Traditional leaders and stakeholders from Ibadanland and Ogbomosoland have strongly opposed a proposed legal amendment by the Oyo State House of Assembly seeking to make the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the state’s Council of Obas and Chiefs. The opposition was contained in a joint statement on Monday in Ibadan by Mogajis, Baales, monarchs, the Central Council of …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Saturday, thanked President Bola Tinubu, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, traditional rulers, organising committee, and others who graced his coronation ceremony, making it a colourful and memorable. He made this known in a statement from the palace’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the state capital. He expressed …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed satisfaction with the selection process that led to the emergence Oba Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo, saying he had no regrets about ensuring transparency and due process. Makinde, who spoke at the weekend when the newly installed monarch paid him a visit at his residence in Ibadan, said he did …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Àkeem Owoade, has called on Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration in Oyo State to install Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) cameras between Oyo and Fiditi town as another way of finding a solution to the insecurity in the area. He told the governor that the cameras had been installed between Ibadan and Fiditi, hence the need to extend …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade has donated hospital equipment and consumables worth millions of Naira to the community health centre in the town. In a statement in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday, the Alaafin’s media aide, Mr. Bode Durojaiye said that the ultra-modern equipment was brought to the town on Friday and would be installed at …

The media team for the newly appointed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has issued a strong rebuke against recent reports suggesting that the monarch has abandoned traditional rites midway through the process. While speaking with Saturday Vanguard, a key member of the team, Bode Durojaiye, characterised the report as not only misleading but also alarmingly deceptive. “This headline is …