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Ooni of Ife must be a terrible is a coward!

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

By Wale Ojo-Lanre The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, must be a terrible coward! Yes, you heard me. His posture, his silence, his refusal to descend into the arena of verbal skirmishes, strikes, insults, and reckless outbursts from men of lesser stature: is this

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Increased Women Representation: Ooni Throws Support for Special Seats Bill

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2025

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has publicly declared his full support for the Special Seats Bill, describing it as “a bill that will transform our nation by giving voice and opportunity to women who have long been overlooked.” In what definitely is a historic move towards women’s […]

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Ooni Wants Universities To Study Wike’s Political Strategy

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2025

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi has highlighted Nyesom Wike’s political gravitas that has made him a pointsman in the Tinubu cabinet and urged universities to study his unique political journey closely. The Ooni commended the political acumen of Nyesom Wike, describing his inclusion in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet as a phenomenon worthy of […]

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Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo move to reconcile Aregbesola, Tinubu

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2022

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Tuesday, met the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a bid to reconcile him and his estranged political godfather, Bola Tinubu. Though the details of the meeting are sketchy, it was gathered that the meeting took place at the […]