081 in 39 flights, according to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Madinah on Wednesday. NAHCON’s Command and Control Centre said that MaxAir NGL1049 had departed Ilorin for Jeddah at 05:40 a m, comprising …
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on humanitarian organizations to scale up activities to improve the living conditions of persons displaced by insurgency and avert outbreak of diseases in the northeast. NRC’s Media Adviser, Catriona Loughran, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Maiduguri, said that living conditions of …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday held consultations with the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, and the Awujale of Ijebu Kingdom, Oba Sikiru Adetona, all in Ogun, over the security challenges in the country. Osinbajo, who first visited the Akarigbo, was accompanied by Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun. The …
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