Alaafin Stool

The Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Ayoola, and four other claimants in a suit instituted against the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and two others, were absent as Oyo High Court sitting in Awe area of the state struck out the case on…
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The Oyo State High Court sitting in Oyo town has adjourned for hearing the case instituted by five out of six Oyo Mesi against Governor Seyi Makinde, the State Attorney General and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matter…
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A socio-political group, Better Oyo Movement (BOM), has rejected claims by a news publication crediting it to a recent publication on Alaafin stool. The group in a statement by the chairman, Dr. Femi Fakunle and secretary, Engr. Tunji…
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The Oyomesi, the body of kingmakers in Oyo, have said that there was no time Governor Seyi Makinde rejected their choice of Prince Lukuman Adelodun Gbadegesin as Alaafin-elect, insisting the selection process had followed due process and…
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Traditional kingmakers in Oyo town have said that they are waiting on the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for the inauguration of the new Alaafin. The Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Akinade, made this known in an exclusive. Also,…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state says the stool of Alaafin of Oyo remains critical part of Yoruba heritage and history, thereby not for sale. He stated this while speaking at the official commissioning of Ladoke Akintola University of…
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After the demise of Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, expectations were high that the succession processes would be peaceful and expedited without rancour. This optimism is planked on the fact that the ancient city, with an iconic and rich…
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Some Indigenes of Oyo Town in Cuba have urged the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde not to listen to some individual appointees who have been noticed going around to influence the decision of the Oyomesi in choosing the new Alaafin, rather…
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On Thursday, the Oyo State Government announced that no one had been chosen or recognized as the new Alaafin of Oyo. After the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Atanda Olayiwola Adeyemi, died, the stool fell empty. The monarch joined…
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The rumor that a new Alaafin of Oyo has emerged has been dispelled, according to a source inside the palace who is also one of the kingmakers. Prince Lukman Adelodu Gbadegesin, one of the contenders for the throne, had been presenting…
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