President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the rehabilitation of Ilesa/Ife/Ibadan dual carriage expressways for ease of transportation. Speaking at the coronation of the 41st Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adesuyi Clement Haastrup, Ajimoko III, President Tinubu noted that his administration is committed to supporting the aspirations of communities, including Ijesaland. He said, ‘In line with ongoing federal initiatives in infrastructure, …

Within the heart of Osun State in southwestern Nigeria, the drums are being beaten, the women are singing, and the men are gathering in numbers as the people of Ijesaland — from the North and South of the country, and the Diaspora — trip into Ilesa, the cultural stronghold, and the historical capital of Ijesaland to witness the magnificent display …

The coronation ceremony for the 49th Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland, Osun State, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, will begin on 16 May 2025, according to the palace. In a statement on Thursday, the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the Coronation Committee, Chief Shola Oshunkeye, said the week-long activities will culminate in the formal coronation …

The Owa Obokun Adimula, His Imperial Majesty Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, has felicitated with the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, on his ascension to the highly revered throne. A member of the Agunloye Ruling House, and direct descendant of Alaafin Atiba, Oba Owoade was installed amid pomp as the 46th Alaafin in the ancient city of …

The Bobajiro of Ilesa, Osun State, Engr Dideolu Falobi has congratulated the new Owa Obokun Adimula, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Ajimoko III, pledging his loyalty to the paramount ruler of Ijesaland. In the congratulatory message on 29 December 2024, Falobi pointed out that the emergence of Hasstrup was a testament to the grace and benevolence of the Almighty God in …

A first-class monarch in Osun State, the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, is dead. He would have been 87 years old on 13 October. His transition was announced in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo, the state capital, by the Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi. Oba Aromolaran, the last born of his mother, was born into the …