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Ogun Govt Denies Backing Any Candidate for Awujale Stool, Suspends Selection Process

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2026

The Ogun State Government has distanced itself from circulating rumours claiming that Prince Ademorin Aliu Kuye has been selected as the next Awujale of Ijebuland through an Ifa oracle, insisting it has not endorsed any candidate for the revered traditional stool. In a press statement issued by

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Headline: DSS cancels Awujale meet-and-greet, seals palace

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

Security operatives have sealed off the Awujale Palace following the cancellation of a scheduled “meet-and-greet” with nominees for the Awujale stool by the Department of State Services (DSS). The meeting, which was to hold on Wednesday morning at the Aafin Awujale, was called off by the DSS, with all nominees now directed to report to […]

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Fidipote ruling house stakes claim to Awujale stool as Ogun Govt halts selection process

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

A fresh controversy has emerged over the succession to the vacant Awujale stool, following a formal notification by the Fidipote ruling house claiming entitlement to produce the next Awujale of Ijebu Ode. In a letter dated December 17, 2025, and currently circulating widely, the Fidipote family informed the Ijebu Ode Local Government of its intention […]

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The Legacies Of Buhari And Awujale

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2025

By Kazeem AkintundeThe death of two prominent Nigerians, who were also bosom friends and passed away few hours apart last week Sunday, has once again shown the all-powerful nature of God. Former President Muhammadu Buhari died in a London Clinic at the age of 82, while the Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Adetona gave […]

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Cashless policy didn’t affect my victory because I invoked Spirit of Emilokan – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2023

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, said he remained hopeful and optimistic about achieving victory in the last presidential election, despite the ineffective cashless policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The President spoke in separate remarks at the palaces of the Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, in […]