Culture

Memo To Tinubu On Tourism! By Wale Ojo-Lanre
By Wale Ojo-Lanre The Jagaban of Borgu, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu! I salute your agrarian doggedness and the solid determination to become the President of Nigeria. An effort that God approved, sealed and delivered to you on the 1st of March ,2023 I congratulate you for your victory at the poll, which you must …

CLARIFICATION: NIGERIAN VETERAN ACTOR, FEMI OGUNROMBI aka PAPA AJASCO IS DEAD, FIRST Papa Ajasco is Alive!
Veteran Nollywood actor, Femi Ogunrombi, who was a stand-in character for Papa Ajasco in the popular 1996 Sitcom is dead. Meanwhile, Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Abiodun Ayoyinka, also known as Papa Ajasco, has debunked reports claiming he is dead. Richard Ayoyinka is the first known as Papa Ajasco. The confusion has it …

ABOBAKU OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II WONT LOSE HIS HEAD BUT HIS JOB
*ABOBAKU OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II WONT LOSE HIS HEAD BUT HIS JOB* – By Kayode Ajulo Tomorrow, 19th September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in a lavish, dignified, and solemn burial ceremony in London. The morrow will be a day unlike any other, beginning with a public Christian burial service …

Breaking: How Her Majesty Queen of England died at 96!
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen died on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the palace said. She served as head of state for more than 70 years. In a statement, the Palace …

I shall be great, be next Alaafin, by Femi Kehinde
In 1968, the powerful Alaafin Bello Gbadegesin Ladigbolu passed on to join his ancestors. He succeeded Alaafin Adeniran Adeyemi II, in 1955. The 30-year-old young Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, then an Insurance executive, with the Royal Exchange Assurance Limited, gleefully pronounced himself as the succeeding Alaafin in an article in major Nigerian newspapers ably titled: “I …

Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi joins ancestors after over 50 years on reign
Foremost Yoruba monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has passed on. The monarch who was the third from the Alowolodu ruling house was reported to have died in the late hours of Friday, 22 April, at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Oba Adeyemi was 83 years old and the …

OPINION: On the new Olubadan: their “royal majesties” at a cross road by Seun Kolade
I just read that High Chief Lekan Balogun and his “Olubadan-in-Council” supporters have released a statement today to the effect that there is no controversy in the historic succession process about who becomes the next Olubadan. This is quite an interesting position from these high chiefs turned Obas, who were made their “royal majesties” …

Wole Arisekola joins Olubadan kingship race as he becomes Mogaji Ajenigi-Eye of Yemetu-Oje
…Restates commitment to develop his community, kinsmen, Oyo state Renowned journalist and businessman, Bowale Oluwole Arisekola, has joined the race to become the Olubadan of Ibadanland after his installation as the Mogaji Ajenigi-Eye of Yemetu-Oje, Ibadan by the current Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Royal Majesty Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1. The gangling …

Who will save Wale Ojo – Lanre, SSA to Gov Fayemi from self-destruction?
By Orisalade Adetunji This Writer doesn’t write all the time but had always chosen to be on the Sidelines in studied Silence to read and digest all that are being churned out from all Writers, both Professionals and the Lovers of Writing like himself. And so when he writes, it is a serious business over …

Mogaji Arisekola commiserates with Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland
The publisher of Street Journal, Mogaji Wole Arisekola has commiserated with Dawud Makanjuola Akinola, the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, over the death of his wife, Alimot Olufunke Akinola, on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Mogaji Arisekola in a statement, urged the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, the family of the deceased, friends …

Makinde Swears in 10 Commissioners, President of Customary Court
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State earlier today inaugurated 5 Re-Appointed and 5 newly appointed commissioners. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the House of Executive Chamber of Oyo State, Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan The Re-Appointed Honourable Commissioners are: ▪︎ Engr. Oluwaseun Temidayo Fakorede ▪︎ Mr. Adeniyi Adebisi ▪︎ Barr. Olasunkanmi Aremu Olaleye ▪︎ Dr. …

How A Yahoo Boy Who Tries Plucking His Mother’s Eyes For Money Rituals Fails!
A young Yahoo Boy identified as Emma Ereegarnoma has been arrested for alledgedly trying to pluck out his mother’s eyes. According to the police, the suspect carried out the money ritual act on Tuesday September 14, at his residence in Okuokoko town of Delta State, in a bid to buy a Mercedes Benz. It …

Iyalaje Oodua advocates collaborative endeavours among players in the commercial corridor of Yoruba land.
The Iyalaje Oodua, Chief Mrs Toyin Kolade has called on commerce and market players in Yorubaland to engage in collaborative endeavours at stabilising their trade and widening the coast of their business networks Iyalaje Oodua made this submission during a brief chat with newsmen in Victoria Island, Lagos where she said that commercial and …

NAPMAIDEs congratulates Shina Peller on his Installation as “Ayedero of Yorubaland”
… says his advocacy for peace and security of his people earned him the Chieftaincy title conferred on him by Alaafin of Oyo The National Assembly Progressive Media Aides (NAPMAIDEs) has congratulated progessive parliamentarian representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Hon. Shina Peller and his dear wife on their installation as the “Ayedero and Yeye Ayedero …

Your reign has ushered in peace, massive devt in Ibadanland, Makinde felicitates Olubadan at 93
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, described the reign of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I, as eventful, noting that Ibadanland has continued to witness massive developments across all spheres. Makinde, who stated this while felicitating the Olubadan on his 93rd birthday anniversary, rejoiced with the monarch for witnessing …