The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has downplayed any supremacy battle with the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade. Ooni described the 48 hours ultimatum by the Alaafin of Oyo to withdraw the Okanlomo of Yorubaland Chieftaincy title conferred on an Ibadan-based businessman, Chief Dotun Sanusi as empty threats of a dead empire. The…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Tuesday, admonished members of the public to ignore an online publication that he is in a royal supremacy battle with another traditional ruler, insisting that “I’m not in supremacy battle with any monarch.” He made this clarification in a statement issued by his Director of Media and Publicity,…
The Alaafin of Oyo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Akeem Owoade, has called for peace in every community as he promised to ensure peace and harmony among Oyo and Afijio communities. This promise came in reaction to appeals by some well-meaning Oyo indigenes, calling on the royal father to intervene in the lingering land disputes between…
By Adebayo Yusuf/Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin President Bola Tinubu has said that he would work with traditional rulers to end insurgency. President Tinubu made this known at the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Owoade 1 as the 46th Aláàfin of Oyo, held at Oliveth Baptist High School, Oyo Town. Represented by Minister of Power, Chief…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, under the leadership of Commandant Augustine Padonu, has put in place a comprehensive security plan to ensure a smooth and secure coronation ceremony for His Imperial Majesty, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I. In preparation for the event, the State…
All is now set for the mandatory traditional rites of the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, according to a statement by the Alaafin’s media aide, Bode Durojaiye, on Monday. Newsmen reports that the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had presented a certificate of appointment and staff of office to Oba Owoade at his office…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade I, has ordered the immediate dissolution of an unauthorised coronation committee allegedly set up by a group of individuals without his approval. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the monarch warned that any further meetings or activities related to…
No fewer than 10 royal families in Oyo have alleged marginalisation under the 1961 Alaafin chieftaincy declaration that guides ascension to the throne of the Alaafin. Currently, the declaration restricts eligibility for the throne to two recognised ruling houses: Alowolodu and Agunloye. In a statement made available to newsmen, the families argued that limiting the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says those who received bribes for the selection of the Alaafin of Oyo designate would be prosecuted. Makinde made this statement on Monday when he presented the staff of the office to Abimbola Owoade, the new Alaafin of Oyo. According to report, the presentation of the staff and certificate…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The announcement was made in a statement on Friday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade stated that Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the…