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REVEREND RANSOME-KUTI AND A FUTURE KING It was in the year 1945. A stubborn boy was brought to the very Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (1891-1955), then principal, Abeokuta Grammar School for an offence that would warrant the disciplinarian's cane. The boy had been brought from a college in Ile-Ife to Abeokuta to be tutored and trained in academic excellence. As Kuti raised his cane to beat him, the boy fumed, 'You would dare beat a prince, the son of a king?' Kuti was perplexed and at the same time angry. He had never been confronted like that, not in his 15 years as Principal, talk-less of his years as a teacher and disciplinarian. What impudence! What effrontery!! What audacity!!! 'Mount him', Kuti barked. As a senior boy mounted him, the boy was still defiant. 'You dare beat a future king?', he cursed. But Kuti would have none of that. He feared no one but God. Not even the Alake nor any other Oba in the Western region. 'Wai, wai, wai...

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Zamfara Governor Yari Reveals How Emir Of Zurmi Told Him To ‘Wipe Out’ Entire Village “Dumburum has been a criminal hideout for over three years and the Emir of Zurmi has once asked me to go and wipe out the area saying all those residing there were bandits, so l am surprised that the Emir will be part of those saying innocent people were killed in an encounter in the area." BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKAPR 21, 2019 Abdulaziz Yari, Governor of Zamfara State, has revealed how the Emir of Zurmi once asked him to “go and wipe out” Dumburum Village because it has been a hideout for bandits for over three years. Yari said this while insisting that the government will not apologise over allegations by council chiefs in the state that villagers were killed during aerial bombardment of suspected bandit camps in Dumburum village, Zurmi Local Government Area of the state, by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF). Speaking on Saturday receiving a seven-member investigative team on the matter...

IS Benin A YORUBA NATION??? THE LIST OF 54 OBAS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO WEAR CROWNS IN YORUBA LAND COMPILED IN 1931. The 1931 list of the 54 Obas is reproduced exactly as published in the Nigerian Tribune of 6 April, 1987 as follows: 1.Oni of Ife. 2. Olowu - Abeokuta. 3. Alaafin – Oyo. 4. Oba Ado – Ado-Benin. 5. Ore Otun – Ottun. 6. Orangun – Ila. 7. Awujale – Ode. 8. Ajero – Ijero. 9. Olojudo – Ido Ogundaru. 10. Ilara – Ara. 11. Elekole – Ikole. 12. Owa –Ijesa. 13. Oloye - Oye 14. Alake – Abeokuta. 15. Ewi – Ado. 16. Alaye – Efon. 17. Ologotun. 18. Akarigbo – Shagamu. 19. Oloyi Ife – Oyi Ife (Jebba). 20. Agura – Abeokuta. 21. Ogoga – Ikere. 22. Oshemowe – Ondo. 23. Oshile – Abeokuta. 24. Elemure –Emure. 25. Onigbajo – Igbajo. 26. Olowo Oko – Owo. 27. Olowo Ile – Owo. 28. Ewusi – Shagamu (Onimakun) 29. Onise – Ise. 30. Olojudo – Ido Efon. 31. Owa Idanre. 32. Alajogun – Ajase. 33. Oba Dada – Dahomey. 34. Onibara – Abeokuta. 35. Onire – Ire ti Oye. 36. Ol...

BREAKING: 160 Killed, 500 Wounded, As Explosions Hit Sri Lanka. April 21, 2019 News Alert, Sri Lanka, world news It was a black Easter Sunday in Sri Lankan, as explosions simultaneously hit three churches and three five-star hotels during Easter mass, killing about 160 people and leaving 500 injured in the cities of Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa. One of the churches Colombo Police, who confirmed the attack, opined that this is the first major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago. Curfew has been declared in Sri Lanka after an eighth blast was reported to have occurred. However, in his reaction, Pope Francis condemned the attacks during his Easter Sunday address in Rome, offering his condolences to “the victims of such cruel violence.” “I learned with great sadness the news of the serious attacks that, today, on Easter they brought mourning and pain to some churches and other Sri Lankan hangouts. “I wish to show my affectionate closeness to the Christian...

I rejoice with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brethren on the glorious occasion of the celebration of Easter 2019 Easter is the most important feast in the Christian calendar and represents God’s redemptive mission over humanity, the triumph of light over darkness, hope over despair and good over evil. The Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ is also a time to emulate the virtues of love, sacrifice, forgiveness, humility, courage and endurance, which Christ embodied and remarkably demonstrated during His earthly ministry. Let us use this auspicious season to show love to our neighbours, and cater to the needs of the less-privileged in our midst. Our nation is currently gripped with gloom over unfortunate killings, kidnappings and violence, as seen in the recent tragic incidents in some states of the federation. This should not be. We must reinforce the bond of brotherhood and good neighbourliness that citizens of a cohesive country must share...