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Protest In Kogi : As Group Acussed Bello Commissioner, Yunusa Olofu Of Imposing His Elder Brother Shaibu Olofu As Obaje Otalu Of Atabaka

OKPO my ancestral Home is known to be a peaceful and loving place for as long as I can remember. The peaceful coexistence between all people can not be overemphasized. Before Gabriel Olofu Time as the chairman we all see…

Sado Selected as Next Okuokpellagbe Of Okpella, Okpella Elders Says , Yahaya Usman Reporting

THE elders of Okpella meet with the attendance of the Otaru of Okpella to affirm the choice of Engr Mike Sado as their choice of the next Okuokpellagbe of Okpella. This they said was necessary after the death of the…

Oluwo Unveils New Queen As They Get Married In Kano

THE Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi on Saturday revealed the identity of his new wife. Oba Akanbi confirmed the identity of Princess Firdauz Abdullahi from the Ado Bayero Dynasty in Kano in a message to The Nation correspondent. The…

Obaje Ota’alu Tussle: Descendants Of Okwoli Blames Yahaya Bello For Relegating Clan To The Background, By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano

DESCENDANTS of Okwoli in Kogi state have rise up against what they called  broad day light injustice allegedly  metted on  them by the Kogi state Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello by presenting Staff of Office to one Shu’ aibu Olofu who…

Google Arts And Culture Launches Mali Magic

GOOGLE has launched Mali Magic, a digital treasure trove that aims to preserve and showcase Mali’s historic and contemporary art and culture. Together with its local partners, Google Arts and Culture identified four key pillars of Malian culture – manuscripts,…

Makinde presents car gift to Olubadan-designate ahead of Coronation

THE Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday evening presented a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV to the Olubadan-designate, Oba Olalekan Balogun, ahead of his coronation as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Ladoja, Olubadan-In-Council, Traditionalists, Others Pledge Loyalty To Olubadan

MEMBERS of the Olubadan-in-Council, the Iyalode-in-Council, traditional religious leaders, Baales, Traditional title holders and Mogajis, among others have pledged their loyalty and support to the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun. They affirmed the pledge when the groups and…

Tight Security As Osinbajo, Tinubu, Atiku, Others Attend Olubadan Coronation

ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubarkar, APC presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others have arrived Mapo Hall for the coronation of 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan Senator Lekan Balogun. Others are Governors Seyi Makinde(Oyo); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti);…

Makinde Approves March 11 For Installation Of 42nd Olubadan

THE Oyo State Government has approved March 11 as the date for installation ceremony of Sen. Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. This is contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and…

Nigeria’s Looted Benin Bronzes Returned, More Than A Century Later

TWO Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, raising hopes that thousands more artefacts could finally be returned to their ancestral home. The artefacts,…