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Iloko-Ijesa Youths Call For Installation Of New King

By Web News February 25, 2021 98 0

Some youths on Thursday stormed the streets of Iloko-Ijesa in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State protesting the delay in the appointment of a traditional ruler for the community. They carried placards with inscriptions such as “E Gbawa Ni IluIloko”, “Governor Oyetola Approve Our King” and “Iloko-Ijesa Nfe Oba”. Speaking with Radio Nigeria, a […]Read More...

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Traditional Rulers Are Partners in Progress- Yahaya Bello

By Web News February 24, 2021 105 0

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaha Bello says his administration will continue to uphold the rule of law in selection of traditional rulers in the state. Governor Bello stated this in Ugwolawo during the Coronation of Alhaji Akwu Obaje as the new Eje Ofu in Ofu Local Government area of the state. Speaking through his Senior Special […]Read More...

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Wonders of the Toraja Tribe

By Web News February 22, 2021 30171 Post a comment

There are many rituals and festivals observed in different parts of the world that often leave us in wonder. And here’s a practice that the people from Toraja, Indonesia follow, that you probably could have never imagined. Once in every three years, they take their deceased loved ones out of their coffins, clean them and […]Read More...

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Oyo Assembly Wants Mama Duro Ladipo Nominated For National Honours

By Web News February 17, 2021 176 0

Oyo State House of Assembly says the Legendary Yoruba Actress, Mama Abiodun Duro Ladipo deserves to be given National recognition and honour to appreciate her immense contributions to the development and promotion of Yoruba Arts and Culture, especially Yoruba plays.  The House stated this at a Special Plenary session held in honor of the Octogenarian […]Read More...

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Ondo Govt. Approves Selection of New Owa-Ale

By Web News February 11, 2021 72 0

The Ondo State Executive Council has approved the selection of Prince Adeleke Adegbite-Adedoyin as the new Owa-Ale of Ikare Akoko in Akoko North East local government area. Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held in Akure and presided over by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the State Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo and […]Read More...

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Remains of Akirun, Oba Rauf Adedeji Interred

By Web News February 5, 2021 71 0

The remains of the Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Rauf Adedeji has been interred in the ancient palace in Ikirun. Chief Imam of the town, Alhaji Yunus Adebayo Balogun led a short Muslim prayer for the repose of the soul of the monarch before it was moved into inner chambers of the palace where the final […]Read More...

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Gov. Oyetola Mourns Akirun, Oba AbdulRauf Adedeji II

By Web News February 5, 2021 62 0

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed sadness over the transition of the Akirun of Ikirun Land, Oba AbdulRauf Olawale Adedeji II. Governor Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, commiserated with the first son of the monarch and Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Hon. Babatunde Olawale, the immediate family Read More...

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Akirun, Oba Abdul-Rauf Olayiwola Adedeji Joins Ancestors

By Web News February 4, 2021 97 0

Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Abdul-Rauf Olayiwola Adedeji has joined his ancestors. Oba Adedeji, who ascended the throne of his forefathers in 1991, died at the age of 78. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. Before the monarch’s demise, uncertainties over Oba Rauf Adedeji’s […]Read More...

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Uncertainties in Ikirun over Health of Oba Rauf Adedeji

By Web News February 4, 2021 80 0

The ancient town of Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun is in palpable confusion over health condition of the monarch, Oba Rauf Adedeji. A source in the palace told Radio Nigeria that Oba Adedeji had been critically ill for some times but attended a function on Tuesday before his health condition deteriorated.   […]Read More...

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Chewa: The Tribe In Malawi That Prepare Meals With Water From A Corpse During Burial

By Web News January 25, 2021 106 0

African societies have a huge number of different traditions associated with death. Often, the difference lies in how the deceased is prepared for and sent on what has been described as the journey into the world of the ancestors. But the bottom line is all African families try to ensure that the death is given […]Read More...