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Yoruba Nation: Akintoye, Igboho write Tinubu, seek exit from Nigeria

Nigeria, April 23 -- The Yoruba Self-determination Movement, led by Banji Akintoye and Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, seeking a ... Read More


Oyo Secretariat Invasion: Suspected Yoruba nation agitator names 'sponsors'

Nigeria, April 16 -- Following the invasion of the Oyo State secretariat by suspected Yoruba nation agitators on Saturday, one of the agitators, Ismaila Malomo, has named one Modupe Abiola Onitiri as ... Read More


Kingmakers appoint next Olubadan of Ibadan

Nigeria, April 12 -- Kingmakers in Ibadan have appointed Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan land. His appointment was made known after a meeting of the Olubadan-In-Council at Oja'ba in... Read More


Police Commissioner found dead in Ogbomoso

Nigeria, April 2 -- A Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Lagos State Police Command, Gbolahan Olugbemi, has reportedly committed suicide. The late Olugbemi, it was learnt, was found dead at his pri... Read More


UPDATED: Nigerian police commissioner found dead

Nigeria, April 2 -- A Deputy Commissioner of Police, Gbolahan Olugbemi, has been found dead. The circumstances of his death are still sketchy but Mr Olugbemi, who served in the Lagos State Police Com... Read More


Uncertainty in Ibadan over Olubadan's stool

Nigeria, March 28 -- There are indications that all may not be going as planned with activities leading to the selection of the next Olubadan following the death of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogu... Read More


Tributes at eighth-day prayer for late Olubadan

Nigeria, March 23 -- Tributes continued to pour in for the late Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Lekan Balogun, as his eighth-day Islamic 'Firdau' prayer was held on Friday in Ibadan. The monarch, the 42... Read More


Olubadan laid to rest amid tributes

Nigeria, March 16 -- The late Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Olalekan Balogun, has been laid to rest. The late monarch, who was the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan land, was laid to rest according to Islamic r... Read More


Oba Olakulehin next in line to become Olubadan

Nigeria, March 15 -- Following the death of the late Olubadan of Ibadan land, Lekan Balogun, on Thursday, Olalekan Olakulehin, the Balogun of Ibadanland and leader of the 'military line' in the Olubad... Read More


Lying-in-state, burial rites commence for late Olubadan

Nigeria, March 15 -- The lying-in-state for the late Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, has commenced. The remains of the late monarch arrived at the Mapo hall, in Ibadan around 2 p.m. for the lying- -in-s... Read More