The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Tuesday, expressed worries over incessant killings and kidnappings across the country, urging “the security agencies to up their games and fish out the killers of the two Obas in Ekiti State.” In a statement in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, by his Personal Assistant on Media, Oladele Ogunsola, the monarch miffed, especially at …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Friday, ordered the immediate suspension of one of his Mogajis, Chief Olawale Oladoja, Mogaji Akinsola, following his dastard activities in the Akinsola Village in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The community came into the limelight on Thursday, following the clamping down on the residents of the community by the Mogaji …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Sunday, directed the suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival over reported cases of violence, arson and looting of shops in the city. In a statement on Sunday by his Personal Assistant on Media, Mr. Oladele Ogunsola, the monarch expressed concern that some hoodlums were taking advantage of the Egungun festival to perpetrate …

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has named the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun as the chancellor of the state-owned Saadatu Abubakar Rimi University of Education, Kumbusu, Kano. The appointment took effect on 15th March. Delivering the letter to the monarch at his Alarere, Ibadan palace on Thursday, the Seriki Yoruba of Kano, Muritala Otiseese said the appointment was …