Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo.
TheNewsGuru reports that the coronation event held on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, led a host of dignitaries, including notable Nigerians.
Dignitaries present at the coronation included the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye; Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi; and Aare Oona Kankanfo of Yoruba, Iba Gani Adams, among others.
The new Alaafin of Oyo succeeded Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83.
Oba Owoade ascended the throne months after he was presented with the staff of office and instrument at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital.
The new monarch completed the compulsory 21-day traditional rites known as Oro Ipebi last Saturday, March 29.