Category: Society

On Tuesday, scores of women protested half-naked with traditionalists embarking on rites in their disapproval of the action taken against their monarch; Olu of Igbokoda, Oba Oladimeji Odidiomo who is a traditional ruler of one of the riverine communities in Ilaje Local Council Area of Ondo State. The monarch was attacked on Monday by a chief in one of the communities during the flag-off of the Igbokoda-Okitipupa road dualization. Although, the identity of the chief yet to be ascertained as of press time, but the development created tension in the…

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A proposed legal amendment by the Oyo State House of Assembly seeking to make the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the state’s Council of Obas and Chiefs has been opposed by traditional leaders and stakeholders from Ibadan land and Ogbomoso land. The opposition was contained in a joint statement issued on Monday in Ibadan and signed by Mogajis, Baales, monarchs, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, the Ibadan Compounds Peace Initiative, prominent sons and daughters of Ibadanland, and Mogajis from the Soun Ruling Houses of Ogbomoso. The bill…

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A Nigerian nurse, Nnena Miriam’s lifeless body was discovered in her apartment in Leeds, United Kingdom, by police after she was declared missing, according to Fellow Nurses Africa — a platform committed to the growth and support of African nurses. Mariam’s failure to show up at her work place raised concerns and did not respond to calls from friends and associates. A close friend, alarmed by her silence, ultimately filed a missing person report. Police later found Miriam dead in her home. In an official statement released on Wednesday, Fellow…

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Emeka Okonkwo, popular Lagos socialite, widely known as E-Money, was reportedly released on Tuesday evening after hours of interrogation by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). E-Money had been arrested on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos and subsequently taken to the EFCC’s office in Abuja. According to EFCC sources, his arrest was in connection with alleged abuse of the Naira and the defacing of foreign currencies—specifically, spraying United States dollars in a manner that contravenes the Foreign Exchange Act. An EFCC…

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A devastating turn of event took place at Boto in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State as what was meant to be a joyous wedding ceremony turned into tragedy after a fatal accident killed Abba Musa, the groom, and Maryam Suleiman, the elder sister of the bride, 30 minutes before their wedding. A witness said the incident happened at the weekend while they were going to the venue of the marriage ceremony from Murno village, a community, which is less than five kilometres away. A brother of the…

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The sour relationship between the former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni and his ex-mistress, Adaobi Alagwu took a new dimension after the businessman asked a Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja to declare that the daughter of his ex-mistress is not his. Ayeni and Alagwu have been locked in a paternity dispute since 2022. Alagwu insisted that her daughter belongs to the business mogul, while he has repeatedly denied fathering the child. Ayeni while being led in evidence on Monday by his lawyer, Silas Onu,…

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