•Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, acknowledges cheers from the crowd at the 2026 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, Anambra State For a week, the royal palace descends into a sacred silence. Behind closed doors, the “King of Onitsha” becomes invisible as he continues to commune with the ancestors and negotiate his people’s fortunes. However, th...
•Late Oba Moses Ekundayo Bakare The traditional ruler of Idogun, the Onidogun of Idogun, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Moses Ekundayo Bakare, has passed away. The monarch reportedly collapsed on Wednesday and was rushed to a hospital, where he remained in a coma for 24 hours before he died on Thursday […]
•The explosion damaged houses and vehicles, injured residents The King of Eleme in Rivers State, Emere Dr Philip Osaro Obele, has given the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) 24 hours to address damage caused by a gas pipeline explosion in Aleto community, threatening mass protests if the company fails to act. The explosion occurred at about [&hellip...
•Kidnapped Oba Simeon Olaonipekun The Aniwo 1 of Aafin community, Ile-Ire District, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Simeon Olaonipekun and one of his sons, Olaolu, who is currently observing his National Youth Service Corps, have reportedly been kidnapped in a violent attack on the palace. The incident occurred late last nig...
•Oba Muftahu Gbadamosi and scene of the airstrike The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftahu Gbadamosi, has appealed to residents of the Offa community to remain calm and go about their end-of-year celebrations, following an unidentified object that fell and destroyed parts of three buildings in the town. An explosion damaged parts of the buildings on [&...
•Oba Ladoja The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has said it is easier to serve as a governor than to function as a traditional ruler. The monarch, who is also a former Governor of Oyo State, made the remark today while receiving the Oniru of Iru, Lagos State, Oba Wasiu Lawal, at his Bodija […]
•Obasanjo and Fayose The Olu of Orile Kemta in Ogun State, Oba (Dr) Adetokunbo Tejuosho, yesterday, lambasted former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, over the insulting “thank you” message he sent to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday. Oba Tejuosho’s statement, titled “A royal rebuke to Ayo Fayose”, condemned the Fayose’s remark...
•The destroyed palace in Borno State Abdulrahman Abubakar, district head of Kirawa town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, has spoken on why he decided to leave Nigeria for Cameroon. It was earlier reported how two persons were shot dead and Abubakar’s palace was burnt down during a Boko Haram invasion earlier in […]
•Mandy Kiss The Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has called for the arrest of Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, the Nigerian content creator popularly known as “Mandy Kiss”, over her plan to attempt a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the highest number of sexual partners in one […]...
•Yoruba monarch crown A new twist has been added to the conviction of Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, by a United States of America court over $4.2million COVID-19 fraud, following the alleged disappearance of an ancestral crown and beads, among other royal paraphernalia at the palace, amid moves to replace the embattled king, reports ...
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