Buhari, declare state of emergency in KadunaPunch Editorial Board

File copy: The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) THE terrorists, who last week staged a series of attacks in the Northern states, including assaulting the Kaduna-Abuja train and ambushing and killing military troops confirmed that undoubtedly, Nigeria is at war. The country is assailed from within by expanding armies of well-armed terrorists and criminals,   …

THE PLACE OF DOWRY (BRIDE PRICE) IN TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE (IULEHA COMMUNITY OWAN, EDO STATE NIGERIA) by Sunny Orumen Akhigbe

Dowry is the money paid by a prospective suitor to the family of the girl he is proposing to marry. It is the single most important item in the list of traditional marriage requirements. The importance does not lie in the weight but the worth. It is a sum of money in the medium of …

One-Of-A-Kind Red Book Chronicles The Benin Empire In Proper Perspective by Richard Pretorius and Kristen Butler

(Courtesy Oriiz Onuwaje) LAGOS, Nigeria — â€śThe Benin Monarchy: An Anthology of Benin History” is a one-of-a-kind book on the kingdom of Benin in what is now southwestern Nigeria and whose history dates back to the 900s. The Benin empire is one of the world’s oldest royal dynasties, which was also one of West Africa’s most powerful kingdoms …

The Guardian view on Tory anti-racism: warm words and denial by UK Guardian Editorial

Under the banner of Inclusive Britain, the equalities and levelling up minister, Kemi Badenoch, on Thursday set out a raft of measures (68 in all) aimed at reducing disparities between black and minority ethnic people and the white population. She also committed the government to a new approach to data and language in this area: the term …

When courts of law become political sex workers by Chidi Odinkalu

Gladys Ukeje was the daughter of Lazarus Ogbonnaya Ukeje, who died in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, in December 1981. He left behind property but did not make a will. In June 1982, Lagos state granted his wife Lois and son, Enyinnaya, the right to administer and share the estate to the exclusion of …