Tag: Ooni of Ife

BREAKING: Ooni visits Olubadan-designate Ladoja in Ibadan

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Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan designate, was visited by Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, at his private home in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday. Following the passing of the 43rd Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who joined his ancestors on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the age of 90, Oba Ladoja will be sworn in as the 44th Olubadan on Friday, September 26, 2025. The two paramount rulers are currently exchanging pleasantries. Details later…

Ex-Governor’s Aide: Alaafin Lacks Authority Outside Oyo

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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has come under fire from Doyin Odebowale, a former Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties to the late Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, for demanding that the Ooni of Ife withdraw a chieftaincy title that was recently granted to a businessman from Ibadan. In an interview with Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Odebowale made the case that traditional leaders are not constitutionally superior to elected officials at the local government level and only have power within their domain. Roles are misunderstood…