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 42nd Olubadan, died last week at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan after a brief illness.

The prayer, which was held at Mapo hall in Ibadan, had in attendance dignitaries, clerics and traditional rulers across Ibadan land.

Earlier on Thursday, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, while paying a condolence visit to the family of the late monarch at his Alarere residence, disclosed that he has approved N55 million for the prayer, promising that the state government will give the late monarch a befitting burial.

The Chief Imam of Ib...