Category: Traditional

Traditional Ruler Kidnapped, Son Killed In Kogi

The traditional ruler of Jakura town in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, Chief Usman Ajibola, has been kidnapped, while his son, Rufai Ajibola, has been...

Late Agbana of Isanlu Was a Father to All – Sule Iroko

House of Assembly aspirant, Hon. Sule Nafiu Iroko has described the late Agbana of Isanlu, Oba Aaron Adi Ikuborije, has a great monarch with a large heart. In a...

Atta Igala Performs Foundation Laying Ceremony of the Igala Unity House

By Onogwu Muhammed. The Atta Igala and Chairman, Kogi State Council Of Chiefs, His Royal Majesty Michael Idakwo Ameh Oboni II Wednesday performed the foundation laying...

2018 Ekinrin-Adde Day: A 2-in-1 Event as Community Coronates New Monarch

By Gideon Ayodele. The 2018 edition of the Ekinrin Adde Day celebration has promised to be an epoch making event as all great and creative hands are on deck working...

I Am Determined To Uphold The Role Of Women In Yoruba Land As It Were In The Past – Yeye Oge

The palace of the Oniru of Iru Land in Victoria Island of Lagos State on Sunday 17th of June, 2018 played host to one of the prominent daughters of Okun Land in the West...

Ali Lawal Jiya Conferred With Chieftaincy Title, ‘Maiyaki’ of Lokoja (Photos)

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi. Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi III,OON, today conferred on Alhaji Aliu Lawal Jiya with the traditional title of...

Group in Kogi Wants FG’s Recognition for Ogidi Day Cultural Festival

President of Ogidi Development Union, Eniolorunda Ralph, has urged the Federal Government to include the Ogidi day cultural festival on its annual tourism calendar. He...

The Thrills and Frills of Ogidi Day: Kogi Community Puts Culture on Display

At 5 o’clock this morning, the slitdrum (ogidigbo) sounded at the palace of the Ologidi of Ogidi, a sleepy community of about 15,000 people in Ijumu Local Government...

Ocho Festival Held 64 Years After (Photos)

By Abdul Aji and Samuel Ilani. The Igala Festival tagged Igala Unity Hunting Festival also known as Ocho, which was last held in November 1954 during the reign of Ata,...

First Ejeh in Igala Igala Land: Tribute to Late Alh. Yakubu Adaji

Tribute to my Late Grandfather, His Royal Majesty, Alh. (Dr) Yakubu Adaji Oma Itodo Akpa (MON, OIK), The Ejeh of Ankpa and First Ejeh in Igala Kingdom. Today marks 29...