The ljebus, a major ethnic group occupying almost half of Ogun State, are not descendants of Oduduwa, according to the Oba Sikiru Adetona Awujale of Ijebuland. In an interview with the SUNDAY CONCORD, the Awujale of Ijebuland said their ancestor is Olu-lwa. In the past couple of years, th…
...“Should the children of Ifa worshippers (god of divination) wear Ifa costume to school as well, etc.?” The Christian Association of Nigeria has urged the National Assembly to throw out a bill before the House of Representatives seeking to legalise the wearing of hijab in the country. G…
The Senator representing Imo West senatorial district and former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, said that the time is ripe for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction to emerge. Rochas Okorocha Okorocha said, “I have read in between lines of your submission. That …
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru has warned that the Nigerian Army will soon clamp down on separatist agitators such as Sunday Igboho and Asari Dokubo. Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru According to PM News, Attahiru’s warning was delivered in Uyo at the first Command…
Three years and five weeks since her abduction in Dapchi, Yobe State, a United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has lamented the plight of the abandoned Dapchi "heroine Christian" schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, with a report she has given birth to a second child in captivit…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the Federal Government’s approval of $1.5 billion for the renovation of the Port Harcourt refinery. Muhammadu Buhari & Atiku Abubakar According to him, budgeting the amount for the renovation of a refinery at a critical period of in…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says there will be no more Nigeria if his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, is assassinated. Wike also said the Presiden Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress will be held responsible if Ortom is killed. Wike stated this wh…
I read Farook Kperogi’s brilliant (as usual) piece, ‘Hijab As Red Meat Of Bigotry’, and while he made some very compelling arguments, there were one or two things I disagreed with. Professor Kperogi says, it is not unreasonable for Muslims to wear hijabs at Christians schools, since they …
There are plans by terrorist groups, Al-Qaeda and ISIS to penetrate Southern Nigeria, the United States has warned the Nigerian government. The US says the dreaded groups are looking to make an inroad into Southern Nigeria, this is just as It confirmed that Al-Qaeda has started penetratin…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the revelation of another $2.5bn arms purchase scandal in which officials of the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration were named is another ugly testament of the stench of corruption oozing out from the Buhari Presidency and the…
When a rich man dies and leaves his wealth some people say ‘vanity upon vanity’, as if wealth is a sin. It is not only wealth that is vanity. Poverty is also vanity. They are both vain because none of them can save you. But I prefer a wealth vanity. The phrase ‘money can’t buy happiness’…
