Tag: Palace
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Gunmen who invaded, kidnapped Ekiti monarch from his palace demand N20m ransom
Kidnappers who abducted Oba David Oyewumi, the Obadu of Ilemeso Ekiti, have demanded N20 million ransom to secure his release. TheNewsGuru, TNG reports that Oyewumi was abducted by the gunmen who invaded the palace in Ilemeso Ekiti in Oye LGA of Ekiti state at 9.00 p.m. on April 15. A family source, who did not…
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I am done living in bondage, Alaafin’s wife packs out of palace, alleges threat to life
One of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo, Anuoluwapo Adeyemi, has parted ways with him, alleging threat to life. Anu, who has a set of twins for the Alaafin, Lamidi Adeyemi III, also alleged that there was an attempt to kidnap her and called on Nigerians to note that were anything to happen to…
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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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![[Video]: Hoodlums invade Oba Akiolu’s palace, cart away staff of office](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Oba-of-Lagos.jpg)
[Video]: Hoodlums invade Oba Akiolu’s palace, cart away staff of office
Thugs on Wednesday stormed the Palace of the Oba of Lagos located at Iga Idugaran, Lagos Island, vandalising vehicles and carting away several artefacts. In a video which has gone viral on the Internet, the thugs are seen making away with the staff of office commonly referred to as ‘Opa Ase’. A witness(names witheld) who…
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Oba of Benin condemns unruly behavior of miscreants in front of his palace
…says Edo should not be turned into a war zone over guber ambition By Emman Ovuakporie Disturbed by the unruly behavior in front of Oba of Benin palace when Governor Godwin Obaseki and other Peoples Democratic Party, PDP stalwarts visited the Oba, the Benin Traditional Council on Wednesday condemned the action of the alleged sponsored…
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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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Palace end Man City’s winning run but miss late penalty
Manchester City’s 18-game Premier League winning run was ended by a goalless draw at Crystal Palace, who missed out on the chance to become the first team to beat them in the league this season when they had an injury-time penalty saved. It was a disappointing display from Pep Guardiola’s side, but they still extended…
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Palace out of relegation zone with impressive win at Leicester
Crystal Palace climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone for the first time this season as they outplayed Claude Puel’s resurgent Leicester to seal a rare away win. Christian Benteke cost Palace victory when he missed an injury-time penalty he was not supposed to take last weekend, but the striker redeemed himself with a…
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Gunmen invade Olubadan’s palace, disrupt installation of baales, mogajis
Unknown gunmen on Monday morning invaded the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji in Popo-Yemoja, Ibadan, Oyo state. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the monarch was performing the coronation ceremony of some traditional chiefs (Baales and Mogajis) at the palace when the gunmen struck shooting sporadically into the air. TheNewsGuru.com reports that a…