The Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare 13 July a national day to celebrate the invaluable contribution of Prof. Wole Soyinka to humanity, both nationally and globally Oba Gbadebo also said the federal government should also honour Nobel Laureate with the second highest national honour of Grand Commander of …

It was not surprising that the people of Egbaland rolled out the drums to celebrate His Majesty, Oba Aremu Gbadebo, the Alake of Egbaland, when he marked his 80th birthday on 14th September. Oba Gbadebo has been a stabilising force in Egbaland, despite the traditional cleavages of Abeokuta. He has been able to maintain the ancient protocols that bind the …

This article was written and published seven years ago in Gateway Mail, based in Toronto, Canada when the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo III visited the the Egba in that Canadaian city. It is being reproduced to commemorate the 80th birthday of the revered monarch How many of us know much about our royal father, the Alake and Paramount ruler …