COLUMNS

Open Letter To Alaafin Owoade

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde Kabiyesi o, k’ade o pe lori, Ki bata pe l’ese. May your reign be long.Sir, I am compelled to write this open letter to you in view of the recent letter you wrote to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on a matter that should not warrant such a degrading letter. […]

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Ooni, Alaafin: Needless War Over Okanlomo Of Yorubaland

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2025

By Taiwo Adisa Saturday, August 16, 2025, was set as a landmark date that would witness a unique event in the annals of Yoruba, Nigeria, if not African contemporary history.  The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enita Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, had signed on to a programme tagged the unveiling of the Social Media Website, 2GEDA. […]

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Ooni, Alaafin feud is needless controversy

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in the ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 24 August, 2025). “Chieftaincy titles, the crux of the current face-off between the Ooni and Alaafin, have these days become so debased they are bestowed on all sorts; it profiteth Yorubaland nothing” These […]

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Alaafin, Ooni Under Spell…..Say Traditionalists

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2025

The Traditional Religion Worshippers Association, Osun State, has said the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, may be under a spell due to repeated clashes between them. The President of the group, Oluseyi Atanda, said members of the association needed to perform rituals to settle the disputes […]

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Alaafin & his Media Aide Warning!

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2025

By Elu Omo Elu Whoever should be appointed to write for a palace like that of Alaafin should be someone with deep sense of wisdom and knowledge. That warning piece by whoever writes it as Bode Durojaiye is not only embarrassing but also unimaginable with those disparaging words used. Yorùbá will say pẹlẹ lakọ o […]

NEWS

Battle Of Supremacy: Alaafin Gives Ooni 48 HoursTo  Revoke Okanlomo Title Or Face Consequences

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2025

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has issued a stern warning to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, demanding the revocation of the Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title recently conferred on businessman Dotun Sanusi. In a statement signed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, the Alaafin described the […]