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  • Olubadan Stool: Ibadan Kingmakers endorse Olakulehin

    Olubadan Stool: Ibadan Kingmakers endorse Olakulehin

    Kingmakers in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital  on Friday endorsed the appointment of the current Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland.

    The kingmakers also double as members of the Olubadan-in-Council.

    The appointment of the Olubadan designate was ratified at a meeting held at Mapo Hall on Friday.

    The meeting started around 11:00 am and ended some minutes after 12:00 pm local time.

    It would be recalled that the Olubadan stool became vacant as a result of the death of the 42nd holder of the title, Oba Mahood Olalekan Balogun, who joined his ancestors last month.

    The Olubadan-in-Council met at Mapo Hall on Friday to nominate Olakulehin and the nomination was ratified by all the members present.

    Olakulehin was nominated by the Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Lateef Adebimpe.

    The meeting, which was attended by Olakulehin, was chaired by the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, a former governor of Oyo State, High Chief Rasidi Ladoja.

    Other members of Olubadan-in-Council at the meeting are Osi Olubadan, Eddy Oyewole Foko; Ashipa Olubadan, Abiodun Kola-Daisi; Ekerin Olubadan, Hamidu Ajibade; Ekarun Olubadan, Adebayo Akande; Osi Balogun, Lateef Adebimpe; Ashipa Balogun, Kola Adegbola; Ekerin Balogun, Dada Isioye and Ekarun Balogun, Abiodun Azeez.

    It was gathered  that the Otun Balogun, Tajudeen Ajibola, was absent at the occassion.

    It was further gathered  that immediately after the ratification, the High Chiefs will send the name of Olakulehin to the state governor, Seyi Makinde, for endorsement.

  • Alaafin: Court adjourns kingmakers’ fresh suit against Gov. Makinde

    Alaafin: Court adjourns kingmakers’ fresh suit against Gov. Makinde

    An Oyo High Court sitting in Awe has adjourned for hearing a fresh suit filed by Oyo kingmakers (Oyomesi) against Gov. Seyi Makinde and two others on the vacant stool of Alaafin of Oyo till Dec. 14.

    The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters were joined in the suit as co- defendants.

    The claimants in the suit No. HOY/41/2023 are: High Chief Yusuf Ayoola, (Basorun of Oyo), High Chief Wakeel Oyedepo, (Lagunna), High Chief Amuda Yusuf (Akinniku), High Chief Waheed Oyetunji (Aare Ago Basorun) and Chief Gbadebo Mufutau (Baale Alapo).

    The kingmakers, in the suit filed on their behalf by their Lead Counsel, Mr Kazeem Sobaloju, after the withdrawal and subsequent striking out of a similar case by the court, had approached the court on Thursday with a fresh suit.

    Sobaloju reminded the court that he had two pending applications filed on Nov. 1 on the subject matter before the court.

    He said that the counter affidavit to the notice of preliminary objection and the interim injunction were served on him barely 45 minutes ago.

    Sobaloju prayed the court for maintenance of the status quo in spite of the notice of the preliminary objection filed by the defence counsel.

    He equally said that he had filed a counter affidavit to the notice of the preliminary objection.

    However, the defence counsel, Mr L.A. Abiola, who doubles as the Director, Department of Civil Litigation and Advisory Council in the state Ministry of Justice, assured the court of his preparedness to move the application for his notice of preminary objection.

    He said that they were not, in any way, running away from the legal battle.

    According to reports all the claimants were present in court.

    The Presiding Judge, Justice Ladiran Akintola, said following the agreement between both counsel, the matter was adjourned till Dec. 14 for hearing of the preliminary objection filed by the defence counsel.

    NAN

  • Obaship Tussle: Youths stormed Aree of Iree’s palace, set bonfire in Osun

    Obaship Tussle: Youths stormed Aree of Iree’s palace, set bonfire in Osun

    Some youths in Osun state stormed the palace of the Aree of Iree and set bonfires on the road leading to the palace as a form of protest against the choice of the newly installed king.

    The action of the rampaging youths caused Chaos in Iree town as residents scampered for safety while traders and shop owners hurriedly shut their businesses and closed for the day.

    The cause of the action of the youth was yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing in this report, but a source said trouble started when some security operatives reportedly arrested the head of kingmakers in the town, Aogun of Iree, Chief Soliu Atoyebi.

    Meanwhile, in an interview with the journalists, the Odoka of Iree, Chief Kayode Abiola, explained that the some security operatives arrested Chief Atoyebi when they discovered that kingmakers were about to make some pronouncements on Friday.

    Chief Abiola said: “I think they acted on a tip-off, but that will not help the situation because the people of the town are peace-loving.”
    He, however, said he learnt the security operatives had already released the head of the kingmakers after he was with them in Osogbo for about three hours.

    A security operative who preferred anonymity confirmed that the youths made bonfire in the town.

  • Ikeja Stool: Royal families, kingmakers reject new king-designate

    Ikeja Stool: Royal families, kingmakers reject new king-designate

    Controversy surrounds the nomination of Temitope Ibikunle as the king-designate for the vacant stool of Olu of Ikeja.

    Royal families in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, have kicked against the nomination of the 33-year-old as the king-designate for the vacant stool of Olu of Ikeja.

    Ibikunle, who is of Oshoja Ruling House, was a youth representative on the now-defunct Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters.

    The stool of Olu of Ikeja had been vacant for nine years following the demise of Oba Rauf Matemi, Amore 1, who joined his ancestors in October 2014.

    Speaking at a news briefing on Friday in Ikeja, leaders of some of the royal families and kingmakers in the kingdom, said that Prince Tajudeen Muritala, who had earlier been unveiled as the king-elect, remained the sole candidate for the throne.

    The Oluwo of Ikeja, Chief Adeniyi Illo, and Prince Jamiu Folami, who spoke on behalf of others, accused politicians of blocking the progress of the area by sabotaging their efforts at installing the king-elect.

    They said that the issues should not have degenerated to what it is at present, with the different royal families antagonising one another if politicians had not infiltrated the families.

    Folami, who denied the claim that Muritala was not a member of any of the royal families, provided an oral historical record that linked him to Iyade and Oshoja families.

    The kingmakers called on the state government to ensure that the will of the indigenes of Ikeja Kingdom prevailed, by giving approval to the installation of Prince Muritala as the new king.

    Specifically, the Oluwo of Ikeja land raised the alarm that his life was in danger owing to his stance on the issue.

  • Adamawa kingmakers, others pay homage to Atiku as new Waziri

    Adamawa kingmakers, others pay homage to Atiku as new Waziri

    Kingmakers, Councillors and District Heads of Adamawa Emirate Council on Saturday paid homage and solidarity to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his appointment as the new Waziri of Adamawa.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the appointment of Atiku made him the next in hierarchy in the emirate to the Lamido of Adamawa.

    Speaking on behalf of the kingmakers and others, the Galadima of Adamawa, Alhaji Mustafa Aminu, congratulated Atiku and pledged their loyalty to him.

    “Congratulations and may God guide you and give you long life and good health to discharge this deserving responsibility.

    “You are fit for this position because of your total loyalty and support to the development of the emirate.

    “Since independence of Nigeria, no citizen of the emirate had shown love and patriotism to Adamawa.

    ‘’You promoted Adamawa to the world and may Allah bless you and give you more health and long life to continue the good work,” Aminu said.

    Responding, Atiku thanked them for the visit and called for more unity in developing Adamawa.

    “I want to thank God for this day and to use this opportunity to thank Lamido of Adamawa for giving me the position of Waziri, and that of Turaki to my son, Aliyu who is the grandson of Late Lamido Aliyu Mustafa.

    “I want to thank you for this visit to pay homage and celebrate with me so that we can unite and work together for the progress of the land and our people,” Atiku said.

    He also thanked friends and well-wishers in Adamawa, Nigeria and worldwide who felicitated with him over the new appointment.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Atiku succeeded the former Waziri, Alhaji Mohammad Abba who passed away in April.

    Highlights of the occasion was the offering of special prayers and the presentation of the official number plate of number two man in the emirate to Atiku.

     

     

    NAN