Tag: Alaafin Oyo

The oldest man in the palace of Alaafin of Oyo, in Oyo State, is dead. Morenikeji Lasisi who is popularly called “Baba Keji” died on Monday, February 12, 2023, at ...

The 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Atanda Olayiwola Adeyemi was no doubt an accomplished monarch among the Yoruba traditional rulers. Oba Adeyemi, who came from the Alowolodu royal family ...

Processes toward the emergence of the next Alaafin of Oyo are set to continue with the Oyomesi (kingmakers) billed to begin the screening of 119 persons that applied to fill ...

Retired Archbishop of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Prince Ayo Ladigbolu, is among the 48 candidates jostling for the Alaafin of Oyo stool, the Nation confirmed yesterday. Ladigbolu, who hails ...

SUCCESSION battle for the throne of Alaafin of Oyo has begun in earnest in Oyo kingdom, as interested ruling families have picked up the gauntlet to produce the successor to ...

Meanwhile, investigations revealed that the selection of the Alaafin has always been a rancour free exercise, as the stool is being rotated between the two ruling houses, in accordance with ...

The OYO State Governor Seyi Makinde has urged his critics to stop linking him with the death of prominent monarchs in the state. Makinde made it known during his visits ...