Tag: Traditional Ruler
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Insecurity: Edo traditional ruler orders herders out of community
The traditional ruler of Ekperi Kingdom in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Alhaji D.Y.E. Kanoba, has allegedly issued a quit notice to all herdsmen and their families residing in the community.
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Man bags life jail term for kidnapping traditional ruler in Ekiti
An Ekiti High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced one Gabriel Emmanuel to life imprisonment for kidnapping. The 25-year-old convict was arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye on March 8, 2023, on three count
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Edo lawmaker faults police, ESSC, over release of kidnapped traditional ruler
The Member, representing Igueben in Edo House of Assembly, Eugene Inegbebohon has faulted claims by the Police and the State Security Corps, ESSC, that they rescued Chief Friday Ehizojie, the traditional ruler of Udo-Eguare kingdom in Igueben Local Government. It would be recalled that the traditional ruler was kidnapped by gunmen on Feb. 3 along…
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Anambra traditional ruler nabbed in community’s insecurity problem
There is looming tension in Enugwu-Agidi community over the arrest of a suspected kidnapper Chukwudi Tansi by Soludo’s Agunechemba team . Recently , the Social media was awash with news about the arrest of Chukwudi Tansi, a member of the Enugwu-Agidi Community Vigilante, apprehended with a cache of firearms, which exposed his alleged involvement in…
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Angry youths beat traditional ruler, destroy palace over Jumat service
The newly installed Ajeniju of Hallelujah in Egbedore local government area of Osun State, Oba Jelili Olaiya for installing an Imam in the area reportedly beaten by some angry youths in the area. The crisis erupted in the Hallelujah community on Friday while attempting to conduct jumat service in the area. The Ajeniju, who was…
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Court remands Osun traditional ruler for alleged illegal gold mining
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered that a traditional ruler in Osun, Taofeeq Osunmakinde, and four others should be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre over alleged illegal gold mining. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order after the defendants were arraigned
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BREAKING: Major Taraba traditional ruler shot dead in his palace
Alhaji Abdulmutalib Jankada, traditional ruler of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, is dead. He was killed by gunmen who invaded his palace on Thursday night. According to witnesses, the assailants who rode into Sansani town on motorcycles, sneaked into the palace to gun down their target. It was gathered that…
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Makinde suspends Oyo traditional ruler
The Oyo State Government on Friday in Ibadan announced the suspension of the traditional ruler of Ido town in the Ido Local Government Area of the state. Mr. Suleiman Olanrewaju, Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde
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Police confirm killing of traditional ruler, abduction of wife in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara on Thursday in Ilorin confirmed the killing of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Peter Aremu, the Onikoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area. CSP Ejire Adeyemi-Tohun, the Public Relations Officer (PRO)
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Pay attention to your health, Lagos traditional ruler urges residents
A traditional ruler in Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, Ayangburen of Ikorodu, on Friday advised residents to always pay attention to their health in order to avoid issues.