•Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate or KWAM1 An Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode, today dismissed an application filed by the Fuji Musician, Otunba Wasiu Olasunkanmi Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1, seeking to stop the selection process of the next Awujale. Recall that Ayinde, who is from Fidipote rulling house [&helli...
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has conferred the chieftaincy title of the Okanlomo of Yorubaland on the son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi. The ceremony, which was held in Oyo State yesterday, attracted dignitaries from all walks of life who attended the momentous occasion, reports Channels TV. Aside from Seyi, who arrived at [&helli...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State The Ogun State government has nullified the ongoing selection process for the vacant stool of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland. The Vice Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Prof. Fassy Yusuf, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with our correspondent yesterday, reports The PU...
•Seyi Tinubu and Oba Owoade The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, is set to install Seyi, the son of President Bola Tinubu, as the “Okanlomo of Yorubaland” on Saturday. The monarch on the same occasion will also install Senator Abdul’Aziz Yari representing Zamfara West as the “Obaloyin of Yorubaland”. The chiefataincy installation of the [&...
President of Ghana, John Mahama, business mogul Aliko Dangote and several prominent traditional rulers today arrived in Ile-Ife, Osun State, for the installation of Mahama as the Aare Atayeto Oodua. Among the dignitaries present were the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero; the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Haastrup; the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau...
•KWAM 1 The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, today, officially disowned Fuji music icon and Olori Omooba of Ijebuland, Otunba Wasiu Ayinde, KWAM 1, stating that he is not a member of the royal family. The Fusengbuwa Ruling House is next in line to produce the Awujale of Ijebuland following the demise of the late […]
•Oba Ladoja The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has said it is easier to serve as a governor than to function as a traditional ruler. The monarch, who is also a former Governor of Oyo State, made the remark today while receiving the Oniru of Iru, Lagos State, Oba Wasiu Lawal, at his Bodija […]
•Oba of Benin The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has said it was not in any form of contestation with the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II. It said it never encroached on the jurisdiction of the Benin monarch. Counsel for MOWAA, Olayiwola Afolabi, spoke in Benin City after hearing of the suit filed […]
The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the West African nation said late yesterday. The move represents “the return of a huge part of Nigeria’s history,” Olugbile Holloway, the head of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), […]...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has sacked the traditional rulers of Ososo and Ikpeshi/Egbegere clans in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. The affected monarchs are Bamidele Obaitan of the Ososo Kingdom and Zaiki Luckman Odamah III of the Ikpeshi/Egbegere Clan, reports The PUNCH. Their ...
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