…..Says Former Benin Monarch was a Nationalist Controversy now trails the claim by the newly installed Olu of Warri Kingdom, Ogiame Atuwatse 111 who on Saturday August 21 during his coronation as the 21st Olu, revoked the curse he claimed to have been placed on Nigeria and Warri Kingdom by the duo of his grand-father,…
Edo Govt Denounces Planned Coronation of ‘Sultan’ of Edo
…Reads Riot Act to Those Involved The Edo State government has described as “illegal, sacrilegious, and a threat to peace and security in the state” the planned coronation of Idriss Addano as the ‘Sultan of Shuwa Arab of Edo State’. Condemning the move in strong terms in a statement on Thursday, Secretary to the State…
Tension Builds Up As Youth Groups Vow to Resist Move to Turban Sultan of Shuwa Arabs in Edo
There is palpable tension and outrage in Edo State over suspected execution of Islamisation agenda by some northern elements planning to install one Idris Adanno as Sultan of Shuwa Arabs in the state on Saturday August 21. Already, a widely circulated invite to the coronation ceremony is trending on social media. Shuwa Arabs are an…
Missing Royal Crown: Police Declare Two Itsekiri Princes Wanted
With barely five days to the coronation of a new Olu of Warri Kingdom, the Nigerian Police Force has begun a manhunt for two princes of the embattled kingdom suspected to be complicit in the disappearance of the over 400 years old royal crown from the palace. The Zone 5 Headquarters of the Nigeria Police,…
Family of Late Ataga Castigates Police for Bungling Son’s Murder Case
**Accuses Odumosu, Lagos CP of Complicity, Unprofessionalism **Hires Legal Services of Ozekhome to Pursue Justice The family of Michael Usifo Ataga, 50, the Super TV chief executive officer, CEO, whose life was gruesomely terminated June 15, 2021, in the Lekki area of Lagos, has come down hard on the Nigerian Police, and particularly the Lagos…
Foundation Targets 1000 Residents for Free Medicare in Edo
At least 1,000 persons in Edo State are to benefit from free healthcare services being provided by the Matthew Okpebholo Foundation under its medical outreach programmes. So far, about 500 persons have been attended to. This was disclosed Thursday at a two-day health Initiative for rural dwellers in UromI, Esan North East local goverment area…
Violence Erupts at Election in Port Harcourt
Violence erupted on Thursday at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Port Harcourt as the National Vice-President of the union, Edward Ogude, got set to conduct elections to a new Rivers State Executive Committee of the union. Some aggrieved delegates walked up to Ogude, shouted him down and…
Outpouring of Grief as More Nigerians Mourn Captain Hosa
Tributes have continued to pour in from Nigerians from all walks of life for the late billionaire business magnate and philanthropist, Idahosa Wells Okunbo, popularly called Captain Hosa who died in a London hospital Sunday August 8, 2021. According to a statement by the family, the chairman of Ocean Marines Solutions Limited, OMSL died of…
Ize-Iyamu Loses Massive Farmland to Edo State Govt As Obaseki Revokes Ownership
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki’s seeming onslaught against political opponents appears relentless with the revocation of the certificate of occupancy of an over 18 hectres of farmland belonging to Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) at the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state. The confiscated land had over the…
E-transmission of Election Results/Voting: Ihonvbere Faults Excuse of Network Challenge
Erudite scholar, seasoned political scientist, and lawmaker representing Owan Federal Constituency of Edo State in the National Assembly, Julius Ihonvbere, has poohpooped the excuse of non-availability of network adduced for voting against electronic transmission of election results and e-voting by the parliament. In a chat with newsmen on Monday when he presented his mid-term score…
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