Obaship system in Ibadan Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State in the Southwestern part of Nigeria is an ancient Yorùbá city founded by warriors. But unlike other Yorùbá towns and villages, Ibadan has an age-long unique obaship system, reports Saturday Tribune. Maybe not totally strange, but Ibadan has further validated the state as a [&hellip...
The remains of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, was laid to rest yesterday evening at his ancestral home in the Alarere compound area of Ibadan the Oyo State capital. Oba Balogun, who reigned for two years, died at the age of 81 yesterday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, […]
The remains of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, have been laid to rest at his ancestral home in the Alarere compound area of Ibadan the Oyo State capital. Oba Balogun, who reigned for two years, died at the age of 81 yesterday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo […]
•Late Oba Lekan Balogun The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, died yesterday, throwing the town into mourning. He died at 81 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, reports The PUNCH. The monarch, who reigned for two years, will be interred according to Islamic rites today, Friday, March 15, [&hel...
Oba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin will be enthroned as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland in line with the ascendancy order of the traditional selection of Obas in the land. Oba Olakulehin was until the demise of the late Olubadan, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun, the Balogun of Ibadanland, second in the hierarchy on the throne of Olubadan, […]
Concerned by the threat of extinction of the Igbo language, some Igbo women under the aegis of the Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) have designed a programme to help save the Igbo language from going into extinction. The women said they are determined to promote the use of Igbo language as a major means of communication […]
•Achebe and Soludo Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo has reconciled with the Obi of Onitsha Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe after a spat over traditional rulers. The governor reinstated the suspended traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha Local Government Area, Igwe Damian Ezeani, reports The Nation. The monarch, among others, were alleged to have conferred...
•Soludo Traditional rulers in Anambra State have accused Anambra State Government, led by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, of mistreating and disrespecting them. The traditional rulers, in a letter signed by the Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC), Igwe Alfred Achebe, said the way the government maltreated and suspended membe...
•Late Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu The traditional council of chiefs in Seimbiri Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has declared a mourning period for the next three months in honour of the departed king, Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu (JP), OFR. During the mourning period which would commence on January 5, 2024, there will be no [&helli...
•Obong of Calabar It was glitz and glamour days back when Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V commemorated his 15-year reign as the Obong of Calabar. The monarch marked this significant milestone with a series of events highlighting the rich cultural heritage of the region, reports Saturday Tribune. Festivities commenced with a regal Crystal annivers...