Ebem Ohafia Holds Igba Ekpe Festival Today Amidst Tight Security
The people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State will today, orie September 3, 2022 hold their annual new yam/Ịgba Ekpe festival which will also coincide eith the masquerade festival, called igba ekpe amidst tight security. HRH Ukoha Kalu Ukoha, JP, Kpoke I of Ekeluogo Ebem Autonomous Community and the Natural and Paramount Ruler of Ebem...
No Chieftaincy Title Without Approval, Matawalle Warns Zamfara Monarchs
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has directed traditional institutions to seek approval before awarding conferring traditional titles. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Special Adviser Public Enlightenment, Media and Commu...
Tinubu Mourns Death Of Ohinoyi Of Ebiraland, Dr. Ibrahim
President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of Kogi State on the passing of the revered traditional ruler, His Majesty, Dr. Ado Ibrahim, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. In a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President said the death of the Ohinoyi is a painful loss, describing the late monarch as peace-loving, affable, and cerebral. “The...
Gov. Ikpeazu Calls For Support From Traditional Rulers To Strengthen Security
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has called on Traditional Rulers in the state to partner with his administration to strengthen security in the state during and after the Yuletide season. Governor Ikpeazu who made the call on Saturday while speaking during the 21st Coronation Anniversary of the first Deputy Chairman of Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers and conferment...
Era Of Picking Staff of Office And Disappearing Over, Ikpeazu Tells Ndi Eze
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has cautioned Traditional Rulers in the state to make use of the authority they have to ensure they maintain law and order in their domains, warning that the era of picking staff of office and disappearing is over. The governor gave the charge when he officially presented Staffs of Office to 23 Ezes-elect of...
El-Rufai Dethrones Two Traditional Rulers
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, His Highness Jonathan Paragua Zamuna and His Highness General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah, respectively. A statement signed by the Commissioner of Local Government, Hajiya Umma K Ahmad, stated that the two traditional rulers cease to hold their respective offices from Monday, 22nd...
Amendment To LG Bill Not Aimed At Dethroning Sultan, Says Sokoto Assembly
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has clarified that the amendment of “A Bill for a law to consolidate the Local Government law 2008” is to enhance traditional institutions’ standards. Alhaji Sa’idu Ibrahim (APC- Sabon Birni South), Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Community Development, said the amendment focused at the district level, and not to dethrone the Sultan. He...
He’s An Impersonator, Ooni Denies Man Claiming To Be His Son
The palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday, disowned a claim by a man in a viral video, who said the monarch was his father. A statement by the monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, said the man in the viral video engaged in an act of impersonation, noting that the matter had been reported to the security...
My Reinstatement Into The Traditional Stool Was Pre-Ordained By God — Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II has ascribed his reinstatement as God’s will, thanking the state government for the “rescue mission”. Sanusi was reinstated on Thursday and received his appointment letter a day after following Governor Abba Yusuf’s signing of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law. The move led to his reinstatement four years after the...
2020 Ofala Festival: Senator Kalu Greets Obi Of Onitsha
Former Governor of Abia state and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu has felicitated with the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe Agbogidi on the occasion of the 2020 Ofala festival. Applauding the efforts of the Obi of Onitsha in taking the Ofala festival to the global stage, Kalu called on the people of Onitsha to sustain their...
