Awujale Of Ijebuland, Sikiru Adetona, Transits At 91
The Ogun State Government has announced the transition of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona,The state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, announced the monarch’s passage [Read more …]
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Mahmoud Seeks Govt’s Investment In Film Industry
Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, FCT Minister of State, has callled on government at all levels, private investors, and stakeholders to invest in film, noting that investment [Read more …]
Sacked Emir Of Kano, Others Get 48 Hours To Vacate Palaces
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has ordered the Emirs who were removed following the return of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano [Read more …]
Oyo Agog For 85th Posthumous Birthday Of Alaafin Adeyemi
The liveries are out in full across Oyo as the ancient town lines up several activities to celebrate the 85th posthumous birthday of the last Alaafin, [Read more …]
APYDA Inaugurates New Executives
By Akombo Aondona, Abuja The newly elected Executives of the Aso Pada Youths Development Association (APYDA) were on Sunday 9 April inaugurated to pilot the [Read more …]
Who Invented Paper? A New Discovery in Egypt Upends The Consensus
A recent find at a long-neglected site reveals it was used there more than 2,000 years before first appearing in China By Lydia Wilson When [Read more …]
Nigerian Author Ayòbámi Adébáyò: I Don’t Want To Be Read For Some Kind Of Anthropology
Six years after her acclaimed debut Stay With Me, the writer is back with a novel that shines a light on the social inequalities of [Read more …]
Supreme Court Sacks Obong Of Calabar, Orders Fresh Contest
The Supreme Court has dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Édidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V. In the lead judgment by Justice Amina Augie and read by [Read more …]
Emir Of Zaria Fires Palace Guard Over Alleged Rape of Bride-To-Be
The Zazzau Emirate Council in Kaduna State has dismissed a palace guard over alleged rape of a lady. The lady was said to have sought [Read more …]
Fare Thee Well, Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96. Prince Charles, 73, heir to the throne since the [Read more …]