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1 week ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
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2 weeks ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
All is now set for the coronation of Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo on Saturday, April 5, New Telegraph reports. Born 47 years ago to a prominent and royal family of Owoade-Agunloye in Oyo Town, the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, is one of Aremo Aderounmu Iyanda Owoade, Agure Compound, in the ancient Oyo Town.
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3 weeks ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
…calls for caution, urgent restructuring of the countryThe pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has called for caution over a bill seeking to confer indigene-ship on a person who has stayed in a particular place for upward of ten years “to avoid the possibility of aggravating ethnic tension and violence”. The organisation’s position was contained in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi and made available to New Telegraph.
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4 weeks ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed condolences to Mrs Florence Ajimobi, wife of the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, over the death of the family’s first daughter, Mrs Bisola Kola-Daisi. According to Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Special Adviser (Media) to Oyo State Governor in a release made available to New Telegraph, the death of Mrs Kola-Daisi, who he described as affable and good-spirited, was a sad and shocking development.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
Ex-Minister of Communications Adebayo Shittu yesterday condemned the threats to the lives of Nigerians expressing dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He was reacting to the issue of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Lagos Ushie Uguamaye, who is facing threats for criticising the Tinubu administration over hardship in the country .
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
The Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Owolabi Olakulehin at weekend hosted a special Ramadan lecture at his palace. The monarch urged the ruled to be loyal to the constituted authority, humble and carry out any work assigned them or directives given faithfully. He said: “I’m overwhelmed by the attendance at this epoch-making event which is not only a spiritually edifying one but epitomises religious tolerance in Ibadanland.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
After the hues and cries that trailed the choice and presentation of certificate and staff of office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, preparations are now in top gear for his official coronation scheduled to hold on April 5, 2025, in Oyo. Emergence Following his choice by the divination team led by the Awise Agbaye, Prof.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
It was grief and agony among traders in Ibadan, Oyo State, when goods worth millions of naira were destroyed on Tuesday night following a fire incident that razed parts of the popular Aleshinloye Market. Some of the traders expressed sadness and called for assistance while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan yesderday. One of the victims, Rukayat AbdulLateef, said the fire consumed two shops with over N50 million worth of goods.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Sola Adeyemo
The media office of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, yesterday condemned the Yoruba Muslims for Freedom (YMF) call for the arrest and prosecution of the monarch for imposing curfew as part of his ascension rites. CAddressing a news conference on Saturday, spokesman for the group Lateef Akinwale said: “A curfew is within the power of a civil government; it is not within the power of any traditional ruler.
