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Inside Nigeria
Alaafin Owoade and Yoruba Renaissance, By Toyin Falola
It is an open secret that I was close to the late Alaafin Lamidi Adeyemi III. He was fond of…
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Guest Columnist
Alaafin’s Enthronement: The Tales of Two Oracles and Olu’awo of Oyo State! By Lanre Ogundipe
Oyo State’s sobriquet was not acquired without historical evidence or background. The word – pacesetter – became a watchword as…
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Inside Nigeria
New Alaafin Begins Traditional Rites after Receiving Staff of Office from Gov. Makinde
With the presentation of the staff of office and certificate of appointment to him by the Oyo State Governor, Mr.…
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Guest Columnist
Alaafin: Some Words for King and Chiefs, By Lasisi Olagunju
The oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why the law governing the…
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News
Kingmakers Kick as Gov. Makinde Announces Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as Alaafin-elect
There was spontaneous celebration at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Friday, as the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi…
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Inside Nigeria
Hunger in the Land: Angry Protest in Oyo over High Cost of Living
Angry and hungry protesters took to the streets in Oyo State on Monday, over high cost of living, food inflation…
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Guest Columnist
‘Alaafin’s stool is not for sale’, By Lasisi Olagunju
An oba is put on the throne to keep “the bush at bay.” Collectively and individually, the successful oba is…
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Guest Columnist
Elections: Lessons from Oyo to Nigeria, By Lasisi Olagunju
“The ides of March are come,” Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar says in utter derision and dismissal of a life-and-death warning. And…
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Inside Nigeria
Gov Makinde Wins Re-Election in Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), was on Sunday declared winner of the Oyo State gubernatorial election…
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Inside Nigeria
BREAKING: Protesters Storm Oyo Secretariat, Attack Gov Makinde’s Office
Hundreds of protesters are reported to have stormed the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan as they made attempt to attack…
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