Tag: Obas
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QUERY TO ROYALS: Don’t disrespect Obas, Alaafin warns Fayemi
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has warned the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, against treating the traditional institution in Yorubaland with levity. Alaafin said unlike in some tribes, where there was nothing attached to their traditional institutions, the Yoruba traditional institution was “ancestral and spiritual.” The monarch stated this in a…
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Ajimobi presents staff of office to 21 new obas, warns Olubadan to stay away from politics
…As Olubadan, Ladoja (Osi Olubadan), others shun ceremony Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Sunday presented staff of Office to 21 monarchs in Ibadan apparently against the wish of Oba Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadan land. The governor also urged the Olubadan to stay away from politics and not allow himself to be…
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Olubadan kicks as Ajimobi presents conferment letters to Ladoja, 29 others as new Obas in Ibadan
…Ladoja shuns ceremony, says we’ll challenge Ajimobi’s decision in court Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Friday shocked many as he presented letters of conferment of obaship titles to 30 high chiefs and baales. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the new obas are among the 32 recommended for the position by the Justice Akintunde Boade panel…