Police Arrest #EndSARS heroine, DJ Switch In Lagos
#EndSARS heroine and Disc Jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch, has reportedly been arrested in Lagos. Lagos...
Ihievbe-Ogben Community in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State celebrated her manhood (Ughonghon) festival amidst fanfare and pleasantries recently (March 29, 30 and 31, 2024). The festival which is as old as the Community is celebrated once in…
TO mark the 91st birthday of a renowned Diplomat and Statesman, Chief Emeka Anyaoku GCON, the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo CFR on Thursday January 18, 2024, commissioned the Emeka and Bunmi Anyaoku Foundation Center, Obosi. The Center houses…
THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has claimed that there is evidence showing that the Igbo race actually migrated from Ile-Ife. He stated this on Saturday while addressing journalists ahead of an International Conference titled ‘Ile-Ife and Yoruba…
TRADITIONALIST celebrating the Isese festival in Ondo State have declared that the festival would continue to be celebrated annually. Speaking on International Isese Day on Sunday, the Araba Isese in Ondo State, Araba Folorunsho Adetunji, said the group was trying…
THE Lagos State Government has declared Monday, August 21, as a work-free day for all public servants in the state in commemoration of the 2023 Isese Day celebration which will be held on Sunday, August 20. The circular, which was…
THE event was marked in Canada and the three senatorial districts of Edo State of Benin City, the capital of Edo State, Ekpoma in the Central district and Ososo in Edo North. Benin City, the seat of the Edo Monarchy…
The Museum of West African Art, MOWAA, in Nigeria, and Oxford University’s School of Archaeology recently announced a collaboration to build a centre of archaeological excellence in West Africa, aimed at telling the region’s past from an African perspective and…
OLOKUN Festival Foundation (OFF) yesterday urged the Kwara State Magistrate Court to release Yeye Osun, Efunsetan Abebi Aniwura Olorisha and Obalowu Jimoh. The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation renewed the call for the release of the duo for the second time in…
OGUN State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a resolution, declaring August 20, as Isese Cultural Day in the state. The Assembly at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo immediately after their resumption from a two-week recess,…
IT could be recalled that three weeks ago, we deemed it necessary to call on Governor Godwin Obaseki to release the Benin Traditional Council(BTC) three months statutory allocations he intentionally withheld which reason is not unconnected with his inability to…