Tag: Monarch
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Don’t wait to be killed, monarch advises Nigerians in S/Africa
The Olowu of Owu Kuta kingdom in Osun, Oba Hammed Makama, has told Nigerians in South Africa to return home immediately, rather than waiting to be killed in xenophobic attacks. The traditional ruler gave the advice in a statement given to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. He said it was…
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Okowa mourns Delta monarch
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Saturday condoled with the Okumagba family on the the demise of the Orosuen of Okere-Urhobo Kingdom, HRM Prof. Paul Oghenero Okumagba, Idama II. The governor’s condolence was conveyed in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Aniagwu in Asaba. The government condoled with the family and…
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Delta monarch dies less than a year after ascending throne
The Orosuen of Okere-Urhobo Kingdom in Warri South council area of Delta state, His Royal Majesty, Professor Paul Oghenero Okumagba, Idama II, is dead. According to reports, the royal father, who received his staff of office from the Delta State Government less than a year ago, joined his ancestors on Monday, after what a source…
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Kogi monarch dies at 75
Oba Jacob Mejedi, the Ajugbonjagun of Orokere Amuro in Mopamuro Local Government Area in Kogi has passed on at 75. The President of Orokere Welfare Association (OWA), Pastor Moses Anjorin, confirmed the death of the monarch in a statement in Lokoja on Monday. Anjorin said that Mejedi died during a brief illness at his palace…
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Gunmen in police uniform kidnap Rivers monarch
Unknown gunmen dressed in Police Uniform have abducted the Amanyanabo of Oporoama community, in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Tobotamuno Dick, from his Port Harcourt residence at about 7pm on Monday. Dick was once a Caretaker Committee Chairman of Asari-Toru local government Council in Rivers State. His younger brother, Tonye Dick, said Tubotamuno…
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Japanese monarch, Emperor Akihito declares historic abdication
Japan’s Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication in a historic ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his last public address as emperor, Akihito handed over the symbols of power and thanked the public for their support during his 30-year reign. The 85-year-old was given permission to abdicate after saying he felt unable to…
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Lagos monarch’s son, two others stab NANS spokesman to death
Suspected robbers last Friday stabbed to death, the spokesman for the National Association of Nigerian Students’ (NANS) Joint Campus Committee (JCC), Comrade Oshin Aderigbigbe. He was stabbed with a knife around 11:30am at Okokomaiko by a gang of three men, who allegedly snatched his phone and laptop. A statement by the police yesterday alleged that…
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Boko Haram: I slept in tents to encourage my people – Borno monarch
The Emir of Akira-Uba in Borno, Alhaji Abdullhi Ibn-Muhammed, said he slept in tent when he returned home after the liberation of his kingdom from the control of Boko Haram insurgents. Recounting his ordeal, Mohammed, said he was voluntarily returned home and slept for several weeks in tent to build confidence and encourage his subjects…
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Panic as residents shut Ekiti monarch out of palace
Residents of Odo Ora in Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Ekiti State have locked their monarch out of palace. The aggrieved residents faulted the procedure that produced the monarch, saying he failed to observe traditional rite, an act they claimed was antithetical to the tradition of the town. The kingmakers and other community leaders also alleged…
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Why I killed Ekiti monarch – Suspect
The suspect who allegedly stabbed the traditional ruler of Odo Oro Ekiti, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin to death, on Friday confessed to the crime, saying he carried out the act to reclaim the throne. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 40-year-old Omonoyi Ademola, who was said to be mentally unstable before the crime,…