Tag: Tradition
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AUSTIN AKPAN: Dr Udeme Nana @60: Obong Attah, Olu Ibom, Ini LG boss celebrates scholar’s impact
Last weekend, tributes rained torrentially from eminent personalities, associates and mentees on legendary scholar, teacher, Public Relations expert and social crusader, Dr Udeme Nana as he clocked the diamond age of sixty. Dr Nana, a Chief lecturer at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic and progenitor of the Book Club Initiative in the State, turned 60 last…
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JUST IN: Oba of Benin sacks Church Priest for going against tradition
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba Ewuare Ogidigan (11), has approved the sack of the presiding priest of Holy Aruosa Cathedral, Ohen-Osa Harrison Okao, for alleged non-compliance with ancient long tradition of the land. The decision was jointly taken by the traditional head of the church, HRM Oba Ewuare the second, joint…
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Presidency denies hiring pro-Buhari protesters, says ‘it is not our tradition’
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has dismissed the assertion that the presidency sponsored a group of Nigerians that embarked on solidarity protests in Abuja support of the President Muhammdu Buhari-led government. Ojudu said this while fielding questions from State House correspondents shortly after addressing the pro-President Buhari protesters at…
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Trump breaks White House Eid dinner tradition
US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The White House event had been held every year since President Clinton’s tenure. The Eid al-Fitr feast ends Ramadan, a period when Muslims fast and focus on charitable giving.…