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The former Governor of Oyo State and the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Sunday, called on the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, to further foster unity among traditional rulers in the Yoruba-speaking states. He made this call while playing host to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi, who visited…
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Muslim traders in Ile-Ife, Osun State, have called on the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to intervene after alleging that men claiming to represent his palace harassed them and seized their goods over their refusal to pay levies tied to the Olojo Festival. The traders, under the umbrella of…
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The ancient city of Ile-Ife witnessed a historic moment on Saturday as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, conferred royal titles on 20 newly appointed traditional rulers in a colourful ceremony at the Palace of Oodua. Among those crowned were Oba Adegoke Owojori, Obajio of Moore;…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Araba Awo of Osogbo, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has cautioned prominent Yoruba sons and daughters against inciting traditional rulers against one another for the sake of peace and development of the race. The foremost traditionalist and cultural icon in Yorubaland, gave the charge while speaking on the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun Council of Obas has lamented the continued withholding of local government allocations for the state, noting that the situation, they said, has paralyzed activities across Osun. This was as the traditional rulers called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene and resolve all matters obstructing the…
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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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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has described the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari as the end of a remarkable chapter in Nigeria’s national history. Oba Ogunwusi, in a statement by his Director, Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, believes that while death is a divine…
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The government of the Canada has intensified her efforts in the contest for the membership of the Security Council in the United Nations by urging the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, to rally Nigeria and other African countries to support the country in her bid for the…
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