Esun-Ekiti set for historic Coronation of new monarch The ancient town of Esun-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State is set to roll out the drums for a landmark event, the coronation and presentation of the Staff of Office to its newly appointed monarch, Oba Olasehinde Bankole Adesesan Ilugbusi, who ascends the…
Government Should Subsidize Food Production — Dakaci Tunga Maje The Dakaci of Tunga Maje, in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, HRH Chief Salihu Isiaku Na’Annabi, Tsumaje of Tunga Maje, has urged the government to subsidize agriculture and food production in the area, particularly, and Nigeria at large. Speaking recently to…
Dakwa is Marginalized — Monarch The Chief of Dakwa kingdom in the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, HRH Chief Dr. Alhaji Alhassan Musa Chukuri, has lamented the absence of government projects in his area. Speaking recently to newsmen in his palace in Dakwa, he said: “We thank the Almighty Allah for life; many have died,…
A special tribute to the late Awujale of blessed memory Part 1. We all have to know the day would come and it has surely come upon us today like a flash in the pan or a candle in the Wind for the beloved and one of the most charismatic, handsome and the most consequential…
Power Shift in Kano: Ganduje Family Bows to Emir Sanusi as Nephew Gets Turbaned. In a dramatic political twist that may redefine Kano’s traditional power matrix, former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has thrown his weight behind Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the monarch turbaned Ganduje’s nephew, Alhaji Jamilu Sani Umar, as the new Village Head…
Palace unveils Coronation activities for Owa Adesuyi Haastrup The Palace of the Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesa land has released a detailed schedule of events ahead of the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, as the 41st monarch of the ancient kingdom. The announcement was made in…
Oyo Gov, Makinde, crowns Oba Owoade 46th Alaafin of Oyo Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade has officially been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. He succeeds the late Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the 45th Alaafin, who passed away on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The elaborate coronation ceremony took place on Saturday at…
CONFUSION IN OYO AS GOV. SEYI MAKINDE NAMES ABIMBOLA OWOADE AS ALAAFIN OF OYO, KINGMAKERS PICK LUKMAN GBADEGESIN AS ALAAFIN ELECT Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has announced Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday by Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the governor’s chief press…
