Olayiwola Oshunrinade Lukman Gbadegesin has issued an 30-day ultimatum to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, demanding that he reverses the appointment of Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo and announces him as the replacement. Gbadegesin claims that his selection as the next Alaafin by the Oyo Kingmakers, the Oyomesi, was unanimous, and […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has formally announced a new Alaafin of Oyo. The last Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, died on April 22, 2022. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended […]
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Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who died on Friday at 83. Governor Sanwo-Olu commiserated with his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, the people of the ancient town of Oyo and the entire Yoruba both home and in the Diaspora over the […]
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BY YORUBA GLOBAL ALLIANCE The saddening news of the royal passage of His Imperial Majesty Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi hit us like high voltage thunderbolt. Totally unexpected and unanticipated. The Alaafin Oba Adeyemi lll was a veritable inspirer and an inspiration to Yoruba self-consciousness. He was a towering pillar of support and great defender […]
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