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Ohanaeze slams Kogi Traditional Rulers for Opposing Senate Investigation in Ajaokuta Steel Company

Ohanaeze slams Kogi Traditional Rulers for Opposing Senate Investigation in Ajaokuta Steel Company

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has faulted traditional rulers in Kogi State for kicking against the Senate investigative panel on Ajaokuta Steel Company and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe. The warning came in response to a letter written to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio by the Ebira Area Traditional...

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Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Nwabali Receives Chieftaincy Title In His Hometown

Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Nwabali Receives Chieftaincy Title In His Hometown

Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali received a prestigious chieftaincy title in his community in Rivers State.Nwabali, who led Nigeria to the 2024 AFCON finals with outstanding saves was crowned with the title of Ugo Egbema, “The Pride of Egbema Kingdom,” by His Royal Majesty, Nzeobi Evaristus Amida, the traditional ruler of Mgbede community in Egbema...

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Soyinka to deliver PUNCH 50th anniversary lecture Feb 29

Soyinka to deliver PUNCH 50th anniversary lecture Feb 29

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, will on February 29 deliver PUNCH Newspapers’ 50th anniversary lecture. The renowned playwright, novelist, poet and essayist is expected to deconstruct an important issue of national discourse. The lecture, which is part of the weeklong activities marking the 50th anniversary of PUNCH, is billed to hold at the Civic Centre,...

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Oyinbo Man Speaks Hausa Fluently 

Oyinbo Man Speaks Hausa Fluently 

Oyinbo Man was sighted speaking Hausa fluently in Kano. This is not strange if you are in Kano or Kaduna. You will easily come across Oyinbo Men and Women who speak Hausa fluently. Some of them have adopted Northern cultures too. By putting on Northern traditional clothes and eating Northern traditional food.

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Police Rescue 14 Kidnap Victims in Abuja, Kills Kidnappers

Police Rescue 14 Kidnap Victims in Abuja, Kills Kidnappers

A courageous and brilliant operation by police operatives of the FCT Command, attached to the Anti-Kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters led to the rescue of 14 kidnapped victims at Ukya village near the Nasarawa state border on Wednesday. Acting on credible intelligence, the combined police team executed a swift operation to storm...

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Mikel Obi Speaks About The Entitlement Mentality in Africa

Mikel Obi Speaks About The Entitlement Mentality in Africa

Mikel Obi has spoken about entitlement mentality in Africa. He used his own family as an example during a recent chat with former footballer Rio Ferdinand. Obi revealed that family members become so greedy that they sometimes threaten to go to the press to tarnish your image if you don’t continue to offer financial assistance....

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shocking and degrading things Africans still do to widows

shocking and degrading things Africans still do to widows

Losing a husband is already painful, but some African widowhood practices inflict more pain. In traditional African societies, mourning practices and rites have cultural significance, with women bearing the brunt of these rites. In most African countries, widows are subjected to more difficult rules and degrading customs around diet, personal hygiene, sexual activity and social...

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Refunding bride price in Igbo custom

Refunding bride price in Igbo custom

In marriage and divorce in Igbo Culture, bride price is very important. When a woman seeks to divorce her husband or a man divorces his wife under Igbo custom, the woman has to go through certain rituals calledIzuchi’ahia Nwanyi. Nigeria operates what is known as a double-decker marriage. Couples get married under the Marriage Act...