Tag: Monarch
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Mob chase away Osun monarch, seals palace
Irate mob on Monday reportedly attacked Oba Olatunde Falabi, the Akire of Ikire, Osun, where they allegedly chased away the king and seal off the palace. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that Oba Falabi was taken into safety by military personnel who rescued the king from the mob who were on a mission to…
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Royal insubordination: Ngige’s community sacks Okonkwo, presents new monarch, an Evangelist for certification
From Chuks Collins, Awka Apparently taking a cue from two other communities of Aguleri Otu and Mkpunando Aguleri that have since replaced their suspended traditional rulers respectively, the people of Alor community, home of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige have picked and presented a new monarch to Gov Willie Obiano,…
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JUST IN: Gunmen kill another monarch, four others in Plateau
Gunmen have reportedly killed five persons, including a traditional ruler in Wereng community of Riyom local government area of Plateau . According to reports, the gunmen stormed the village in the early hours of Tuesday and started shooting sporadically, leading to the killing of at least five persons. Several others were said to be seriously…
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Police capture suspected killers of Plateau monarch, DSS man
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong on Thursday confirmed the detention of suspected killers of a traditional ruler in Foron District of Barkin Ladi council area of the state. Also apprehended were suspects in the killing of an official of Department of State Services (DSS) in Shendam, and five other persons in Vwang District of…
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Kuwait monarch Sheikh Sabah dies at 91
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, regarded as the architect of the nation’s modern foreign policy, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, according to the royal court. “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn …the death of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al -Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, ”said Sheikh Ali Jarrah…
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Son of late monarch waiting to succeed father clubbed to death
The Anambra State Police Command says it has launched a manhunt for killers of late Chukwuma Ojukwu, an aspirant to the Awka-Etiti traditional stool in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Awka. According to Mohammed, the…
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Ebonyi’s longest reigning monarch dies at 81
The longest reigning traditional ruler in Ebonyi, Israel Chibueze-Agbo, is dead. The deceased was father to the Ebonyi governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2019 governorship election, Chief Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo. Chibueze-Agbo, until his death, was the traditional ruler of Izhia autonomous community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi and a…
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Edo Monarch assures PDP, Obaseki of community support
The Onojie of Ugbegun in Edo, Samuel Obade II, has assured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the community would vote massively for it in the Sept. 19 gubernatorial election in the state. The royal father gave the assurance when the PDP campaign train and its candidate, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, paid him a courtesy visit…
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Youths protest leader’s demise, dump corpse at monarch’s palace
Myriad of youths in Ogidi community, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra state have protested death of a youth leader in the area, Chike Okoye. The deceased reportedly died attempting to dodge arrest of police officers who stormed his Umueze Alor village over alleged land tussle between the community and the Traditional Ruler, Igwe Alex…
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Monarch, son detained over Satellite Town attacks
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have detained the wanted traditional ruler of Oguntade Village, Oba Lateefu Olarinde, and his son, Prince Yusuf, alleged to be responsible for violent attacks on people and properties in Satellite Town, Amuwo Odofin. Olarinde, a monarch, was arrested on Thursday at his hideout in Ile-Epo, several months…