AHANONU KINGSLEY BLOG

The reason as to what might have led former Oba Adewale Akanbi to unilaterally and in happy self-volition revert to the title of Emir, which is entirely alien and antithetical to the custom and traditions he's been installed to protect and promote, becomes rather questionable. Why did he take the step? Even though the outward appearance the man has shown might attempt to trivialize it, giving it to be something of self-desire and admiration, something deep, something strong, something mysterious just seem to have goaded him. One is forced to think thus, especially going by the effrontery required to go against established customs. Nowadays, it is becoming obvious that many have come to learn that the fear of gazumping arms-wielding Fulani herdsmen nay militias is the apropos beginning of wisdom. It is, even as much as it could be so easily dismissed. The records have shown that the trigger happy Fulani herdsmen with the strategic mission to invade, ransack, kill and destroy wo...

The last act of the Uthman Dan Fodio jihadist invasion, which happened to be the initial entrance into the Southern belt was the land of Kwara. Kwara was and still is majorly a Yoruba state. In the fiery flight of the jihad movement, this place gradually fell to the might of the Fulani warriors. It was at this point that the conquerors established their emirate -the first ever in Yorubaland. Consequently, the Fulani dominated in the leadership structure in Kwara and subjected the people to their pattern of rulership. It is instructive to note that while it is the aboriginal community of Yorubas that dominated (population-wise), they were yet subject to the ruling class of the emirate. The vestige of this subjugation is still found today as the Ilorin Emirate. Silently, it seems the conquest desire by the leader of the jihadist is been projected to further accomplishment by the natural descendants of Uthman, who happened to be the first Madi. In view of nationalism, these offspring...

The kingmakers in the prominent town of Iwo in Osun state, Southwest Nigeria, had in 2015 installed Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi as the new Gbaase of the land. But it seemed as they set out to effect their choice and finally landed the crown on his head, they were in for what they never bargained. Not long after the new Oba was crowned, with the associated fanfare, that he began to act funnily, declaring in emphasis that his kingdom is a centre-piece for Islam in Yorubaland and how it is 'the citadel of Islamic knowledge'. Yes, it is understood how Iwoland is a predominantly muslim community, what seemed to be the spreadsheet of islam in the Southwest. But with the coming of the new king, people around and the world needed to know how that status is so cherished by and special to him. He basked in that euphoria, and when the sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sa'ad Abubakar, paid him a visit, it just seemed- from whatever was the fallout of their meeting, that he was buoy...

Today, the 1st of April, marks the beginning of the year's second quarter. And today, by no prescribed order, is Easter, the glorious day of Christ's resurrection. Today is indeed a remarkable day. It's a remarkable one because of the deep implication of the very feast it clutches. The resurrection of Jesus Christ carries with it a huge implication, especially amongst Christendom, whose faith is anchored upon the very reason of this period. For the people whose faith are built upon the reason of the season, Easter is the bedrock of their faith, their being and their essence.  It is that moment on which the spike that makes them christians shone forth. It is the birth of their faith-expression. The historical procession that culminated with the event of the resurrection is momentous that makes celebration of Easter itself of great significance. The birth of Jesus Christ was for the purpose of redemption of mankind; it's evidently for his death, which serves for ...

Controversy has trailed the statement attributed to the pope that "hell does not exist". An Italian newspapers La Repubblica released an article where Pope Francis was quoted to have answered in an interview by Eugenio Scalfari that there's no hell, but only a disappearance of sinful soul. He was quoted as saying that the righteous souls who have been pardoned by God appear before him where they contemplate. But the unrepentant souls which cannot be pardoned just disappear. An atheist,  Eugenio Scalfari is the founder of the La Repubblica and is described as a good friend of the pontiff, who is said to grant the veteran journalist interviews. The Vatican has immediately come out to issue a disclaimer on the statement attributed to the head of the Catholic church, saying it's merely a misquote by the journalist noted for not using recorder or notes during interviews. The recent position adduced to Pope Francis is stoutly against the long tradition of the chu...

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari today paid a working visit to Lagos state, the commercial hub of the nation. The visit, whose consequence was a public holiday declared by the state government, afforded the president to among other things commission some projects built by the administration of Akinwunmi Ambode, which include a Ikeja Bus terminal. President Buhari also used the occasion of his visit to attend the 10th annual colloquium of the national leader of the ruling APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which was to mark his 66th birthday. As is always the case, especially within this clime, this heavy august visit did not come without the associated inconveniences which easy-going ordinary citizens are subjected to. Just as was the case with previous presidential visits, the visit of Buhari came with much pressure on commuters and air travellers alike. Apart from the incontinences caused by roads diversion, flights were delayed as the entire landing and road spaces were rese...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has asked the sureties for the yet-to-be found leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra to produce him or risk been thrown into jail. Delivering her judgment, Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako, who gave until 26th of June when hearing on the matter will resume,  granted the application of the counsel to Senator Abaribe that his client needs to be served an enrol notice to decide on the options given by the court in its earlier ruling. The court had asked the sureties to come up with cause on why the N100 million bond they each deposited should not be forefeited on the failure to produce Nnamdi Kanu. It however advised the prosecution counsel to serve the defendants with the brief. Enyinnaya Abaribe, the senator representing Abia North had offered to be one of the sureties for the Biafran agitator, a condition required before he was granted bail in 2017. The other sureties were a Jewish priest, El-Shalom and an accountant, Tobechi. Each were ...