•Oba Owolabi Olakulehin Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has approved Friday, July 12 as the date for the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the Olubadan of Ibadan land designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The governor’s approval was conveyed in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation...
Sokoto State Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji, has said that the embattled Sokoto District Heads remain deposed in the eyes of the law. However, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice stated this while speaking with the press today, adding that the court order on the deposed district heads in the state has been [&hel...
•Aiyedatiwa Ondo State governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has warned minor chiefs in the state including Baales and Olus not to wear crowns. Aiyedatiwa said any minor chiefs, Baales and Olus that flouted his directive would be sanctioned, reports The Nation. He said the crown must be respected. The Ondo governor who was represented by his deputy, [&he...
•Ooni The paramount ruler of the Yoruba race, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, (Ojaja II), has shared intriguing insights into his personal choices and lifestyle, particularly his decision to forgo wearing a wristwatch and his passion for designing his own shoes. He made this known in a recent interview with journalists ...
•Emir Sanusi II and Emir Bayero The Kano State Police Command has deployed more armed personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan local government areas of Kano. It was gathered that the hunters guarding the two palaces withdrew with the arrival of more policemen at both palaces, reports Channels TV. […...
•Abba Yusuf Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, yesterday insisted that the dethroned Emir, Aminu Bayero, must vacate the Nasarawa Palace where is currently staying. The governor’s Media and Publicity Director General, Sanusi Bature, said the Nasarawa mini palace is a graveyard which Bayero must vacate for necessary renovation. He spoke on Arise ...
•Emir Bayero The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, AIG Usaini Gumel, has said the force has not obeyed Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero from his current residence due to the legal tussle surrounding the matter. Last night, the governor directed the police boss to remove […]
The hopes of the two contending forces in the dispute over the most appropriate claimant to the throne of the Emir of Kano that the simmering disagreement would end by yesterday were dashed after the Federal High Court delivered rulings that left both sides in limbo. While the court declared the actions taken by Governor […]
•Emir Aminu Ado Bayero (left) and Governor Yusuf (right) The Kano State Government has instructed the Commissioner of Police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nasarawa Emirs’ cemetery, where he has been residing since he was covertly relocated by security agencies on May 25, 2024. During a press briefing, […]...
•Lagos Speaker Obasa A letter from the executive arm of the Lagos State government to the state House of Assembly has announced a decision to set the last week of September every year for the celebration of the Yoruba culture. The decision of the government followed a resolution passed by the Lagos Assembly at a […]

