The Ojibara of Bayagan Ile, Kwara state, Kamilu Salami, who was abducted 25 days ago by bandits, has been released. The monarch, who was abducted on November 29, 2025, while working on his farm, returned to his community late Tuesday evening. Residents of the community have been thrown into a frenzy of joy and happiness…
Abdulrahman Abubakar, district head of Kirawa town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, has spoken on why he decided to leave Nigeria for Cameroon. Two persons were shot dead and Abubakar’s palace was burnt down during a Boko Haram invasion earlier last week. In an interview with Reuters, the monarch said he had…
Armed bandits have kidnapped the traditional ruler of Yankuzo, Alhaji Babangida Kogo, in Zamfara State, just hours after a deadly Nigerian Air Force (NAF) strike killed many bandits in the same area. The monarch was reportedly abducted on Tuesday evening near the Mararraba area in Tsafe Local Government. Sources say he was trying to flee…
The Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu Kingdom, Oba AbdulFatai Oyegbemi, has dethroned six chiefs for attending the campaign flag-off of the Labour Party at the Apapa area of Lagos State. Punch reports that the monarch accused the chiefs of attending the political event without his consent and had violated palace protocol by impersonating him there….
The Edo State House of Assembly has condemned the arrest of a traditional ruler inside the assembly compound known as Anthony Enahoro Complex. The House described the arrest as sacrilege, wondering why the traditional ruler of Ikpeshi, Akoko-Edo LGA, should be arrested without its consent. The House therefore summoned the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika,…
The traditional ruler of Oreke-Okegbo community, Ifelodun LGA of Kwara State, Oba Sunday Adefila, has faulted the information released by the police following the killing of two mobile policemen and abduction of two others, including a Chinese and a Nigerian miner, by armed men at a mining site on Wednesday. In a telephone interview with…
The traditional ruler of Okahia Autonomous Community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Eze Okey Ananaba, has raised serious concerns over what he described as a looming security threat caused by massive land acquisitions by suspected herdsmen in the region. Speaking during a sensitization visit and town hall meeting with officials of the…
The Etsu Lokoja, Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV, has narrated how he scaled through the fence when hoodlums invaded his palace on Saturday, Dec. 21. The palace, located on plot 306, New Layout, Lokoja, was attacked by hoodlums at about 1:00 am on Saturday. Though the monarch escaped, the hoodlums burnt his vehicles and other…
