A bill on the establishment of the National Council for Traditional Rulers, formalising their roles and recognition passed its second reading in the Senate on Thursday....
The Zamfara State Governor, Lawal Dauda, has directed the chairmen of local councils to involve traditional rulers in governance for effective service delivery. According to a...
A significant step towards establishing a constitutional role for traditional rulers was taken in Abuja on Wednesday, as governors and key traditional leaders convened to form...
The Enugu State government has summoned traditional rulers and the President-Generals of the communities in the Nsukka local government area where attacks by masqueraders led to...
Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has expressed shock and outrage at what it described as the latest act of extravagance by the...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on traditional rulers to collaborate with the government in curbing crude oil theft and promoting stability and economic progress...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Thursday, warned kingdoms and traditional rulers in the state against hiding or shielding anyone involved in the killing of four...
Traditional rulers in the South-West geopolitical zone, on Thursday, called for state police and the use of traditional means to tackle insecurity in the zone. The...
The Osun State government has sacked three traditional rulers in the state. The affected monarchs are the Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Raphael, Owa of Igbajo,...
The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Charles Soludo of bullying traditional rulers in the state and denigrating the traditional...
Royal fathers in Yoruba land under the auspices of Yoruba Obas Forum (YOF), have insisted on a public apology from former President Olusegun Obasanjo for allegedly...
A socio-cultural group, Ebedi Frontliners, Iseyin (EFI), on Saturday, called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise to traditional rulers in Oke-Ogun over his outburst. The...
Traditional rulers in the South-West under the aegis of Yoruba Obas Forum, on Tuesday, warned against plots to truncate the May 29 inauguration of President-elect,Asiwaju Bola...
Amid insecurity in various parts of the country, Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has sought the swift involvement of traditional rulers in fight...
The Oyo State government on Tuesday called for the support of traditional institutions in the fight against corruption and other vices in the state. The Chairman...
The Imo State Police Command has said the two monarchs, who were killed on Tuesday during a stakeholders meeting at Nnenasa, the headquarters of Njaba Local...
The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, tasked traditional rulers to strengthen communal peace and economic development in their communities. The Commissioner for Local Government and Community...
Dr. Salihu Lukeman, the Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), has called for stiff sanctions to be meted out on security personnel, traditional and religious...
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a meeting with some notable traditional rulers across the country at the State House, Abuja. The traditional rulers are led...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged traditional rulers in the country to remain vigilant in the face of emerging security challenges. The call was made...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday charged Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, to leave traditional rulers and Presidents-General of communities out of partisan politics in...
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, on Monday frowned at the large crowds that attended political campaign rallies in Edo State for the September 19...
The Osun State Government on Monday said the physical brawl between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi and the Agbowu of Ogbaaagbaa town, Oba Dhikrulagi...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Saturday denied disrespecting the state’s traditional rulers, but only trying to uphold the traditions of the Rivers People when...
Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has accused his successor, Emeka Ihedioha of instigating traditional rulers in the state against him. He has therefore asked...
Traditional rulers in Imo State on Wednesday threw their weight behind the decision of the administration of Governor Emeka Ihedioha to probe the tenure of the...
The Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday conferred staffs of offices on 128 traditional rulers in the state. The development came a few weeks to...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with northern traditional leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president, during the meeting, said the entire structure of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that his administration failed in the area of power supply in the country, saying his performance in the sector was ‘not...
Security agencies and State Council of Traditional Rulers in Ekiti State on Thursday engaged in a parley to put an end to the insecurity challenges in...
The Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, has said it has uncovered plans by the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, to launch a new recruitment...
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has said that it set up a high powered panel to investigate the names of dead civilians released by the Zamfara...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has commended traditional rulers for the role they played in ending hostilities in the Niger Delta, as well as reining in the Indigenous...
The Oluwo of Iwo, Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has apologised to the victims of slave trade in Nigeria for the role played by traditional rulers who facilitated...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said he was “worried and saddened about the persistent killings and kidnappings happening in our country” and revealed had directed that the...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Federal Government to prosecute religious and traditional leaders, involved in spreading hate speeches. The Sultan...
The Northern Governors’ Forum and the Northern Traditional Rulers Council held a meeting in Kaduna State to review the security situation in the region. The Monday...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi has called on the National Assembly to fashion out constitutional responsibilities that are developmental for traditional rulers in...
AHEAD of the 2017 governorship election in Anambra State, traditional rulers from Anambra North senatorial zone of the state have endorsed the incumbent governor, Chief Willie...
President of the South-South Chiefs and Council of Elders (SSCE), Dr Abdulwahab Udosen, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw soldiers from the oil region if...
The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, has said it is working behind the scenes to resolve the Abia State governorship impasse so as to ensure that there...
