BEHOLD! THE OLDEST KINGDOMS IN NIGERIA BEFORE THE COLONIAL RULE

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. ..

BEHOLD! THE WORLD'S OLDEST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (PARLIAMENT) CALLED ALTHING

By Mike Agunwa (NewsLeader Editor-at-Large)

AlThing parliament in Iceland is the first parliament in history. The parliament was created in the year 930, making it the world's first legislative body.

BELGIAN PREMIER, ALEX CROO, URGES EU TO MANAGE RISING ENERGY PRICES

By Agency Reporter

Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, on Thursday, urged the European Union (EU) to take responsibility to manage the skyrocketing energy prices that had reached an unsustainable level in recent weeks.

BEN ETIABA, FRONTLINE GUBER ASPIRANT IN ANAMBRA, DUMPS APC

• * Unveils New Party Platform For Guber Bid In Abuja On Saturday

By Celestine Okafor (Publisher/Editor-in-Chief)

A frontline governorship aspirant in Anambra State for the Saturday, November 6, 2021 election, Chief Ben Etiaba, has finally dumped his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a yet-to-be known political party.

Benue Killings: ORTOM'S GAMES AND GOV ALIA'S CARTE BLANCHE

By Onjefu Okidu

Since his governorship days, the former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has been well known for his antics of pitching bloodletting in the state to cultivate cheap blackmail and political space. Accordingly, his voice has grown to the highest pitch since he left power in May 2023, recklessly aiming at Governor Hyacinth Alia’s government. With the recent spate of killings in the state, he has stepped up his game time and again! The good thing is that an overwhelming people of Benue State already know that Ortom’s wolf-crying over killings in the state simply signposts, as usual, his use of bloodletting to preserve his political purposes and goals. The coming of Alia has further opened their eyes to the hitherto unseen.

BENUE MOTHER AND CHILD HOSPITAL PORTRAYS BUHARI AS AN IMPARTIAL PROVIDER, SAYS BMO

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter, in Abuja)

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has assured Nigerians that no State of the Federation will be left out in the ongoing infrastructural revolution of the current administration.

Benue South 2027: IT IS OUR TURN!

By Onjefu Okidu

As Nigeria gears up for the 2027 elections in approximately two years, the entire Benue Zone C, and the rest of the world were hit with the disappointing news that Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency, the deciding vote-house of Benue South, had embraced the superfluous mantra of “Awa Lokan” – “it is our turn.” Not a few commentators have likened the move to the American Richard Nixon’s madman theory – the use of unpredictability and coercive bargaining to address political retrogression. The constituency which is known for its timid political alliances and cheap sell-outs is set as usual to reinforce the maintenance of the zone’s political status quo with coercive sentiments and disruptive strategies. In particular, the implications are potentially grave for the Benue South Senatorial seat.

Bettagate: 'DON'T SPARE ALLEGED CULPRITS IN N585 MILLION FRAUD SCANDAL'....Peter Obi

• * Calls For Full Official Probe

By Kingsley Eghagha (Politics Reporter)

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in last year’s general election, Peter Obi, has urged the government to ensure that all those culpable in the scandal involving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Ms Betta Edu are brought to book.

Bettagate: PRESIDENCY WITHDRAWS ASO ROCK ACCESS TAG FROM SUSPENDED MINISTER, BETTA EDU

• * Denied Her Access To President Tinubu

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

The Presidency, on Monday, denied Dr Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs access to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to seek audience with him.

BETWEEN DAVE UMAHI AND NIGERIA'S SENATE PRESIDENCY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The race for the Senate Presidency of the National Assembly's 10th Senate is on. The battle promises to be fierce but healthy, as strong contenders from the South East, North East and partially from the North Central geo-political zones are already filing out, lobbying on all fronts and deploying the intrigues that usually attend the jostle for the nation's number three seat after every general elections in the country.

BETWEEN OBASANJO AND AFE BABALOLA

By Bola Bolawole

I have deliberately elected not to comment frontally on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s New Year letter to Nigerian youths, of all segments of Nigeria’s population, because the writer behaves like Satan preaching Christ to unbelievers! I think that is why many have chosen to allude to the dichotomy between the message and the messenger or the baby and the bathwater. And it reminds me of William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice”.

Biafra: REAL, IMAGINARY, SHEER PROPAGANDA OR BLATANT TOMFOOLERY?

By Bola Bolawole

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise” - Victor Hugo (in "Le Hus Miserables").

Is Biafra an idea whose time has come? Victor Hugo (26 February, 1802 - 22 May, 1885) says “Nothing else in the world… not all the armies… is so powerful as an idea whose time has come”. Another variant of the same quotation says: “There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come” (Hugo in "The Future of Man").

BIANCA OJUKWU APPOINTS SUN NEWSPAPER BUREAU CHIEF, MAGNUS EZE, AS MEDIA AIDE

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media, Society & Governance Correspondent)

Nigeria's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Iyom Bianca Ojukwu, on Friday, appointed the South East Bureau Chief of The Sun Newspaper, Nze Magnus Eze, as her Special Assistant on Communications and New Media.

Bianca Ojukwu Opens Up: WHY I SLAPPED EBELE OBIANO AT GOV SOLUDO'S INAUGURATION

• * Says Ex-Anambra First Lady Came To Her 'Smelling Of Whiskey', Drunk And Rained Abuses On Her
• Awka Royal Father Flays Action Of Obiano's Wife, Says She Insulted Ojukwu, Desecrated Awka Land, Insists She Begs Bianca, Gov Soludo And Igbo People

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) and Rose Nwankwu (Anambra State Correspondent)

Widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and late leader of Ndigbo, Ambassador (Mrs) Bianca Ojukwu, has explained what actually transpired between her and the former First Lady of Anambra state, Mrs Ebele Obiano (known as Osodieme) at the inauguration of Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo as new governor of Anambra state on Thursday.

Birthday: AKPABIO SALUTES AKANDE AT 85, SAYS HE'S A CONSCIENTIOUS STATESMAN

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Nigeria's President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has felicitated former governor of Osun State and pioneer acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande on his 85th birthday describing him as a “Conscientious and progressive statesman”.

Birthday: DAVID MARK GREETS GOV ORTOM AT 61

• * Urges Him To Sustain The Peace, Unity Of Benue State

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has congratulated Benue state Governor Dr. Samuel Ortom on his 61st birthday.

BMO BLAMES GOV IKPEAZU FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS REGIME'S PERCEIVED FAILURES

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organisation BMO has advised the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu to stop looking for who to blame for his failure to do any meaningful project in the State, in the last six years.

BMO BLASTS ATIKU OVER COMMENTS ON TRANSPARENCY IN PRIVATIZATION, COMMERCIALIZATION

• * Warns PDP To Stop Politicizing Insecurity

  By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has advised the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to desist from counseling the Federal Government or speaking on transparency in Privatization and Commercialization, insisting that the former VP was not in a position to offer such advice to the Buhari administration or to anyone else.

BMO BLASTS NORTHERN ELDERS FORUM OVER CRITICISM OF BUHARI

* Describes NEF As 'Myopic', Not Mouthpiece Of North

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has lambasted the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for its criticisms and what it described as falsehood against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

BMO BLASTS ORTOM, DESCRIBES HIM AS A 'RANTING FAILED GOVERNOR'

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom's latest comments on President Muhammad Buhari's administration as the 'rantings of a failed governor'.