•Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi Among the Yoruba, kings are regarded as semi-deities because they are deemed representatives of the gods. The air of sacredness that they carry is such that they are typically esteemed beyond the realm of the mundane. That is why it sucks when royal fathers descend to the gutters […]
•Ooni of Ife and Alaafin of Oyo A former Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties to the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Doyin Odebowale, has faulted the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, over his demand that the Ooni of Ife revokes a chieftaincy title conferred on an Ibadan businessman. Odebowale, who spoke during […]...
•Alaafin of Oyo, Ifa priest and Ooni of Ife Renowned Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, has intervened in the ongoing controversy between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, urging both monarchs to prioritise peace over rivalry. Speaking in an interview with Bamidele Adeyanju, popularly ...
•Alaafin and Ooni As the supremacy battle between the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Owoade and the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Eniitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi gets messier, the former said yesterday that the British had signed a treaty with Alaafin recognising him as the superior head of the Yoruba Nation. […]
•Atóbaáse, Alaafin and Ooni The Atóbaáse of Yorubaland, Dr Babajide Agunbiade, FNSE, has released an open letter expressing unwavering support for His Imperial Majesty, Iku Baba Yeye, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, the Alaafin of Oyo, in light of recent controversies surrounding the Yoruba traditional leadership structure. In a strongly worded l...
•Alaafin of Oyo and Ooni of Ife The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has taken a strong swipe at the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, over the conferment of the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on businessman, Dotun Sanusi. In a statement by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode […]
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