Hundreds Thronged Lamurde As Hama Bachama and Paramount ruler of Bachama Kingdom , Mr Honest Stephen, Confirm Dead

Culture & TraditionHundreds Thronged Lamurde As Hama Bachama and Paramount ruler of Bachama Kingdom , Mr Honest Stephen, Confirm Dead

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 28, 2020

In an atmosphere of despair and agony, Bachama speaking communities in their hundreds thronged on the ancient town of Lamurde, in Lamurde local government area of Adamawa state to observed the internment rites of late Homun Bachama and paramount ruler of Bachama Kingdom, Mr. Honest Stephen. Mr. Timawus Mathias, the Nzobyalata Hama Bachama and Spokesman of Bachama Kingdom, who confirmed the death in a telephone chat on  Sunday, said that the deceased died in the...

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“Godfatherism Must End” – Oba of Benin

Culture & TraditionNigeriaPolitics“Godfatherism Must End” – Oba of Benin

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 19, 2020

The paramount ruler of Benin Kingdom and the Chairman of Traditional Council in Edo State, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II says “godfatherism” and consensus candidate” must end in the politics of Edo State. The traditional ruler on Thursday said these two “political vices” are antithetical to the basic fundamental of democracy. The Oba in his statement denied the reports suggesting that his palace on some aspirants to step down for a candidate...

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Akwete Weavers Decry High Production Cost, Seek Govt Empowerment

BusinessCulture & TraditionNigeriaAkwete Weavers Decry High Production Cost, Seek Govt Empowerment

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

Mrs. Helen Ebere, President, Akwete Cooperative Plc, in Abia has decried the lack of patronage of Akwete handmade clothes in the country occasioned by high production cost. Ebere made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Akwete, a town in Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia. According to her, the cost of weaving a handmade two and a half yards of the Akwete cloth, has now...

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Tinubu Ex-ADC Becomes New Monarch of Iru Land, Lagos

Culture & TraditionNewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Ex-ADC Becomes New Monarch of Iru Land, Lagos

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 6, 2020

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has been appointed as the Oniru-elect of Iruland. His appointment has been approved by the Lagos State Government. Lawal is a former aide-de-camp to the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. According to the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Lawal’s appointment was approved during the State Executive Council meeting on Friday where final ratification on...

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Gov. Matawalle Appoints New Emir of Kaura Namoda

Culture & TraditionLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaGov. Matawalle Appoints New Emir of Kaura Namoda

PilotnewsMay 26, 2020

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has presented letter of appointment to the newly appointed Emir of Kaura-Namoda, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Jamilu Iliyasu, Press Secretary to the governor in Gusau on Tuesday. He stated that the appointment letter was presented at a brief ceremony attended by other Emirs in the state, few government officials and politicians at the governor’s private residence in Gusau. The governor said the...

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Lesotho Swears in New PM, Majoro After Thabane Resignation

AfricaCulture & TraditionNewsNigeriaLesotho Swears in New PM, Majoro After Thabane Resignation

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Lesotho’s former finance minister Moeketsi Majoro has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister one day after Thomas Thabane resigned as leader. Thabane resigned amid a scandal over the death of his estranged wife. Thabane, who is a suspect in the 2017 murder of his wife, announced his resignation during an address to the nation on Tuesday.The coalition headed by the former prime minister collapsed on May 11, and Thabane subsequently announced that...

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Tension Grips Adamawa Emirate As Title Holder Dies of Suspected COVID-19 Complications

CoronavirusCulture & TraditionNewsNigeriaTension Grips Adamawa Emirate As Title Holder Dies of Suspected COVID-19 Complications

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 16, 2020

For now, there is palpable tension and anxiety in Adamawa State Emirate Council as a titleholder in the emirate, Ma’ajin Adamawa, Rufai Ahmad Duwa died from suspected COVID-19 infection. Duwa died in the early hours of Friday after he grappled with an ailment many said has semblance with COVID-19 infection. He was interred at the Muslim cemetery in Damare, Yola South at about 5:00 pm on Friday. Multiple sources from Federal Medical Center (FMC), Yola...

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SPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Culture & TraditionNigeriaPeopleSPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

It was on the same day May 13, twenty years ago, the town of Ganye in the Adamawa State went agog as peoples from all walks of life within and outside the shores of the country converged to witness the epoch-making presentation of the staff of office to the paramount ruler of Chamba speaking nations, the Gangwari Ganye  Alh. (Dr.) Umaru Adamu Sanda II. Prominent personalities top government officials, security chiefs, business moguls, district heads, illustrious sons and daughters were...

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Anambra Community Elects Traditional Ruler After 35 years

Culture & TraditionNewsNigeriaAnambra Community Elects Traditional Ruler After 35 years

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

The Orsumoghu Community, an agrarian locality in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra has elected Chief Elochukwu Mbanefo as its new traditional ruler, 35 years after the demise of the last ruler. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the last traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Wilfred Okafor, Igwe Ozuruoha I of Orsumoghu, ruled for eight years before his death in 1985. The newly-elected monarch, Igwe Mbanefo, a pharmacist and industrialist, was unanimously elected by...

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UPDATE: Zamfara Emir Dies In Coronavirus Isolation

CoronavirusCulture & TraditionNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Zamfara Emir Dies In Coronavirus Isolation

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 3, 2020

Another traditional ruler in the north of Nigeria, the Emir of Kaura Namoda, Ahmad Muhammad Asha, has died.  The Emir of Kaura Namoda, Ahmad Muhammad Asha is also known as Sarkin Kiyawan Kaura Namoda has died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 71.  His younger brother,  Abdulkarim Ahmad Asha, the Dan Jekan  Kaura Namoda said that the Emir had battled diabetes and hypertension fora long time. “He spent like four days in his...

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