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Alaafin and OoniMonarchs in Ibadanland, traditional stakeholders, Mogajis, Baales and prominent sons and daughters of Ibadanland have tackled Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, for the 48-hour ultimatum to Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, to revoke a traditional chieftaincy title “Okanlomo of Yorubaland” bestowed on an Ibadan-born philanthropist and…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has dismissed the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, over the conferment of the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on businessman, Engineer Dotun Sanusi (Ilaji). It would be recalled thatOba Owoade said…
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Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun chapter, has raised the alarm over what it described as desperate moves to allegedly hijack local government funds in the state despite subsisting court rulings. At a press conference in Osogbo yesterday, the union recalled that council allocations had been withheld since…
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The Peoples Democratic Party has inaugurated a 110-member organising committee ahead of its 2025 elective national convention. The party’s National Executive Committee had earlier fixed the convention for Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a statement issued via its X handle on Monday…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has faulted the conferment of ‘Okanlomo of Yorubaland’ chieftaincy title on a business tycoon, Dotun Sanusi, a.k.a Ilaji, by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. This was as the monarch told Ooni to revoke the chieftaincy title within 48…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The family, friends, and relatives of slain Ifon-Osun indigene, Mr Lukman Akorede on Monday protested the alleged plan to release those suspected to be involved in his gruesome murder from Prison. Late Akorede was killed on the 26th of March, 25, at Ahoro-Afin community in Ifon-Osun, allegedly…
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By Tunde Olamilekan As the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) begins today, a House of Representatives aspirant for Ayedire, Iwo, OlaOluwa federal constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Engr. Ademola Adedapo has called constituents to actively participate in the exercise. The Iwo-born politician in a statement on Monday…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged Osun citizens in diaspora to come home and support him in moving the state forward. This was, as Adeleke said, his administration is setting the standard for foreign businesses seeking a safe and profitable destination. He stated this during a roundtable discussion…
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The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Babatunde Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has reaffirmed that the throne of Oduduwa remains the first royal stool in the entire world. The monarch made this revelation during a special broadcast on Ilaji 91.9 FM on Saturday.Speaking on the historical significance of…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed concern over the conduct of the by-elections held on Saturday across 13 states and 16 constituencies of the federation, saying the exercise once again exposed how far Nigeria’s electoral process has deteriorated under President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)….
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