The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), 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 caption written in Yoruba. …

The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Alao, reasserted the Alaafin of Oyo’s paramount status in Yorubaland during the newly enthroned Alaafin Oba Abimbola Owoade’s first royal visit to his palace

President Bola Tinubu on Friday hosted the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, and his wife, Abiwumi Owoade, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting, which also included top government officials such as Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Muhammed Idris, underscored the ongoing collaboration between …

Prominent indigenes and stakeholders in Oyo town have urged the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, to prioritise resolving longstanding land disputes between Oyo and Afijio Local Government Areas, which they say have recently escalated into violent confrontations. The appeal comes in the wake of Oba Owoade’s coronation as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, officially presented by Governor …

The new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has announced plans to renovate the ancient Alaafin’s palace in Oyo town, describing it as long overdue for reconstruction while assuring all that the project will retain its traditional and cultural heritage. In an interview with Nigerian Tribune, Oba Owoade noted that the palace, originally built almost 200 years ago by …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I has ordered the immediate dissolution of a coronation committee, allegedly set up by a group of individuals without his approval. In a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the monarch warned that any further meetings or activities related to the committee would be considered illegal and would not be …

Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus in Yorubaland. Why would an unseen Ifa deity and its cloudy, ancient system of divination choose an Alaafin? Implicated in the back-and-forth that followed was 92-year old Ògúnwán̄dé Abím̄bọ́lá, professor of Yoruba Language and literature and one-time vice chancellor of the University …

We have been told that as we approach the end-time, there is nothing we shall not see or hear! All things become possible. Yinka Aiyefele told us in one of his songs that Ifa now shouts Alleluia (Ifa n ke alleluya). Now, in the ensuing melee over the appointment of a new Alafin of Oyo, we have witnessed allegations of …

One of the contenders for the Alaafin of Oyo throne, Prince Ayobami Ladigbolu has expressed disappointment that some of his initial supporters abandoned him in favour of other candidates due to financial constraints. Recounting his experiences through a Facebook post on Tuesday, Ladigbolu however congratulated the new Alaafin, Oba Abimbola Owoade, describing his emergence as divinely ordained. Ladigbolu wrote: “I …

Princes from nine royal families in Oyo town, collectively known as the Atiba 9, have rejected the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo. The Atiba 9 described Owoade’s appointment as unacceptable and a blatant disregard for the community’s revered traditions. On Monday, Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde presented the staff of office to the Alaafin-designate. In …