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The Needless Traditional Rulers Power Tussle In Yorubaland

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde In the last couple of months following the installation of Oba Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo, the Ooni of Ifa, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi added new nomenclature for himself. He is no longer just the Ooni of Ife, he now goes about with the unnecessary and mouthful

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Aláàfin Ọ̀yọ́ cuddling a dead empire (2)

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, January 2, 2026) When he was a child, my immediate younger brother, Abiodun, had a piggy bank made of clay. It was a treasure prized beyond measure. Two adults working in my father’s construction company – Bisi Builders – Uncle Bisi Owolabi and Uncle Bayo, were […]

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Aláàfin Ọ̀yọ́ cuddling a dead empire (1)

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, December 26, 2025) The (Ọmọ) child (tó) is (bá) the (ma jẹ́) father (Àṣàmú) to (kékeré) the (ló ti ń jẹnu) man (ṣámú-ṣámú). Ehn, yes! Deal with it! The mishmash opening sentence is intentional because it is confusion I have on offer today, not peace or […]

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Alaafin assures NDLEA of support, collaboration in fight against illicit drugs

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade has assured the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) of support and collaboration in his renewed mandate to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. The revered traditional ruler gave the assurance […]

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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. […]