•Alaafin of Oyo and Oluwo The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, declared yesterday that the title of Alaafin of Oyo is the most supreme among all traditional titles in Yorubaland. He made the statement that the Alaafin of Oyo title is superior during the visit of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to […]
•Late Oba Sunmaila Opeola The Oniroko of Irokoland in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Oba Sunmaila Olasunkanmi Abioye Opeola (Kurunloju 1), joined his ancestors in the early hours of yesterday. The transition of the monarch was confirmed in a statement by Prince Dolapo Abioye on behalf of the Opeola-Oniroko family. He said body [&...
•Governor Peter Mbah and NCAC Director-General, Obi Asika The Enugu State Government has reiterated its readiness to host the forthcoming National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) on November 22 through 29, 2025. A statement signed by Dr. Dennis Olofu, Head, Media, National Council for Arts & Culture (NCAC), said that the 2025 editio...
•“You don’t understand what graffiti is, if you never run away from the cops.” – Anonymous •“There are moments when one has to choose between living one’s own life, fully, entirely, completely – or dragging out some false, shallow, degrading existence that the world, in its hypocrisy demands.” – Oscar Wilde •“And what sort of […]...
The Oyo State House of Assembly has made a dramatic U-turn on the passage of the amendment of the Chieftaincy Law, which is aimed at making the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the Council of Obas and Chiefs. The House, after deliberation on the recommendation of its Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy […]
•Olubadan, Alaafin and Soun A big row has broken out among the three leading traditional obas in Oyo State over the leadership of the traditional rulers’ council. The long-drawn battle which started in the Old Oyo State, returned to the front burner – after being in abeyance for some years – because of the traditional […]
Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has officially unveiled “Traces of Time” as the theme for the 20th anniversary of Carnival Calabar. He unveiled the theme during a grand ceremony at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, last night, reports Nigerian Tribune. The event, attended by dignitaries including former Cross River governors Donald ...
•Chimamanda Leading Nigerian novelist, public intellectual and feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche will lead a cast of other artists, storytellers, poets and other workers of the imagination to honour the memory of pre-eminent storyteller, Chinua Achebe at the inaugural edition of the ‘Things Fall Apart’ festival which will hold in Enugu from Ju...
•Bayero, Ganduje and Sanusi After a prolonged emirate tussle, the immediate family of National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has finally recognised Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano. Besides, the ex-Governor Ganduje endorsed the nomination of his first nephew, Alhaji Jamilu Sani Umar, before E...
•Late Emir Ado Bayero and Sanusi Lamido, the new Emir The Kano Emirate tussle, assumed a dramatic dimension yesterday as both the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II and the 15th Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero held parallel turbaning of Galadiman Kano. While Sanusi turbaned Munir Sanusi Bayero as the new Galadiman Kano, Bayero on […]
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