Tag: Oba akiolu
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#EndSARS: Oba of Lagos recounts losses, says hoodlums carted away $2m, N17m from palace
Oba of Lagos Rilwan Akiolu has broken silence on loses he incurred after some hoodlums invaded his palace during the #EndSARS protests. According to the monarch, the hoodlums who attacked his palace on October 21, 2020 stole $2 million and N17 million. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that hoodlums masquerading as #EndSARS protesters attacked buildings all over…
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[Video] Children swimming, youths playing inside Oba Akiolu’s palace after looting
Rampaging youths yesterday besieged the palace of Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu after they successfully burnt Ebute Ero police post. A recent video has surfaced online showing how some angry youth seized the palace for pleasure sake after looting the properties therein. In the video, some of the aggrieved youths were seen drinking alcohol while…
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[Video]: Hoodlums invade Oba Akiolu’s palace, cart away staff of office
Thugs on Wednesday stormed the Palace of the Oba of Lagos located at Iga Idugaran, Lagos Island, vandalising vehicles and carting away several artefacts. In a video which has gone viral on the Internet, the thugs are seen making away with the staff of office commonly referred to as ‘Opa Ase’. A witness(names witheld) who…
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Don’t make hasty decisions, beware of hypocrites, Akiolu advises Sanwo-Olu
Lagos monarch, Oba Riliwanu Akiolu, has advised the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, against making hasty decisions, and to beware of hypocrites. Akiolu gave the advice at a Sanwo-Olu had with the state Council of Obas at the Lagos House, Alausa. Also in attendance at the meeting was the Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. The…
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Oba Akiolu to Buhari: Grant Lagos a special status or forget 2019
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu I, has declared that the only way the people of Lagos will support President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term dream is to grant the state a special status. The monarch made the statements while speaking yesterday, during the second quarter of 2018 Town Hall Meeting with residents, at Apapa…
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Blame Buhari for rots in Nigeria Police Force – Oba Akiolu
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has said President Muhammadu Buhari should carry the blames for the rots witnessed in the Nigeria Police Force today. The monarch noted that the military government under Buhari between 1983 and 1985 was not committed to the funding of the police, thinking there was a conspiracy in the Force…
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Obaship tussle: ‘I am the rightful monarch of Lagos’, Oba Akiolu insists
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has insisted before an Ikeja High Court, on Tuesday that he remains the rightfully elected monarch of Lagos. This he disclosed at the resumed hearing of a suit challenging his right to the throne as Oba of Lagos. TheNewsGuru.com reports that on May 22, 2017 the last adjournment day…
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Stop fighting over politicians, they have ways of reconciling – Oba Akiolu advises supporters
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has advised Nigerians in support of one politician or the other to stop creating enemies because of them (the politicians) saying they have ways of settling their disputes without the knowledge of the supporters. The Oba maintained that in politics, there is no permanent friend or enemy. A…
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Why Oba Akiolu’s Palace caught fire
Investigations have revealed the actual cause of the fire incident at the Palace of Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru.com had reported on Tuesday that the Oba’s palace was on fire with the Oba safely guarded from the raging inferno. According to a report by The Punch, the fire emanated from an air…
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I will continue to respect Oba Akiolu – Ooni of Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has insisted that he will continue to hold the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, in high esteem, despite his snub at a social function on Tuesday. The foremost traditional ruler in Yorubaland made it clear that he was not bothered by Akiolu’s action and that he was…