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Southern Nigeria: The visit of the Oba of Benin to the Obong of Calabar. What it means for Southerners. By Oba Eriacy Confidence The Oba of Benin, the Ooni of Ife, the Obong of Calabar, the Alafin of Oyo, the Obi of Onitsha and Igwe of Nri are unarguably some of Nigerian's most reverred and renowned kings. Apart from the fact that  these monarchs superintend over powerful and famous Kingdoms, they tend to represent the decisions of the spirit, both good and bad. And these spirits  imposed their will on their subjects through decrees and other ways alien to mortals yet beneficial to the initiates.  I guess you can smartly connect this revelation with the peaceful shower that greeted the arrival of the Oba of Benin in Calabar, earlier this morning? I guess you can deduce the meaning of such a harmless rain? The Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Eradiauwa, the 38th Oba of Benin and Natural Ruler of Edo is recently in the ancient city of Calabar on a thank you visit to

The Rivers State Command of the Nigerian police has arrested a grandmother in Ozuoba in Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State for stripping naked her two grandchildren, rubbed them with pepper, tied their hands with heavy duty wire and locked them up for taking garri and sugar without her permission.

 WIDOWS ARE NOT BEGGARS: The bitter truth. I have been studying my mother's life after the death of my father in 2003. She has always been a strong woman, brave and a fighter. She doesn't give up easily when it comes to her goals. She doesn't complain no matter what's at stake. Sometimes,  I wonder how she manages to put on a smiling face every day, how she manages to put on a courageous face everyday, no matter the circumstances that come on her way; how she has been able to train us to this moment. I wonder how she reacts whenever she misses my father. She must have missed her husband of many years many times  but who would she complain to? Her children? God? I don't really know how she overcomes all these things but I believe that widows are strong people and in whatever way we think we can help them, we should. We should try to sustain those smiles on their faces and give them hope of tomorrow. They say, a husband is a cover for her wife and when a woman l

Human Rights Watch, an NGO for the protection of human rights, women and children has appointed the following people into her Executive.   1. States Commissioners for Social Welfare Nationwide 2.  Elizabeth Adie (Vice President) 3. Unimuke Saint Valentine (Secretary-General) 4. Ignatius Oli (Project Director) 5.  Ann Val-Ashi (Director, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation) 6. Barr. Maddy Odey (Legal Adviser).  7.  Mr. Steve Takim (Deputy Director, Projects Implementing) 8.  Eriacy Confidence Oba (Director, Media/Publicity) 9.  Regina Gercie (Assistant Director Media/Publicity) 10.  Jake Clifford. Deputy director I Media/Publicity 11. David Agianpuye Agim (Deputy director II Media/Publicity). The founder/President of the Organization, Ambassador Agim  Godwin Apple while disclosing the names, charged  members of the new Executive to be committed to the objectives.

  HUMAN RIGHT GROUP CONGRATULATES  EGBARA, PLEDGES TO WORK WITH THE MINISTRY IN PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING OF CROSS RIVERIANS By Eriacy Confidence Oba A Human Rights group has congratulated Mrs Blessing Otobha Egbara on her appointment as  Commissioner for Humanity and Social Welfare in Cross River State. The Founder/President of  Human Rights and Peace Advocacy,  Ambassador Agim Godwin Apple who in a new year message , decribed Egbara as a perfect match for the job, pledged the organization's support for the ministry in advancing the welfare of Cross Riverians. "I want to congratulate Mrs Egbara on her appointment as  commissioner for Humanity and social welfare and the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade for creating the ministry to advance the welfare of humanity. I want to pledge my unalloyed support, on behalf of Human Rights and Peace Advocacy for the new ministry." The  Finland based  diplomat in his new year message appealed to civil servants in the state to p