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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 …
(Courtesy Oriiz Onuwaje) LAGOS, Nigeria — “The 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 …
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 …
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 …
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Nigeria Nigerians in the United Kingdom would recall the deplorable situation of passport issuance and renewals after the lockdown and suspension of operations between December 2019 and April 2021. In order to address the issues responsible for the then anomalous situation, adequate steps were taken to address the issues of Nigerians in need of passports …
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