Thursday, 21 May, 2026

Category: Culture


Some Yoruba kings and traditionalists converged on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday and pleaded with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi to forgive the Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, over uncomplimentary remarks Read more…


Citing persistent non-compliance with the tradition by the Chief Priest of Holy Aruosa Cathedral, Akpakpa road, the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Eware II on Thursday approved the removal of Priest Harrison Okao, as the Ohenosa of the Holy Aruosa Read more…


Scores of women from Epie and Atissa Kingdoms in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest against the menace of herdsmen around their communities. The women, who barricaded the Etegwe-Edepie Roundabout in Yenagoa, Read more…


Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has begged Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to forgive popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Igboho had claimed the Ooni disappointed the Yoruba people when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari Read more…


Four farmers from Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers States, have expressed excitement over the ruling of the Dutch Appeal Court sitting in Hague, which ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to pay compensation to them.Milieudefensie, the Dutch branch of Friends Read more…


HRM Agbogidi Obi Solomon Eziokwubundu Nwoko has been announced as the authentic King of Idumuje-Ugboko. This was made after a meeting of Aniocha North, Traditional Rulers on Thursday, 28th January 2021 under the Chairmanship of Obi of Issele Azagba. It Read more…


Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has warned Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho has done well for standing up against the killer Fulani herdsmen but should not take laws into his hands. Ooni, who said this while Read more…


Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has advised IPOB and Igbo leaders to support the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership of Prof. George Obiozor to realise the quest for a South East presidency in 2023. In a statement by the group in Read more…


The leadership crisis rocking Aguluzigbo community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State has worsened following the inability of the community leaders to agree on modalities for the conduct of election into the community’s traditional stool. Some residents and Read more…


Dr. Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo State in this interview with a select group of journalists bares his mind on the recent Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Election. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo general election has come and gone, are you satisfied with the Read more…


For Ambassador George Obiozor, the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, it is not going to be a tea party, writes Emmanuel Ugwu After series of intrigues, scheming and even distractions from pseudo groups, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Read more…


…Police take over Communities The renewed communal clash between Aguleri and Umueri in Anambra East local government area of Anambra State, has claimed the lives of two persons. Also, no fewer than four vehicles were burnt, including buildings, many others Read more…