Tag: OSUN MONARCH
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NDLEA nabs Osun Ba’ale, smashes cocaine syndicate-Photos
… Chadian, youth corps member for drug trafficking Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have raided the Lagos base of a high-profile cocaine syndicate headed by a couple: Agbakoba John Mmadu, and Agbakoba Ijeoma Chinwe as well as their associate, Okoye Ifeoma Maryjane, where large consignments of the class A drug meant…
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Osun monarch, Oba Okanola joins his ancestors
Oba Akadiri Okanola the Olokinni of Okinni in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, has joined his ancestors. His demise was reported few weeks after the passing of another traditional ruler in the state, the Elende of Eko-Ende, Oba Abdulrauf Olaniyan.
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How Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Akanbi and Kano wife welcomed first child
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi and his wife, Olori Firdaus, are experiencing immense happiness as they celebrate the birth of their first child. The press secretary to the monarch, Alli Ibrahim, released a statement on Wednesday evening of March 15, 2023, to inform the public about the new addition to their family. The…
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Osun monarch Oba Fashade dies at 81
The Owa of Igbajo, Oba Olufemi Fashade has passed on. He died after an illness at the age of 81. The late monarch was crowned king of Igbajo in 1990, a town in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State. Fashade was born on April 17, 1939, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He attended Baptist School,…
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Osun monarch, two others charged for defiling minor
The Aketewi of Iketewi in Osun State, David Ogungbemi, 62, was on Thursday arraigned alongside his son, Idowu, and one Sarafa Olayiwola before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. They were prosecuted before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara on three counts of conspiracy, rape and sexual exploitation. They were alleged to have conspired…