•Alaafin-elect, Prince Akeem Owoade His imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, the Alaafin of Oyo will be the 46th Alaafin of Oyo after his coronation today in the ancient city. Born 47 years ago to a prominent and royal family of Owoade-Agunloye in Oyo Town, the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade […]
•Queen Naomi The Oyo State Government has dropped all charges against Naomi Silekunola, a former wife of the Ooni of Ife; Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. The trio had initially faced legal action following the tragic stampede at a children’s event in December 2024,...
•Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun The Oyo State Government is set to sanitize the travel and tour sector in the state, noting that it will soon move against unregistered travel and tour agencies and other ally tour operators in the state. Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, stated this today during a press conference held [&hellip...
•New Alaafin, Oba Akeem Owoade After spending about seven weeks in Canada, the Alaafin of Oyo-designate, Oba Akeem Owoade, arrived at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, yesterday evening. He is expected to make his way to his hometown, Oyo, today (Thursday), reports The PUNCH. Owoade’s return comes just a month before his official coronation as ...
Some residents of Sabo Market, Orile Igbon, along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Oyo State last night allegedly attacked firefighters for preventing them from siphoning fuel from a fallen petrol-laden tanker. The tanker, carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), had suffered a tyre burst, resulting in a spillage and subsequent f...
•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...
Yoruba indigenous groups have rejected the proposal to establish a Sharia court in Oyo, Oyo State, or in any part of Yorubaland, saying it was “an insidious move to disrupt the progress and pace of development Oyo State is experiencing.” The groups, under the aegis of Yoruba Regional Alliance (YRA) and Yoruba Nation Religious Council […...
•New Alaafin Of Oyo, Abimbola Owoade Princes from nine royal families in Oyo, collectively known as the Atiba 9, have rejected the appointment of Abimbola Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo. The Atiba 9 described his appointment as unacceptable and a blatant disregard for Oyo’s revered traditions, reports The PUNCH. Recall that Oyo State Governor, [...
•Ooni’s ex-wife Queen Naomi The Oyo State Government, yesterday, urged the state high court in Ibadan not to grant bail to the ex-queen of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Shilekunola, Hamzat Oriyomi, and a school principal, Fasasi Abdullahi. The court had on December 24 remanded the trio in prison over the death of 35 children during […]
•Sharia court An Islamic group under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, the Oyo State chapter has indefinitely postponed the inauguration of the Sharia court earlier scheduled to be held on January 11, 2025. The group made this disclosure in a statement signed by the Khadimul Muslimeen of Oyo Kingdom, Imam […]
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