Day: June 8, 2026

An agenda for Yoruba oba, leaders By Lasisi Olagunju

Emporium Reporters

On Friday, November 1, 1878, a decisive war was fought in the north-eastern corridor of Yorubaland. History remembers it as the Jalumi War. It was that one-day battle that permanently halted the southward march of the Fulani towards the sea.   One of the bitterest engagements of that war was fought in a place called Iba, a few kilometres off the Ikirun-Offa Road.   I remembered that episode of Yoruba history when the oba of the town, the Eburu of Iba, Oba (Prof) Adekunle Okunoye, invited me to deliver his…

Warri Delineation ; Operate Within the confines of the law, democracy; Ijaw, Urhobo Nation Pleads with President Tinubu .

Emporium Reporters

By Our Reporter     The Indigenous Ijaw and Urhobo in Warri Federal Constituency of Delta state has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to be influenced by external forces to act against the law and democracy in Nigeria. A statement issued on Sunday by the group on behalf of the indigenous people of Ijaw and Urhobo maintained that any attempt for external forces infiltration against the tenets of democracy, will not augur well for the peace and unity of the Warri Federal Constituency. While urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

Democracy Day: Nigeria Will Overcome Insecurity, Hardship Like Past Crises — Akpabio

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will overcome its current security challenges just as it successfully navigated previous political upheavals, economic difficulties, and global pandemics. Akpabio made the assertion on Sunday during an Inter-Denominational Church Service held at the National Christian Centre as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 2026 Democracy Day celebration. Speaking on the theme, “God of Hope, Actualise Our Dreams,” the Senate President urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and thankful as the nation celebrates 27 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. According to…