Former governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has assured that there will be no delay in filling vacant positions in the Olubadan traditional chieftaincy line following the passing of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. Speaking with journalists on his return to Ibadan, Ladoja confirmed he…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has called on journalists to uphold professionalism by thoroughly fact-checking political information as Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections. This resolution was part of a communiqué issued at the end of its monthly congress held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at the NUJ Press…
The ancient city of Ibadan on Thursday continued to receive a wave of condolence and congratulatory visits following the demise of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, and the emergence of the Otun Olubadan and former Governor of Oyo State, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, as the Olubadan-Designate. The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Afolabi…
The Association of Ibadan Traditional Baales paid a condolence visit to the Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, to commiserate on the demise of His Imperial Majesty Oba ( Dr) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin 1). Speaking on behalf of other Baales in Ibadanland, Baale (Alhaji) Bashiru Adisa the Baale Kinabi village in Ido local…
Chief Olufemi Olawale Junaid, Mogaji Jinadu Ileganga, Itutaba of Ibadan North East Local Government, has paid a heartfelt tribute to the Oyo State Governor, Engr Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde FNSE, Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the Otun Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola, Ibadan Mogajis’, and the people of Oyo State…
The Aare of Ibadanland, His Eminence, Alhaji (Dr.) Dawud Makanjuola Akinola (De-Damak), has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin. Oba Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, reportedly joined his ancestors in the early hours of Monday, July 7, 2025 just two days after…
The Ige Olakulehin family has announced the passing on of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Dr Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin Ige Olakulehin 1. Speaking on behalf of the Olakulehin family, former Oyo State Commissioner for Information ,Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun said, that the monarch joined his ancestors in the early hours…
Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela, the Federal Character Commissioner representing Oyo State, has extended heartfelt condolences following the passing of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akinloye Olalere Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, who died on the morning of Monday, July 7, 2025, aged 90 . In a statement released shortly after the monarch’s demise, Prof. Olowofela…
Following the passing of the 43rd Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, in the early hours of Monday, July 7, at age 90, an important shift in Ibadan’s traditional leadership is now underway . ■ Succession Based on Rotational Tradition According to Ibadan’s centuries-old rotational system, the stool alternates between two dynastic lines: the Balogun (military) and the Egbe…
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