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• Amuka, Osoba, Obaigbena, Aigbogun, Others To Address Media’s Challenges

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Reporter)

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, Minister of Budget & Economic Planning, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Kelvin Oye, will lead conversation on economy and security, as the 20th edition of All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) starts on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

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By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Reporter)

Renowned global diplomat and Nigeria's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, will, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, deliver the Realnews 12th Anniversary Lecture at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The acceptance by Prof Gambari to deliver the lecture, themed: “Africa in World Shifting Geopolitics, Matters Arising on Democracy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Resources” was communicated to the management of Realnews in an email dated April 27, 2027.

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By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Reporter)

Prominent Africans and Nigerians have confirmed their participation in the Realnews 12th Anniversary Lecture on Tuesday, November 19, at the Sheraton Hotel starting at 10 am.

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IRIA MARRIAGE SYSTEM IN WAKIRIKE

The earliest of the festivals, and one still observed by all the settlements of the Wakirike group today, is the Iria festival. The main objective of this ceremony is to induce chastity on the part of girls until they are duly licensed through this ceremony to marry husbands. It was commonly believed that any child born by women who allowed their virginity to be fouled before undergoing the rite of Iria ceremony must die, unless they pacified the Amakiri God (God of the settled Earth).

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1. NRI KINGDOM: The Nri Kingdom in the Awka area present Anambra State was founded in 900AD by Nri (One of the two sons of Eri) in north central Igboland, and is considered the oldest kingdom in Nigeria and west Africa. The Nsukka-Awka-Orlu axis is said to be the oldest location of Igbo settlements and therefore, homeland of the Igbo people.

2. BININ KINGDOM: The Benin Kingdom was founded in 1100AD "it's amongst the oldest and most developed in West Africa". It grew out of Igodomigodo and lasted until it was annexed by the British in 1897.

3. OYO EMPIRE: The Oyo Empire was founded in 1300-1896AD by Oranmiyan as the first OBA also known as Alaafin of oyo. It was one of the most politically driven kingdoms from the mid-17th to the late 18th century and held sway of the other kingdoms in Yorubaland.

4. IGALA: The kingdom was founded in 1600 century-1900AD by the Igala people, with the "Àtá" serving as the Igala Emperor, national father and spiritual head even though she was a woman. The capital of Igala land is at Idah. The Igala has been influenced by the Benin and Jukun, and is made up of migrants of these groups who settled and mixed with the native Igala populations who were descendants of Eri in Igbo land. This is why verse majority of IGALA people speaks Igbo fluently.

...to be continued! NNL. ..

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By Eric Teniola

I share some similarities with the celebrant of today, Comrade Jola Ogunlusi. Before 1996, we were both from the old Ondo state. I am from Idanre in Idanre local government of Ondo state, while he is from Esun Ekiti in Ikole local government Area of Ekiti state. Longevity runs in his family. His father died at the age of 131 while his grandmother died at the age of 122. His mother died at the age of 110. He is just 90.

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