traditional rulers

Yoruba Unity Gets Boost as Ooni, Alaafin Unite in Lagos Historic Meeting

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, convened a historic meeting in...

Ooni’s Supreme Authority Unquestionable in Yorubaland, Says Ekiti Monarch

An Ekiti monarch has weighed in on the ongoing debate over which Yoruba king is most supreme, a controversy that has been raging...

Monarchs at Odds: Alaafin Rebuffs Ooni’s Attempt to Confer Yorubaland Chieftaincy Title

Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, has publicly challenged the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, over his authority to...

Tinubu Pays Tribute to Late Awujale, Hails Iconic Monarch at 8th-Day Fidau Prayer

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, attended the eighth-day Fidau prayers for the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru...

Drama Unfolds at Awujale’s Burial as Traditionalists Barred by Security Operatives 

A dramatic scene unfolded at the burial of the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on Monday evening as traditionalists,...

Awujale’s Burial: Osinbajo, Abiodun, Sanwo-Olu, Dangote, Osoba, Others Bid Farewell

The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, has been laid to rest after a...

Alaafin of Oyo pays tribute to late Olubadan

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has extended his deepest sympathies and condolences to the people of Ibadan and the family of...

Rashidi Ladoja: What you need to know about the next Olubadan

Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja is set to become the next Olubadan of Ibadanland, following the passing of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin on July 7,...

Big Stick : Lagos Monarch Sacks Six Chiefs for LP Affiliation

For attending the flag-off of the Labour Party local government election campaign, six Lagos titled chiefs have been sacked. Oba AbdulFatai Oyegbemi, the...

Burial Rites Controversy: Ogun Govt Dissociates from State’s Judge’s Stance

The Ogun State Government has distanced itself from comments credited to a state judge on burial rites of its traditional rulers, saying it...

Gwandu Emirship: Supreme Court Affirms Ilyasu-Bashir, Quashes Jokolo’s Reinstatement

The Supreme Court has decisively resolved the long-standing dispute over the Gwandu Emirate throne in Kebbi State, confirming Alhaji Muhammad Ilyasu Bashir as...

Tinubu Greenlights Ilesa-Ife-Ibadan Expressway Rehabilitation 

After decades of disrepair, the Ilesa/Ife/Ibadan expressway is finally set for rehabilitation, following President Bola Tinubu’s approval on Friday. The President made this...

Illegal toll: Traditional ruler hauled up in court for villagers’ assault, harm

An Ondo State traditional chief, Ojo Olomolekulo, along with Isaac Oloyede and Kehinde Tope, appeared before an Akure Magistrates’ Court accused of assaulting...

Septuagenarian’s assault: Ogun monarch fails to meet bail conditions, remanded in prison

The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi,has been remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service(NSC) facility in Ilaro, Ogun State, over...

Suspended Ogun Monarch Arraigned for Assaulting Septuagenarian

The suspended monarch in Ogun State, the Olorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi who assaulted an elderly man, Mr. Oloye Areola Abraham,...

Ogun govt. suspends monarch and ex-police officer for assaulting septuagenarian in viral video

The Ogun State Government on Monday slammed a six-month suspension on Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, for assaulting and raining curses on...