monarchs

Abia community knocks ministry over monarch’s selection

5 months ago864 min

Unless the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, intervenes, there are indications that the Obohia-Ndoki, in Ukwa East Local Government Area of the state will know no peace because of the process of selecting a new traditional ruler for the community. During a protest on Wednesday at the premises of the Abia State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Umuahia, the community youths, carrying placards with different inscriptions, and chanting protest songs, accused the...

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A’Court affirms dethroned Magodo monarch’s jail term

5 months ago987 min

The Court of Appeal Lagos Division on Monday affirmed the sentence of the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Lagos State, Mutiu Ogundare, for faking his abduction. Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High in Ikeja had on September 27, 2022, sentenced the convict to 15 years imprisonment. Dissatisfied with the judgment, Ogundare approached the court to challenge the decision of the lower court which sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. However, when the...