Tag: Olubadan
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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 distances self from coronation of ‘new obas’, says ‘I did not endorse it’
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, says he has no hand whatsoever in the proposed coronation of High Chiefs slated for Sunday at Mapo Hall by Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Governor Ajimobi had on Friday presented letters of conferment of Obaship titles to 30 out of the 32 obas…
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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…
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Chieftaincy laws: You have no right to tamper with the system, Olubadan blasts Ajimobi
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has said the recently reviewed chieftaincy laws was an aberration of the system as no king, governor or chief have a right to tamper with the system without proper consultation with the people concerned. The monarch said the recommendation of 32 crowns for Ibadan by the Boade…
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Court adjourns hearing on Olubadan chieftaincy review
An Oyo State High Court on Monday adjourned hearing in the case filed by former governor of the state, Rashidi Ladoja, against the panel reviewing the Olubadan chieftaincy declaration till September 5. Ladoja, who is the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland, asked the court to set aside the report submitted to Governor Abiola Ajimobi by the…
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Ibadan to have 32 ‘smaller Obas’ as Olubadan retains paramount ruler title
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State Friday vowed to implement every recommendation put forward by the judicial Commission of Inquiry on the review of the existing 1957 (1959) Declaration of Olubadan of Ibadanland and Other Related Chieftaincies in Ibadanland, promising to begin the implementation next month. Receiving the formal report of the commission at the…
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Iyaloja sues Olubadan, others for title stripping
The Iyaloja of Ibadan, Chief Labake Lawal, has sued the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan-in-Council and the new Iyaloja, Chief Iswat Ameringun, for stripping her of her title. Lawal was stripped of her title in March and Chief Ameringun installed as the Iyaloja. She filed the suit at an Oyo State High…
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Court declares proxy service on Olubadan invalid
An Oyo State High Court sitting Ibadan on Tuesday declared the proxy service on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, by the claimant to the throne as invalid. Chief Adebayo Oyediji of Seriki Chieftaincy line is challenging the installation of Adetunji as the Olubadan of Ibadanland by Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State. Justice…