Tag: Awujale
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Tinubu confers GCON on Awujale of Ijebuland
President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, to mark the traditional ruler’s 90th birthday celebration. Tinubu made the announcement during the inauguration of the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona School of Governance Studies at the
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Photos: Buhari receives Ooni, Awujale, other monarchs in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, met with Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Awujale of Ijebu, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona and other monarchs from the southwestern part of Nigeria. Photos of their visit were shared by Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad on his verified Twitter handle. The traditional rulers visited President Buhari…
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Awujale refutes death rumour, says ‘I’m hale and hearty’
The Awujale of Ijebuland, in Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has dispelled rumours of his death, insisting that he was neither sick nor hospitalised. The respected monarch debunked the rumours about his death in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Awujale has for the past week been…
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IBB tried to lure me to support June 12 annulment – Awujale
On IBB, Ooni, Alaafin, Shonekan,and June 12 A piece from the Autobiography of the Awujale of Ijebuland “In the end however, IBB’s game had to come to an end. In June 1993, the elections finally held and apparently against all IBB’s calculations, they were not only transparent, but were judged to be free and fair…
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How Obasanjo attempted to humiliate Mike Adenuga – Awujale
The paramount ruler of Ijebuland,Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has sensationally revealed how former President Olusegun Obasanjo tried to rope in business mogul,Otunba Mike Adenuga in for corruption in 2006. The case in question was the botched attempt to arrest Adenuga by security operatives that year. The incident forced the multi-billionaire into exile. The revered traditional…