Again, Awujale, other monarchs oppose traditional burial for monarchs
By Yemi DALEMO (Ijebu-Ode) NIGERIA: THE Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has restated his earlier opposition and that of the Ijebu Traditional Council (ITC) against the traditional way of burying monarchs in the area. In this direction, Oba Adetona said on Monday that a 24-man committee to implement the decision, which will […]
Awujale incurs Obasanjo’s anger: You’re a rumour monger, says Obasanjo
By Femi SHODUNKE NIGERIA: FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, describing him as a rumour monger, who is fond of spreading lies against him. Oba Adetona had incurred the wrath of Obasanjo in his book entitled “Awujale: The Autobiography of Alaiyeluwa Oba S. […]
Awujale’s unwarranted attacks on the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland: Facts and Fallacies
Egba high chiefs’s response to the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, over the seniority crisis between the Ijebu monarch and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, over seniority cadre of traditional rulers in Yorubaland.
Seniority: Awujale blasts Alake
REMARKS BY OBA (DR.) SIKIRU KAYODE ADETONA CFR, AWUJALE AND PARAMOUNT RULER OF IJEBULAND, DURING THE LAUNCHING OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND OF OBA (DR.) SIKIRU KAYODE ADETONA PROFESSORIAL CHAIR IN GOVERNANCE, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE, HELD AT THE ORIENTAL HOTEL, LAGOS, ON THURSDAY, 10TH MARCH, 2016
How Amosun, D-G, SSG, Ojuko resolved Alake, Awujale feud
NIGERIA: CONTRARY to claims by the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, and Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, facts have emerged on how government brokered peace between the feuding royal fathers. Amosun and the two royal fathers, after over an hour meeting on Wednesday at […]
Obaship in Yorubaland: I’m your senior, Alake tells Awujale
Awujale’s unwarranted attacks on the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland: Facts and Fallacies NIGERIA: THE attention of the Egba Nation has been drawn to the unwarranted vituperations of the Awujale of Ijebuland, His Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, on the Royal Person of the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, His Majesty, Oba Michael […]
Alake is junior to me in Yorubaland, says Awujale
REMARKS BY OBA (DR.) SIKIRU KAYODE ADETONA CFR, AWUJALE AND PARAMOUNT RULER OF IJEBULAND, DURING THE LAUNCHING OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND OF OBA (DR.) SIKIRU KAYODE ADETONA PROFESSORIAL CHAIR IN GOVERNANCE, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE, HELD AT THE ORIENTAL HOTEL, LAGOS, ON THURSDAY, 10TH MARCH, 2016 NIGERIA: […]
No rift between me, Alake, says Awujale after Amosun’s intervention
NIGERIA: FOLLOWING the intervention of the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has denied any rift between him and his fellow monarch, the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo. The two royal fathers had been at loggerheads lately over seniority cadre in Yorubaland with Alake […]
Alake to Awujale: I insist I’m your senior Oba
NIGERIA: APPARENTLY speaking through his Egba chiefs, the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, on Monday insisted that from all archival data at his disposal, Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, remains his junior in the ranking of traditional rulers in Yorubaland. The chiefs, under the umbrella of Egba […]
Alake’s kinsman lambasts Awujale
NIGERIA: A PRINCE from the Laarun Royal Family in Egbaland, Rufus Adebowale, on Friday lambasted the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, for classifying Alake stool as junior to his. Adebowale, who claimed to be a Yoruba historian, said that Oba Adetona lacked the authority to speak on the classification of obaship in […]
