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Gov. Wike Knocked For Attacking Traditional Rulers

January 15, 2020 2:19 pm

The recent actions of Governor Nyesom Wike against traditional stools in Rivers State have received mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.

Governor Wike was seen in a viral video criticising traditional rulers and threatening to depose them over very flimsy reasons. He also called one of the monarchs a ‘trouble maker’.

His accusations have generated mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.

While others hailed him for having the courage to caution the traditional rulers’ others chided him, describing his action as disrespectful.

NAN was on twitter to cull some of the reactions trailing Wike’s viral video

@M_Wizzo “This …

Ikpeazu Dissolves Abia Traditional Rulers Council

November 28, 2019 9:00 am

Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, the Abia State Governor, has approved the dissolution of the leadership of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers with immediate effect.

This was contained in a terse statement issued by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sir Gabriel Onyendilefu and made available to IgbereTV on Thursday morning.

The Governor also approved a four-man Committee made up of eminent Traditional Rulers to work out the modalities for the selection of a new leadership.

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Eze Eberechi Dick, the immediate past Chairman of Abia State …

Mbaise Rulers Backlashed For Cursing Ihedioha’s Opponents

November 13, 2019 6:07 am

Attempt by the Mbaise traditional institution in Imo state to protect Governor Emeka Ihedioha from attacks especially from has attracted wide condemnation.

Traditional rulers from the three local government areas of Mbaise –Ahiazu, Aboh and Ezinihitte, had on November 4, 2019, placed curses on indigenes that are in different political camps from the governor.

Those targeted were vocal members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Action Alliance (AA) and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) working with former Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, and the Governorship candidates of APC, Senator Hope Uzodinma and APGA, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume.

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Bayelsa Guber: Town Rulers, Jonathan’s Kinsmen Endorse Diri

October 24, 2019 3:09 pm

The kingsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan led by the traditional rulers from Ogbia local government area of the state have endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Douye Diri.

A statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Senator Douye Diri Campaign Organisation, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite, said the endorsement had laid to rest the claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it had 100 percent support of Ogbia indigenes.

“The people of Ogbia local government area including indigenes reposed confidence in the capability of the joint ticket of Senators Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo to …

Traditional rulers need funding to help curb crimes - Oluwo

Traditional rulers need FG funding to curb crimes – Oluwo

May 20, 2019 10:45 am

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has explained how the Federal Government could utilize the traditional institution to curb spate of kidnapping and other crimes in the country.

Speaking with reporters in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, the Oluwo advocated for empowerment of traditional rulers to re-establish communal structure in combating high ranking crimes.

The first class traditional ruler, who regretted the height of insecurity across the nation, said far reaching and creative measures must be applied urgently to “forestall impending doom hanging dangerously on the nation.”

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Sudan military warns opposition over planned protest rally

Sudan protesters, military rulers agree on joint council

April 27, 2019 6:00 pm

Sudan’s protest leaders and army rulers agreed Saturday to establish a joint civilian-military ruling council, a major breakthrough in talks between the two sides over demonstrators’ demands for a handover to civilian rule.

The agreement on the highly disputed issue came as thousands of protesters remain encamped outside the military headquarters since the army ousted longtime leader Omar al-Bashir on April 11, demanding that the army rulers step down.