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Kebbi organises mass wedding for 300 divorcees, widows
Joseph Irikefe
A mass wedding was held for more than 300 widows, divorcees, and indigents at the Gwandu Emirate Palace in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
The mass wedding, which was organised by the Kebbi State government…
Igbo women to hold conference in Owerri on Igbo language
Joseph Irikefe
Determined to ensure that Igbo language does not go into extinction, some Igbo women under the aegis of the Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) have designed a programme to promote speaking and writing of Igbo…
Soludo sacks Igwe Achebe’s Anambra Council of Traditional Rulers
Joseph Irikefe
The traditional ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has been sacked as the Chairman of the Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers by Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
The decision was taken at a meeting…
Soludo is dismantling Anambra traditional institution – Igwe Achebe
Joseph Irikefe
The Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC) has criticised Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration following the recent suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni kingdom, HRH Igwe Damian…
Anger over child marriage in Bayelsa: As 54-year old man marries 4-year old girl over claims of been…
Joseph Irikefe
A child rights advocacy group in Bayelsa, DO Foundation, Thursday, condemned the December 26, traditional marriage between a 4-year-old ‘bride’ and a 54-year- old man at Akeddei community in Sagbama Local…
Nigerian Catholic bishops set to disobey Pope on blessing of same-sex unions
Maureen Aguta
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has said that Catholic Churches in the country would not bless same-sex unions.
The bishops said the blessing of the same-sex union is against God’s law, the…
Blessing of same-sex union: Activist urges African catholic communities to ignore Pope
Joseph Irikefe
Human rights activist and author, comrade Paul Njoku, has urged African Catholic communities to ignore Pope Francis after he formally mandated priests to bless same-sex unions.
Recall that a new…
Enugu: Three kidnapped while performing sacrifice in river
Joseph Irikefge
Three young men have been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herders in Ajalli River in the Ezeagu local government area of Enugu state.
The men, who hail from the Akama Oghe community in the area, were…
Nigeria’s creative industry creates 2.7m jobs in 2050, contributes $100bn to GDP in 2030, says US…
Maureen Aguta
The Nigerian creative industry has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years. Today, you have American actors interested in featuring on Nigerian movie screens and we also continue to see more Nigerian music…
Late Dora Akunyili’s daughter emerges most valuable female artists of all nationalities
Maureen Aguta
Daughter of late Professor Dora Akunyili, Nigeria’s most celebrated director general of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Njideka Akunyili Crosby is currently the most…