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Day: August 20, 2025

Oyo 2027: Oseni Denies Link With Group Calling Folarin, Adelabu to Step Down for Him

The lawmaker representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Aderemi Abasi Oseni, has disowned a publication credited to a shadowy group known as Igba Otun, which allegedly called on Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin and Chief Adelabu Adebayo Adekola to withdraw from the 2027 Oyo State governorship race. In a statement issued…

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Supremacy Battle: Ooni and Alaafin’s Rivalry Rekindles Old Yoruba Debate

For centuries, two thrones have stood tall in Yorubaland; one in Ile-Ife, regarded as the spiritual cradle of the Yoruba people, and the other in Oyo, home of an imperial legacy that once stretched across West Africa. The stools of the Ooni of Ife and the Alaafin of Oyo remain among the most revered in……

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Ifa Council Calls for Peace Between Ooni and Alaafin, Urges More States to Adopt Isese Holiday

The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR) has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, to put aside their differences and work together for the unity and progress of Yorubaland. In a communique signed by its President, Dr. Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, and released…

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