•DSS operatives The Awujale Kingmakers Council has announced the cancellation of a planned meet-and-greet earlier scheduled to be held at the Aafin Awujale, directing instead that Awujale nominees report to the Department of State Services office in Ijebu-Ode today by 11 am. This was contained in a formal communication dated January 20, 2026, ...
•Governor Seyi Makinde Five Oyo town kingmakers, led by the Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Ayoola, and their preferred candidate, Prince Lukman Gbadegesin, have given Governor Seyi Makinde a 30-day ultimatum to reverse the appointment of Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo. The kingmakers and Gbadegesin have vowed to seek legal redress in [&h...
•Alaafin stool Five prominent kingmakers from Oyo have raised serious concerns over Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent initiative to initiate a new selection process regarding the vacant Alaafin stool. They have labelled the move as illegal and a blatant disregard for judicial proceedings, reports Vanguard. The kingmakers, High Chief Yusuf Akínade...

