Happy Wedding Anniversary to Ooni of Ife & Olori Agba, Yeyemolu!

-Gbemisola Bisi-Taiwo        YEYEMOLU; The #1 Olori Ooni of Ile-Ife There has been tales and stories which one may have taken as mere hearsay or some myth about the so called Yeyemolu of Ile-Ife. Today, I shall be TELLING about this mysterious and symbolic Yeyemolu, her personality and her relationship with the Arole Oduduwa; Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.   According to the number one citizen of Oduduwa race, Alase Orisa! His Imperial Majesty (H.I.M), Yeyemolu is the first wife of the first Oonirisa and she…

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Meet 92 year old newly sworn-in President of Malaysia

Mahathir Mohamad became the President of Malaysia after defeating his one time protege and incumbent prime minister, Najib Razak. Razak’s defeat is belived to be as a result of a corruption scandal that rocked his second term in office as prime minister. 94 year old Robert Mugabe who was ousted last year in a de-facto coup was the oldest elected head of state in the world. Mahathir is a veteran in Malaysian politics, who came out of retirement and defected to the opposition, pledging to make Razak accountable for his…

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Woman sentenced to death after rape #JusticeforNoura

A court in Sudan has convicted Noura Hussein and sentenced her to death for killing her husband after he allegedly raped her. The sentence was confirmed after the husband’s family had refused compensation. Human rights groups are calling for her conviction to be overturned on the grounds that it was a forced marriage at the age of 16 and she had tried to escape to no avail. Ms Hussein, who is now 19, said she wanted to finish her education and become a teacher. Amnesty International said the death penalty…

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