Incorporated Trustees of Mzough U Tiv, an umbrella body for Tiv nationalities worldwide, has instituted a suit against the Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC) over alleged cultural practice by the Tiv tribe. The allegation borders on claims that the Tiv man entertains his stranger with his wife, reports The Nation. Lead counsel to Mzough U [&h...
•Governor Akeredolu Residents of Ojo town in Akoko North West Local Government of Ondo State have raised the alarm over move by those they termed ‘settlers’ to become king in the town by contesting the stool of Olojo of Ojo-Ajowa Akoko with the indigenes. The residents, who protested in Akure, the state capital, said the […]
•Oluwo of Iwoland The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has disclosed that worshipping idols is tarnishing the rich culture and tradition of the Yoruba people. According to Oba Akanbi, the Yoruba have one of the best ways of life, adding that the language could be adopted in the tertiary institutions to […]
•Prince Afolabi Olaoye There is confusion over two seemingly conflicting judgments by Justice K. A. Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court in Ogbomosho. It is on the selection and approval of Prince Afolabi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomoso land, reports The Nation. Justice Adedokun, in a judgment delivered on October 3 in a […]
•Makinde The kingmakers in Oyo town, otherwise known as the Oyomesi in Council, have filed a suit seeking to restrain the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, from removing and replacing them amid the struggle to select the next occupant of the revered Alaafin of Oyo stool. The suit marked HOY/38/2023 before the Oyo State High […]