Tag: Tradition

Traditional Worshippers Decry Open Display Of Alaafin’s Dead Body

25Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Traditional Worshippers Decry Open Display Of Alaafin’s Dead Body

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III Traditional worshippers have decried the open display of the body of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, during the Muslim prayer session, which they said, was against the tenets of traditional respect for a deceased king. They also urged Yoruba monarchs to promote traditional religion, which is the basis of their crowns. The traditionalists said the late Oba Adeyemi never minced words in condemning the open display of any Yoruba Oba’s remains for any purpose while he was alive and even went against an attempt by the Ogun State House of Assembly to alter the state’s burial rites procedure to weaken the power of traditional religion and practitioners in taking the needed roles at the burial rites of any deceased king. In a statem...

Alaafin Adeyemi: Ortom, Obaseki Condole With Makinde

24Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Alaafin Adeyemi: Ortom, Obaseki Condole With Makinde

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Saturday commiserated with the government and people of Oyo State over the transition to the great beyond of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. In a condolence message to his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, the governor described the late Oyo monarch as a courageous king who did everything possible to preserve the culture and tradition of his people. Ortom noted that Oba Adeyemi’s reign witnessed peace and unity of the kingdom, which created the enabling environment for growth and development, not just in Oyo State but also in Nigeria. The governor lamented that the late monarch departed at a time when his wisdom and wealth of expe...

Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, Reverses Grandfather’s Curse On Nigeria

21Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, Reverses Grandfather’s Curse On Nigeria

The 21st Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has reversed an age long curse his grandfather, Olu Erejuwa II, placed on Nigeria as a result of an alleged injustice he experienced. Erejuwa II was the paramount leader of the Itsekiri who was Olu of Warri from 1951 to 1964 and from 1966 to 1986. He was the 18th Olu of Warri Kingdom with the title Ogiame Erejuwa II. The new Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, reversed his grandfather’s curse on Saturday during his coronation. He said, “As the spiritual, cultural, political, and traditional ruler of this land, I, Ogiame Atuwatse III, the 21st Olu of Warri, the first son of Olu Atuwatse II, the grandson of and direct descendant of Olu Erejuwa II who was offended on this throne, hereby reverse the curse placed over this land. Read Als...

Oba of Benin Tells FG Not To Allow Gov Obaseki Take Custody Of Returned Artifacts

10Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Oba of Benin Tells FG Not To Allow Gov Obaseki Take Custody Of Returned Artifacts

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has asked the Federal Government not to hand over stolen Benin artefacts to the Edo State government when they are repatriated. The German government had said it would return the 1,130 looted Benin bronze to Nigeria in 2022. The Benin kingdom was in 1897 invaded by British soldiers, in what is now referred to as the Benin invasion of 1897, carting away thousands of bronze while several other cultural artefacts were destroyed. The Federal government on Thursday disclosed that the German minister of state for culture, Monica Grutters, said the country is ready to make a “substantial return” of the 1,130 looted artefacts from the beginning of 2022. In his reaction, the Oba of Benin, while addressing a press conference said the looted bronzes are no...

Oluwo of Iwo Dares Sunday Igboho, Holds One Nigeria Solidarity Rally

22Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Oluwo of Iwo Dares Sunday Igboho, Holds One Nigeria Solidarity Rally

The traditional ruler of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulsosheed Adewale Akanbi has distanced himself from elements agitating for secession. Akanbi disclosed this on Saturday at a rally organised to promote the unity of Nigeria in reaction to Sunday Igboho’s stance that any Yoruba traditional ruler not in support of Oduduwa Republic should identify himself or himself as an enemy through a video recording. He further stressed his viewpoint in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Alli Ibrahim, urging those clamouring for a breakup to desist from promoting such ideology. The traditional ruler said, "Nigeria is an indivisible, unbreakable, inseparable and impenetrable nation and the Hope of the Black race and its weaknesses must be properly and technically managed. "Any attempt to ...

Guard Against godfatherism, Oba of Benin Warns PDP

30Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Guard Against godfatherism, Oba of Benin Warns PDP

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has charged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to allow governor Godwin Obaseki discharge his duty freely without external influence. He made the call when five governors elected on under the platform of PDP paid a courtesy call on him, Tuesday. PDP governors; Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Aminu Tanbuwal of Sokoto, and and Seyi Makinde of Oyo were part of the delegation to the monarch. The Monarch appealed to governor Obaseki to run an all-inclusive government in the interest of development of the state. He said, “I want to on this occasion plead with the PDP to guard against godfatherism and not to allow unscrupulous members kill your party. I will tell the PDP governors not become hidden godfathers that will be controlling ...

Ethnic Groups in Taraba task Ishaku to Address Injustices

1Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Ethnic Groups in Taraba task Ishaku to Address Injustices

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has been issued a 30-day ultimatum by four aggrieved ethnic groups in the state to address lingering injustices meted out to them by successive administrations. In a joint world press conference in Jalingo on Saturday, the ethnic groups comprising of the Minute, Fulani, Kuteb and Tiv claimed that successive administrations in the state have subjected them to injustices. Mr Obed Ameh, spokesperson of the group, disclosed that the injustices held sway in chieftancy matters and local government creation. Referencing the stool of Ukwe Takum which has been unoccupied since 1996 after the death of Alhaji Ali Ibrahim, Ameh said the delay in appointing a new Ukwe Takum was a calculated attempt to deny the Kuteb of the stool. He further lamented th...