Nigeria, March 6 -- Barely a month after he was appointed the new Alaafin of Oyo, Abimbola Owoade returned from Canada to undergo traditional rites.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Governor Seyi Makinde, through a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, announced Mr Owoade's appointment.

The governor stated that his selection followed extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the Oyo kingmakers, the Oyomesi.

In a viral video seen by this newspaper, the new Alaafin arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Wednesday evening.

He was spotted around 6:25 p.m., arriving with his wife. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts, and Cul...