The Tinubu Media Force, Oyo state chapter has congratulated the grand patron of the movement, Barrister Seyi Tinubu on his installation as Okanlomo of Yorubaland by Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade. In the felicitation message captured by our correspondent, Hon. Adeyemo Abdullateef Alao, the Coordinator of TMF in Oyo state said the installation is…
The ancient town of Oyo is agog as the Alaafin of Oyo, Akeem Owoade, is set to confer the chieftaincy title of “Okanlomo of Yorubaland” on Seyi Tinubu. Dignitaries are already arriving at the venue, awaiting the ceremonies to start. Mr Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, is an entrepreneur and business leader, born…
Leading Yoruba traditional rulers, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, met in Lagos on Friday in what has been described as a landmark reconciliation between the two ancient thrones. The meeting was convened by businessman and philanthropist Kessington Adebutu as part of activities marking his birthday…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the claim by the Alaafin of Oyo, Akeem Owoade, that he has the exclusive right to appoint the Chief Imam of Oyo town. MURIC’s founder and executive director, Ishaq Akintola, said on Wednesday that no law gives the monarch such power. His words: “The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba…
Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja has blamed the supporters of both the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade for the reported lingering supremacy feud. Oba Ladoja while decrying the development urged the supporters of the two monarchs to dissipate their energies on things that will fast-track the development of…
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 known as Agbaletu, Elebuibon referenced history to stress that the…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade has declared that he is not in a supremacy battle with any monarch in Yorubaland or anywhere in the universe. Oba Owoade stated this in a statement made available to our correspondent by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, on Thursday. The Alaafin explained as…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, will not be responding to the Alaafin of Oyo’s ultimatum. Moses Olafare, the Ooni’s spokesperson, stated on Tuesday that the monarch has chosen to disregard the Alaafin’s demand to revoke the “Okanlomo of Yorubaland” conferred on Ibadan businessman Dotun Sanusi. In a Facebook post, Olafare explained that the…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has faulted the conferment of the Chieftaincy title of ‘Okanlomo of Yorubaland’ on a business tycoon, Dotun Sanusi, a.k.a Ilaji, by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. Oba Owoade said conferment of chieftaincy title which bothers on the entirety of Yorubaland by…
Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, presenting the UNESCO World Heritage Certificate of Inscription for the Sango Festival to Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, during the grand finale of the Sango Festival. Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has presented the UNESCO…