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Yoruba royal rumble deepens as Alaafin challenges an unperturbed Ooni, Olubadan designate reflects on long journey to the throne

With 24 hours to go, the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has opted to turn a deaf ear to the 48-hour ultimatum given...

Hausa group laments replacement of language course with Fulfude in Sokoto varsity

The Hausa Ethnic Stakeholders Forum (HESFO) has expressed deep concern and outright rejection of the recently approved 2025/2026 JAMB (UTME) admission cut-off points released...

Oriokpa masquerades land in jail for assauting residents

Three arrested Oriokpa masquerades in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, identified as Emeka Eze (33), Omeke Uchechukwu (22), and Malachi Michael Nnaemeka...

Oriokpa Masquerades go gaga, terrorise Nsukka, residents call for govt intervention

Panic swept through the university town of Nsukka, Enugu State, on Sunday as the infamous Oriokpa masquerades resurfaced, launching violent attacks on unsuspecting road...

Supreme Court orders fresh hearing into Obaro of Kabba-Owe Stool legal battle

The Supreme Court has ordered that the legal battle over the Obaro of Kabba-Owe Stool and paramount rulership of Kabba-Owe land in Kogi State...

Of royals and unroyal entanglements

By Tunde Olusunle Royalty enjoyed tremendous reverence when my generation was growing up. As a schoolboy in Benin City those days, the Oba savoured profound...

‘I made a mistake, please forgive me,’ says  Kebbi PermSec over claims about gays, lesbians

The Permanent Secretary of Cabinet Affairs in Kebbi State, Nasiru Abubakar Kigo, suspended for claims about registered gay and lesbian groups in Sokoto and...

Federal High Court rules: “There is absolutely no justification for prostitution in Nigeria in the context of our cultural norms and tradition”

Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking fundamental rights for commercial sex workers in the...

Why communication targeting polio vaccine acceptance among rural populations fail  

My engagements with rural communities in Nigeria have shown that the state and non-state actors have not effectively communicated the polio vaccine in a...

Embattled Anambra native doctors threaten to name fake pastors visiting shrines for spiritual powers

Native doctors in Anambra State have begun compiling list of fake pastors who allegedly visit their shrines seeking spiritual powers.  This move follows protests against...

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