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…
The Palace of the Ooni of Ife has condemned the release of a viral video by The Oyo Legacies, which it says misrepresented the cordial interaction between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, at the West Africa Economic Summit held in Abuja on Saturday. This was…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I, at the monarch’s palace in Oyo town. This was made known through a Facebook post by Ajísebí Ọ̀yọ́ Radio, which shared photos from the event alongside a…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has cautioned Oyo traditional chiefs, particularly members of the Oyomesi, against opposing the reign of the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, urging them to cooperate and respect the authority of the newly installed monarch. Oba Akanbi issued the warning on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by…