Alaafin

Oba Abimbola Owoade was on Saturday crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. The coronation ceremony was held at the Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo. The event also witnessed the official presentation…

•'Support Owoade or face prosecution' Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, warned on Monday, that the Oyo kingmakers who took bribes to influence the selection of the Alaafin should refund the money…

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has lauded the appointment of Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola Owoade. He also congratulated the Alaafin-elect on his appointment as the new custodian of the…

Oyo kingmakers on Friday rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The kingmakers, in a letter signed by their legal representative, Adekunle Sobalolu, and…

Nine royal families which were excluded from the selection process of a new Alaafin have protested their exclusion from the process, The Punch reports. The Punch said that the excluded royal families insist they are also entitled to the…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said one of the secrets of his electoral success at the 2019 governorship election was the advice offered him by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, during his campaign four years earlier.…