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Tension Brews In Oyo Over Bill To Crown Alaafin As Permanent Chair Of Obas’ Council 0
- HISTORY OF OBAs, SOUTH WEST
- May 26, 2025
Tension Brews in Oyo Over Bill to Crown Alaafin as Permanent Chair of Obas’ Council A contentious bill currently progressing through the Oyo State House of Assembly has sparked widespread outrage among traditional rulers and stakeholders across Yorubaland. The bill, which seeks to establish the Alaafin of Oyo as the permanent Chairman of the Council
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Osun High Court Declines to Halt Owa Obokun Coronation Amid Legal Dispute 0
- HISTORY OF OBAs, SLIDE
- May 23, 2025
Osun High Court Declines to Halt Owa Obokun Coronation Amid Legal Dispute The much-anticipated coronation of Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland is set to go ahead today in Ilesa, Osun State, following a judicial decision that refused to halt the traditional ceremony. This development emerged from the Osun State
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Power Struggle in Oyo: Ibadan Leaders Reject Move To Install Alaafin As Permanent Council Chairman 0
- HISTORY OF OBAs, SLIDE
- May 16, 2025
Power Struggle in Oyo: Ibadan Leaders Reject Move to Install Alaafin as Permanent Council Chairman Tensions are intensifying in Oyo State as a proposed legislative amendment threatens to upend longstanding traditional leadership structures. The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), supported by Mogajis, Baales, traditional monarchs, and other high-profile figures from Ibadanland, has expressed firm
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Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Coronation Ceremony For 49th Owa Obokun Of Ijesaland Begins May 16 0
- HISTORY OF OBAs, SOUTH WEST
- May 1, 2025
Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Coronation Ceremony For 49th Owa Obokun Of Ijesaland Begins May 16 The ancient city of Ilesa in Osun State is set to witness a grand display of cultural heritage, coronation, royal pageantry, and community spirit as it hosts the coronation of the 49th Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland,
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Gani Adams Urges Unity Amid Royal Comparisons at Oke Ibadan Festival 2025 0
- HISTORY OF OBAs, SLIDE
- April 18, 2025
Gani Adams Urges Unity Amid Royal Comparisons at Oke Ibadan Festival 2025 At the 2025 edition of the vibrant Oke Ibadan Festival, held at the historic Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, took a firm stand against the ongoing debate over the seniority of Yoruba monarchs—specifically between the Alaafin
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Oluwo Of Iwo Accuses Ooni Of Ife Of Plotting His Dethronement 0
- HISTORY OF OBAs, SLIDE
- March 22, 2025
Oluwo of Iwo Accuses Ooni of Ife of Plotting His Dethronement The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has accused the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, of allegedly trying to remove him from his throne. Oluwo expressed disappointment, stating that he played a crucial role in Ooni’s emergence but is now facing betrayal. The
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