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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Festus Ahon A SABA— TENSION has heightened at Idumuje-Ugboko, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, following the killing of an indigene of the community by yet-to-be identified assailants. The decomposing body of the deceased was dumped on the street of the town as hoodlums invaded the palace of the Obi of the kingdom, HRM Albert Nwokolo III, carting away valuable historical monuments. Though the cause of the hostilities could not be ascertained at press time, community sources said it was not unconnected with the kingship tussle that has tore the community apart. Two sons of the late king, Obi Albert, from different mothers, had been at loggerheads over who should succeed their father as the traditional ruler of the kingdom. It was gathered that the hoodlums had also vandalised a car and attempted to set the residence of the Iyase of the Kingdom, Chris Ogwu, ablaze after they had beaten him and members of his household. The assailants als...

http://ift.tt/2pivHoM When you hear that Nigeria is blessed with so many resources, it’s not just human and minerals. Food is certainly one of the resources that we should be seriously considering exporting. And I’m referring to native recipes and not even the contemporary versions that many of our young kitchen entrepreneurs are inventing and marketing daily. In Makurdi, Maggi’s host Bunmi, introduces us to nine different kinds of soups, all original to Benue state. Think about that for a moment and then consider that there are 35 states in Nigeria (excluding the FCT). About how much food variety does Nigeria then account for? The answer is why you must watch the weekly Maggi Delicious Naija show to experience the richness of food, the diversity of culture, and learn a bit of Nigerian history while on the journey. Do you know there are still homes where dinner is compulsorily eaten together and from the same bowl? In this episode of Delicious Naija, John and Linda Adinmayi ex...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—CATHOLIC women in Nigeria, under the aegis of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of Nigeria, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to provide adequate security for Christians in the Northern part of the country, saying that the incessant killing of Christians must be stopped by all stakeholders in the interest of the nation. The women also urged government to come up with a law that will adequately protect the girl child, saying that a situation where the girl child is given away in marriage at a tender age and the inability to provide free education for indigent people were militating against the progress of the girl child in Nigeria. National President of Confraternity of the Christian Mothers of Nigeria, Mrs Marcella Cole, stated this in Benin City, Edo State at the Investiture of the Patrons and Patronesses/ National Merit Award at the Veritas University, Abuja. According to her, “We are worried with the killings of Christian...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J They quarrelled just before he died—Neighbour There was pandemonium, yesterday, in Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, mortuary when a dead man, Choji Zeng, who was being dressed up for burial by his younger brother, Mr. Gyang Zeng, grabbed the brother’s hand. Family members, who had participated in the washing of the corpse, ran out in panic when they saw the dead Choji holding tight to Gyang’s hand. The confusion attracted mortuary attendants, who came in and separated the brothers, who had lived together at Ungwan Juma’a Abattoir in Jos metropolis until Choji, 35, died after a brief illness. Gyang, who confirmed the unusual incident, said after bathing his brother, he was dressing him with white cloth, when the corpse grabbed his hands. He said it was a mortuary attendant that forced the dead hands off him. Relations and neighbours, who witnessed the incident, also confirmed it. Gyang revealed that when the deceased held his hands, he asked him: “Choji, why...