Tag: Akiolu
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Oba Akiolu was chosen by gods, Lagos kingmaker tells court
Chief Fatai Olumegbon, a kingmaker and the Olumegbon of Lagos, on Tuesday told an Ikeja High Court that Oba Rilwan Akiolu was chosen by Ifa, the god of divination as the rightful monarch of Lagos. Olumegbon said this at the resumed hearing of a suit challenging the legitimacy of Akiolu as the Oba of Lagos.…
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Obaship tussle: I remain bona fide Oba of Lagos, Akiolu tells court
About 14 years after his installation, the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja High Court in a suit challenging his emergence as the paramount ruler of Lagos, saying he is the bona fide monarch. “I am here to justify my appointment, you cannot build something on nothing, it will be…
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Snubbing saga: I greeted Ooni in Lagos cultural way, says Akiolu
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has cleared the air on the video making the rounds in the social media that is being misconstrued as his snubbing the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at a public function in Lagos. Rather, Oba Akiolu said his gesture to the Ooni was the culturally acclaimed way…