Alaafin of Oyo: Oba Siyanbola Ladigbolu I

 Alaafin of Oyo: Oba Siyanbola Ladigbolu I, with some of his wives. He reigned from 1911- 1944.

He was very close to the British colonial authorities and was appointed as a ceremonial member of the Nigerian Council before it was disbanded in 1923.

Wole Soyinka's play, ‘Death and the King's Horseman’ a tale about an aide of a king(Ab’Oba Ku)who refused to commit suicide after the king's death(as was the local custom) was loosely based on events surrounding the death of Ladigbolu

Man Plans With Prostitute to Disgrace Him Over Unpaid Sex So He Can Propose To Girlfriend

A video making the rounds on social media has captured the moment a sex worker attacked a man and his girlfriend at a mall.

In the video, a lady attacked the man and his girlfriend while they were shopping at the mall, claiming that he had sex with her and refused to pay.

The girlfriend tried to calm the situation as she pleaded with the sex worker to calm down so they can settle the issue amicably.

However, the story changed after her boyfriend brought out a ring and went down on his knees to propose to her.

Watch video below

According to Kwara First Lady- The Lady With Blue Eyes Wants To Reconcile With Her Husband

The first lady of Kwara state, Dr. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, this morning disclosed that Risikat Azeez, the Kwara woman who went viral because of her and her daughters' blue eyes, has asked to be reunited with her husband, Wasiu Omo-Dada.
Mrs Abdulrasaq who was one of the first to offer a helping hand to Risikat and her children, disclosed this in an interview with TVC this morning.

''A lot of people have come on board, not just myself. I think the whole of Kwara is very happy with the story and with how things are turning out for Riskat and her children. I know you are probably aware that her husband has also come out now and he has come to our office and we have had a conversation with him and Risikat herself has said she wants to be reunited with him.'' the first lady said

Recall that Riskiat went viral a few weeks ago after a Twitter user shared her story online. Risikat in an interview said her husband walked out on her and their daughters because of their blue-eyes.

The husband however granted an interview a few days ago where he denied abandoning them because of the color of their eyes. He said he loves his wife and children and that he had no problem with the color of her eyes. According to him, things turned sour in their marriage after Risikat became ''wayward'' and wasn't ''submissive'' to him.

Priest Beats Up Woman Caught Stealing In Church, Posts It On Social Media

The video below shows a Roman Catholic priest beating up a young woman caught stealing inside the church.
Some church members present prevented the priest from injuring the woman. The woman had broken a padlock at the altar to gain access to the money.

The priest could be heard in the video saying to the woman in igbo language, that he would upload the recorded video of her act on Facebook.

See video below.

Igbo Group To Raise N500 Billion For 2023 Presidency Project

An Igbo group; World Igbo People’s Assembly (WIPAS), has declared its intention to raise the sum of five hundred billion naira towards the achievement of the 2023 Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction project.

Spokesman of the group Chief Emeka Nwachukwu in a release said that it was long overdue for the Igbos to produce a president of Nigeria.

Nwachukwu who stated that the project is cost intensive, however, expressed hope that Ndigbo and Nigerians of good conscience all over the world would contribute to fund the project as they begin consultation of Igbo leaders and Nigerians across the world.

He told Nigerians to put their searchlight on Igbo land and look for candidates that will salvage Nigeria who are in quantum.

Nwachukwu noted that the WIPAS team would soon meet those it described as “who is who” in Nigeria in that regard congratulating Gen Yakubu Gowon, Gen IBB, Gen Ishola Williams , Chief E K Clark, Alh Balarabe Musa, Chief Ebenezar Babatope , Mallam El Rufai, Buba Galadima, Tanko Yakassai and many other Nigeria statesmen that are now disposed to the realization of the Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction in 2023.

In his reaction the spokesman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chuks Ibegbu noted that the group concern is the restructuring of Nigeria, but however supported an Igbo to succeed President Buhari in 2023.

He noted that anything done to leapfrog the project is in order, but everything should be done transparently and with due process.

Ibegbu asked the federal and state governments to be cautious when unlocking the nation and insist on obedience to all health and sanitation rules by Nigerians to avoid unintended effects.
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