On November 23, 1981, Governor Victor Olabisi Onabanjo of Ogun State issued an unprecedented order suspending Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, from office. It was the culmination of a tense and personal fallout between two prominent Ijebu sons—one a monarch, the other a
Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland and spiritual leader of the Ijebu people, has passed away at the age of 91. The iconic monarch, who ruled for over 60 years, reportedly died on Sunday, July 13, 2025—just hours after the news broke of the passing of his close friend and former Nigerian […]







