Day: May 9, 2025

Olubadan suspends two chiefs over land grabbing

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The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has suspended two family chiefs known as Mogaji, and removed their traditional beads over land grabbing. They are Mogaji Kukula, Kamorudeen Kolawole of Kukula family, Oke – Ofa Baba Isale in Ibadan North East Local Government, and Mogaji Samsudeen Bello of Ekerin Ajengbe family, Isale Osi in Ibadan South West Local Government of Oyo State. The suspension order, which takes immediate effect, was given on Thursday, during the Olubadan Land Matters Committee meeting at the Old Olubadan Palace, Oja Oba, Ibadan, the…

Solve LP crises before vying for presidency, Akpabio taunts Obi

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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday threw a jab at ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, urging him to focus on resolving the internal crises within his party before aspiring to lead Nigeria. Akpabio issued the taunt during the Valedictory Session in honour of the late Niger Delta elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark. He suggested that Obi’s fixation on national issues would be better grounded if he first demonstrated leadership within his own party, which is enmessed in protracted leadership crises. “If you…

Kaduna mobilises residents for identity card enrollment

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The Kaduna State Residents Identity Management Agency has embarked on a sensitization and advocacy tour to mobilize residents for the ongoing resident registration and identity card enrollment exercise in the state. The Executive Secretary of KADRIMA, Dr. John Danfulani, led the tour to several Chiefdoms and emirates in Southern Kaduna, where he addressed royal fathers and community stakeholders on the importance of the initiative. Addressing residents of Kachia on Thursday, Danfulani explained that the exercise aims to build a comprehensive database of all residents in Kaduna State, which would aid…

DHQ links foreign herdsmen to Benue, Plateau killings

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The Defence Headquarters has attributed the recent spate of violent attacks in Benue, Plateau, and other parts of Nigeria to foreign herders who have infiltrated the country through its porous borders. Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye said linguistic and physical evidence suggests that many of the attackers are not Nigerian nationals. “When you hear them speak, you can often tell they are not from here. For example, the Hausa spoken in Nigeria differs from that spoken…