On 26th November 1992, the then Ashipa of Oyo, High Chief Amuda Olorunkosebi was gruesomely murdered. His assailants were said to have twisted his neck and poured acid in his mouth to be sure he was dead because they believed he could rise up again.  The killing triggered tension in Isale Oyo  and the corpse was not buried for seven …

The Yoruba Leadership and Peace Initiative (TYLPI) has described the passage of the Alafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III on Friday as an “end to a reign that brought glory and honour to Yorubaland”. In a statement signed by its Director of Publicity, Mr Tunde Ipinmisho, the group said Oba Adeyemi always defended what he considered to be the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III as a great loss to the people of Oyo town, the traditional institution in Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole. Oba Adeyemi III who passed away on Friday at the age of 83 and has since been buried. Sanwo-Olucommiserated with …