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George Floyd, The Black Race, and The Greatest Love of All By Reno Omokri
God created diversity. It is satan that created racism. How do I know? The first time racism occurred in Scripture (“Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of...
Historians of varied accounts of how Lokoja, Ajaokuta and Kotonkarfe constituting three out of the 21 local government areas of kogi state evolved through ages. The development is sequeled to the recent judgement by a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja which ceded the three areas to the Igala kingdom. For instance,the Ohimegye Igwu of Kotonkarfe in kogi LGA, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Isa-Koto traced the history of his emirate beyond 1841. He did not disapprove of the court judgement, but promised to go to Appeal court to challenge the verdict. In continuation of our effort to present various perspectives relating to the issue of the moment from the two sides of the coin, we serve thousands of our esteemed viewers another historical perspective on the issue by Felix Solomon Omachoko. Happy reading.
By Felix Solomon Omachoko “Prior to the coming of Europeans, and subsequent partition of West Africa, Igala country stretched far as to share boundaries with...
The public has not seen the end to the recent Federal High Court judgement in Lokoja which ceded Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Kogi local government areas to the Igala kingdom....
Newspaper headlines for June 7,2020
THE NATION Lewandowski scores 30th goal as Bayern close on title Bundesliga Wrap: Awoniyi, Collins in, Akpoguma, Lookman out AfDB approves $288.5m for Nigerias COVID-19...
Buhari rejoices with Mama Erogbogbo at 90
Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, a retired teacher and businesswoman who turned 90 June 7, 2020. The president also...
The judgement of a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja which said that Lokoja,Ajaokuta and Kogi LGAs belong to Igala kingdom has received the attention of the House of Representatives. This Barr. Shaba Ibrahim ( Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Abuja) ably captioned below
Gentlemen of the press, Good day . You may recall that the Federal High Court of Nigeria, sitting in Lokoja in a matter between His Royal Majesty, Micheal Ameh Oboni,...
Seven months old post graduate student murdered in Oyo state
Ibadan/Lokoja As Nigerian students, particularly the female ones, are increasingly falling prey to the concept of man in humanity to man,with special reference to rape,...
Are you one of the lucky degree holders with job, hoping that your salary is enough for you and your family? Read what an academic says about degree and have a change of heart, sooner than later.
WHO IS A DEGREE HOLDER? By Prof Benard Odoh. Keep your Degree in a safe custody for future opportunity, and engage in entrepreneur skills, otherwise you will die poor....
NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2020
THE NATION Community to Sanwo-Olu: Save us from fire disaster How we were initiated into cult as junior secondary school pupils IGP orders manhunt for perpetrators of...
The History of Kotonkarfe Emirate by the Ohimegye of Igwu( Kotonkarfe), His Royal Highness,Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa-koto
Recently, a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja delivered a judgement in which it pronounced Kotonkarfe,Lokoja and Ajaokuta as being under the Igala kingdom. The court...