The Elekole-in-Council has said that its monarch, the Elekole of Ikole Ekiti in the Ikole Ekiti Local Government area of Ekiti State, Oba Adewunmi Fasiku, sought and obtained permission before traveling on a medical vacation. The council spoke in reaction to reports that the monarch’s whereabouts were unknown and that he was incommunicado. In a statement by the Second-in-Command to …

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, at the weekend in Ibadan, the state capital, discussed with traditional rulers across the state plans to reconstitute the Council of Obas and Chiefs. The meeting was attended by traditional rulers from the five geopolitical zones in the state. The Council has not been sitting since 2011. Makinde, who was represented by his Deputy, …