Tag: Stolen Crown
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Missing Olu of Warri Crown: Again, Ayiri exonerates self, begs Itsekiris to come home for Christmas festivities
Again, the dethroned Ologbotsere
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Stolen Crown, Failed Coronation and the Other Sultan – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene Last week, while the eyes of the world were on Afghanistan, a fellow in one of Nigeria’s most tradition-bound states attempted the royal equivalent of a military coup. The leader of the Shua Arab in Edo, Idris Adanno, in a curious, latter-day rediscovery of his linguistic and cultural identity, arranged for his own…
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Photos: Ethiopia receives stolen priceless crown from the Netherlands
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Thursday received a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden in his apartment in the Netherlands for two decades. The handover took place at a ceremony in the capital, Addis Ababa, attended by Sigrid Kaag, the Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation and…