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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has charged Nigerians to strive to promote their mother tongues so as to guard against language extinction.  He said the most spoken languages all over the world today like English had its origin in Yoruba language. The monarch advised Yoruba speakers all over the world to make use of the language as means of communication in their homes so it won’t go into extinction.  He charged the Yoruba people to remember their roots and pay special attention to the resuscitation, sustenance and growth of their mother tongue if they wished to sustain their culture and identity within the global community.  Oba Ogunwusi gave the charge during the celebration of this year’s “World Mother Tongue Day” which was held at the Oba Okunade Sijuwade Hall, Enuwa, Ile-Ife, Osun State.  The monarch also advocated the use of Yoruba language as means of instruction in schools for a proper understanding of their studies as it was done in...

The 15 year old son of Obi Akaeze Edward Ofulue III, the king of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State who was kidnapped and subsequently murdered last month by unknown gun­men, has been installed as king. Obi (King), Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, was  Installed as king this week and presented to members of the Royal family before he was presented to the coun­cil of elders at the palace.  The deceased king was abducted on Obior/ Igbodo Road, Delta State, on the 5th of January along with his driver. He was later found dead at Ekon in Edo state. He was 52 years old.

26-yr old twin sisters who have decided they don't want to be separated,have agreed to share one husband.They married 51 year old Mzukiseni Mzazi... The twin sisters Owami and Olwethu Mzazi from South Africa allegedly married the same husband. In a country where polygamy is generally accepted, relatives did not have any problems with the twins decision to stay together with the same man.   The decision did not come as a surprise as the twins had always dreamt of marrying the same man. Read what Owami, had to say: "We have always done everything together…that is  how our grandmother raised us. So when we decided  to marry, we said any man that wants to marry one,  will marry the other."

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has described the annual Calabar Carnival as the “largest street party in Africa”. The governor, who made the remark on Monday in Calabar at the grand finale of the 2015 carnival, noted that the festival is unique in promoting talents and unity among Nigerians. Ayade pointed out that apart from promoting talents and creativity, the carnival had united the people of Cross River State and other Nigerians. He said: “We are celebrating 11 years of the carnival, the greatest street party ever; the greatest show in West Africa. “This is just the beginning. “This is my first carnival as governor of the state. “We will continue to add new innovations to make it colourful in the years ahead.” Ayade said the theme for this year’s carnival is: “Climate change,” adding that the hospitality of the state had continued to attract tourists from across the world. The governor commended the efforts of people of the state and the participants f...