Tag: Alaafin of Oyo

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has been sued by a group of princes in Oyo Town who are seeking a court order to restrict his public appearances and ...

A senior media aide to President Bola Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, has stirred public discussion after asserting that the dominance once associated with the historic Oyo Empire no longer applies in ...

The Alaafin’s Palace has taken note of a statement attributed to His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, claiming that he consulted three traditional rulers in the state—the Alaafin of Oyo, the ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Owoade I, has been affirmed as a guardian of Yoruba customs, whose actions are guided by longstanding oaths, rituals, and historical ...

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has addressed circulating reports suggesting that he deliberately snubbed the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, during an inter-faith gathering in Ibadan. Speaking ...

Ibadan traditional stakeholders have issued a strong warning to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, following a controversial incident involving the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at ...

An unexpected moment involving two of Oyo State’s foremost traditional rulers has stirred public discussion following an incident at the 2026 Inter-Faith Gathering held in Ibadan. According to eyewitness accounts, ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has strongly condemned the recent deadly attack on Oloko village and the killing of civilians and forest guards within the Old Oyo ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has given the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, a 48-hour deadline to withdraw the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland ...

Traditional rulers and influential stakeholders from Ibadanland and Ogbomosoland have expressed strong opposition to a proposed amendment by the Oyo State House of Assembly, which seeks to designate the Alaafin ...