Pastor allegedly rapes 12-year-old girl in uncompleted building A 54-year-old pastor, Niyi Omowodun, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for defiling a 12-year-old girl in an uncompleted building. The suspect, who is a pastor at Helmet of Life International Church, reportedly committed the offence at Ejigun Agbede Itele Ota, in the Ado-odo Local...
ESAN, A GREAT PEOPLE Thanks my brother for this mind search provoking piece. The problem of marginalisation in Esan land is self inflicted because we don't know our value. No body can become a governor of the State without securing 25% of the total registered voters in each of the five LGA in Edo central...
Community Weekend: IVUE COMMUNITY IN FOCUS Ivue is a community in Uromi, the administrative headquarter of Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The people are predominantly farmers, hunters and traders. Ivue is a Royal Community. It is where the King of Uromi left to where it presently is. Ivue traditionally does not pay...
The Ojogun The Ojogun, the people who work with iron started the industrial revolution and banking in the world. They are called blacksmith in England where they started the banking system of today. How? The Ojogun work with irons and thus were able to build strong rooms were they keep their tools and other valuables...
Learn to speak, read and write Esan Language in 2 months By Instony Kristofferson, (author of the "Authentic Esan Dictionary, and Translator of the Esan Bible) The Esan Language Class Online will afford Esan persons no matter the location in the world the opportunity to learn under the professional Esan Language teacher using information communication...
Learn the rudiments of Esan Language, join the Esan Language Class online Are you an Esan parent, person or interested in Esan Language, proverbs, idiom, rhetorics and writing in pure Esan language, join the Esan Language Class online run by a professional and guru in Esan language, the author of the authentic Esan Dictionary. Your culture,...
Ewu History written for over 40 years by Instony Kristofferson to be published soon Instony Oyailome who writes with the pen name Instony Kristofferson is a native of Ewu in Esan Central LGA of Edo State. He has dedicated his life to the preservation of Esan language and literature. His work so far include the...
In Esan Tradition; Prince Doesn't Produce King But King Produces King. By Prince Kelly O. Udebhulu. Many a time I have reasons to look in-depth into Esan tradition and have them in writing for our children and posterity. I use primarily secondary materials from carefully organized articles from Esan historians and writers supported by my personal researches,...
THE HISTORY OF IGBABONELIMIN DANCE According to Nosa Omoghodion (2008), “traditionally”, the performance (display) of the Igbabonelimin is in two stages. The first stage is the introduction of the respective elimin (spirit) as they enter the arena. This stage is called ‘Oye”. What happens here is that in a burst of energy the elimin shows...
Aminu Ado Bayero Announced As New Emir Of Kano Emir of Bichi Aminu Ado Bayero has been announced as the new Emir of Kano. The announcement was made by the Secretary to the State Government, Usman Alhaji a few hours after the removal of Muhammadu Sanusi II. The appointment takes immediate effect according to the SSG. Usman Alhaji...
