Bishop Nwokolo partners NUJ for propagation of Gospel, calls for true reporting

By Lawrence Nwimo

The Anglican Bishop, Diocese on the Niger, Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen C. Nwokolo, has pledged to partner journalists in Anambra state for the advancement of truth and propagation of Gospel.

Fides Director Blesses NUJ New 18-Seater Donated By Obiano

International Women’s Day: CIPDI Calls for Renewed Effort to Break Every Bias Against Women

 

Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative, congratulates and celebrates women all over the Globe on this year's international women’s. The theme for this year’s International day of Women is “Breaking the Bias”. We must work studiously to break the challenges and impediments preventing women from reaching their GOD given potentials. We must encourage, equip, and inspire women of all ages to create, to innovate, to lead, to dream and even dream bigger. We must give them the tools, create the platforms that will give them the courage, the confidence to pursue and excel in their dreams.

DRBS, Obosi, Anambra State, to the world

 

Divine Rays British School, Obosi has added to the honour list of academic excellence in Anambra state. 

The school founded by the Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, and Parish Priest of Blessed Iwene Tansi Catholic Church, Umudioka, both in Anambra State, Reverend Father Emmanuel Obimma (Ebube One Touch)  has won the national Diamond Challenge competition put together by Diamond Challenge of the University of Delaware, Dover, United States of America. The competition named Horn Entrepreneurship was created in 2012 by University of Delaware to offer teens unique opportunity to learn entrepreneurship by putting their ideas into practice. 

OSUN-OSOGBO AND THE HISTORY OF OSOGBO

Osun-Osogbo or Osun- sacred Grove is a sacred city of Osogbo ,Osun State , Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is among the last of the sacred forests which usually adjoined the edges of most Yoruba cities before extensive urbanization. In recognition of its global significance and its cultural value , the Sacred Grove was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

Igala Colonisation of Northern Igbo Communities (1450 – 18th century)

The Igala mega state attained the height of its fame during the mid-17th century. The rise of the Igala mega state disrupted and contributed to the shift of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade from the Bight of Bini the decline of the Bini Empire between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Idah-Bini war (1515–1516) was a war of mutual independence. The Igala state reached its political and commercial supremacy afterwards, when it became a leading exporter of choral beads, horses, medicine, skills and of course, slaves to the coastal region. Its growing power, nevertheless, changed the dynamics of the earlier complex relationships with several northern Igbo communities.

A brief History of Aguleri

By Adanze Kaima

According to Idigo, Aguleri is a very large town situated at the bank of the river Anambra called Omabala by the indigenes and corruptly nicknamed Anambra by the European Settlers (Idigo, 1990:3). He argues that Aguleri town is about 32 kilometers by the shortest land route to Onitsha and crossed by the line 6.53 east longitudes and 6.22 north latitude. The land is apparently low lying. During the rainy season the Anambra river, floods its banks to the extent or degree of so many kilometers depositing alluvial soil resulting in the great fertility of the soil (Idigo, 1990:1). 

Alaafin and son, Oyo. Circa: 1950s

Alaafin Ọba Adeniran Adeyẹmi II(Seating on the throne) and his son, current Alaafin of Oyo, Ọba Lamidi Olayiwọla Adeyemi III sitting at the feet of his father.

HISTORY OF ILA ORANGUN

Ila-Orangun was founded by Orangun Fagbamila Ajagun-nla, (the progenitor of Igbomina race) a son of the legendary Oduduwa. However, opinion differs as to how the people got the name “Ila-Orangun” for their settlement. A version goes thus: the name “Ila-Orangun” was derived from the two settlements, which resulted from two separate events in the life of the founder. When Fagbamila Ajangu-nla was about to leave Ile-Ife to found his own kingdom, his father, Oduduwa gave him half (Ilaji) of his property. Also, the Odu Ifa that directed his exist from Ile Ife was “Ose meji” meaning “Oro mi gun” which when translated means my life plans are straight forward. Thus, the statement “Ilaji ni mo pin, Oro mi gun” later became “Ila-Orangun”.

OONI AJAGUN ADEMILUYI ADEMAKIN, 48TH OONI OF IFE

Young Prince Ademiluyi was born around 1860 at Otutubiosun Royal Compound of Lafogido Ruling House of Ile -lfe old Western part of the British colony before the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorate that formed the present country called Nigeria.