Chieftains in a sentence

Chieftains did not hold authority over territorially-defined districts, but competed for clients with other chieftains from the same geographical area.

This technique can be heard on The Chieftains ' iconic air, Women of Ireland (Chieftains IV).

Ahead of the address, The Coronas and The Academic will perform before one last reunion of the Chieftains.

A member of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Diran Odeyemi, has said the Integrity Group in the PDP, comprising the G-5 governors and some disgruntled party chieftains, is alive.

Angry party chieftains had at the time said the timing of the delegates list is not right.

A statement by spokesman of the Ondo APC, Alex Kalejaye, said some PDP chieftains have begun making huge contributions, in collaboration with some APC members to destabilise the state.

At the call of Petrobey (Petros Bey) Mavromichalis, all the Maniates chieftains gathered in Tsimova, today’s Areopolis, and decided to begin fighting against Ottoman rule.

Greek War of Independence’s rebelling chieftains on March 23, 1821 after they liberated Kalamata from Ottoman rule.

He told his party members that the APC was not a problem to the PDP in the State but rather the candidate of the opposition party, Chief Timipre Sylva, who had been dumped by even his party chieftains due to his poor performance in public office.

However, after Wike allegedly worked against his own party in the February 25 election, disgruntled PDP chieftains in the state are reportedly prepping to pay him back in his own coin by pitching their tents with the APC candidate.

In the view of the chieftains, the fate of the governorship poll is tied to the presidential election.

It was also learnt that in Zamfara State, party chieftains including the immediate past governor, Bello Matawalle and Senator Kabir Marafa were among being considered by the party in the state for ministerial appointments.

Others included Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, former Zamfara Governors; Ahmed Sani Yerima, Alhaji Mahmuda Shinkafi and Abdulaziz Yari, among other APC chieftains.

Pleas by the National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, and other top leaders to the warring chieftains have fallen on deaf ears.

Reliable sources within the party told The Nation that not less than six chieftains of the APC are currently warming up to participate in the primary election of the opposition party.

Sekibo, an ally of PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar was suspended alongside other chieftains of the party believed to members of his camp in the party.

She said Biden was "genuinely moved" to see the Chieftains perform together one last time.

Sule also said the decision to drop some notable party chieftains seeking elective office too was another challenge he had to contend with as the APC governorship candidate in the state.

The “chieftains of communal votes” are the biggest barriers on the path of inclusive empowerment, the former minority affairs minister said.

The court and chieftains are looking forward to the big day on Saturday.