Iwo day unites traditional rulers, indigenes
Despite some hiccup witnessed before the event, the Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Frederick Akinruntan Obateru, and other traditional rulers added glamour to the 2017 edition of the annual Iwo Day. TUNDE...
View ArticleNeglect, disrepair trail multi-million naira Idanre Hill Resort Centre
Idanre hills, located in Idanre community of the present Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful tourist attractions of the state. Adorned with beautiful...
View ArticleOgun’s Mitros Ofada and Parboiled Rice: Promoting food sufficiency
The agricultural revolution of the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led government in Ogun State, received another boost, recently, with the launch of “MITROS OFADA AND PARBOILED RICE”, an effort to promote...
View Article17 years after, Ondo communities still without access to electricity
A vast number of rural communities in the country are unreached in terms of access to electricity supply despite huge sums of money expended by various levels of governments to bring supply to these...
View ArticleTradition meets glamour as Gani Adams is installed Aare Ona Kakanfo
The installation of the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land held in Oyo last Saturday and lived up to its billing, in terms of attendance and associated glamour. TUNDE BUSARI and TUNDE OGUNESAN...
View ArticleOthers should emulate Pastor Adeboye by coming to develop our town —Adimula...
The Adimula of Ifewara, Oba Hezekiah Owolola is one of the long reigning traditional rulers in Yorubaland, having spent 40 years on the throne. In this interview by TUNDE BUSARI, he explains the secret...
View ArticleOrganisation takes relief to Ajegunle residents
The yuletide is the season when people learn to show love as part of activities to celebrate the significance of the period. And from late December till January ending in the New Year, many programmes...
View ArticleAt Dawn summit, stakeholders chart roadmap for South West
For youths in Nigeria, most especially in the South West, the time of sitting on the fence or taking the back seat on critical issues directly affecting their present and future is over considering...
View ArticleWhat was destroyed in a twinkle of an eye is worth millions of naira —Farmers...
For residents of Arodoye community in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, farming represents their entire existence through which they assert their livelihood. But that has become...
View ArticleIle-Ife belongs to all Yoruba and should be respected —Oloba of Oba-Ile
The recent inauguration of the organising committee has set the ball rolling for the first coronation anniversary of Oba Adekunle Oyeyemi, the Oloba of Oba-Ile, Osun State. In this interview by TUNDE...
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Obatala Festival: Traditional rulers, adherents, others underscore need for...
For the adherents of Obatala in Nigeria and diaspora, the critical need to embrace peace, among all the members of different religions in Nigeria and ethnic nationalities has become expedient as they...
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FOAOOS celebrates outstanding public officers
It was a celebration of excellence and one with a difference in Ibadan on Thursday when the Forum of Administrative Officers of Oyo State (FOAOOS) held a three in one event at the Le Chateau Events...
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After decades of darkness, over 50 Lagelu communities may finally light a bulb
Over 50 communities out of the 1076 communities that make up Lagelu Local Government and Local Council Development Areas of Oyo State despite being part of the city of Ibadan, still live primitively...
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Any herdsman that carries weapon in my domain can’t go scot free —Aragbiji
Oba Abdulrasheed Ayotunde Olabomi is the Aragbiji of Iragbijland. In this interview by OLUWOLE IGE, he speaks about socio-economic developments in Iragbiji, against the backdrop of his forthcoming 10...
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We are not serious with farming in Yorubaland —Onpetu
Oba Sunday Oladapo Oyediran, a former banker is the Onpetu of Ijeruland. In this interview with YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE, he speaks on a recession, farming and the unity in Yoruba land. What is your...
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47 kings, one abode: A journey through Deji of Akure’s 850-yr-old palace
Ua Lila, Ua Ogoga, Ua Ibura, Ua Oriole, Ua Ojukoto, Ua Agbeto, and twelve other courtyards make up the cultural magnificence that is the old palace of the Deji of Akure. Still standing despite being...
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Some unseen forces watched my coronation —Olororuwo of Ororuwo
The ancient town of Ororuwo has never experienced the human traffic it experienced during the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the Olororuwo, Oba QamarudeenAdeyanju on January 25,...
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Ibadan community gets health centre after 12 years
Opening of the new health centre at Kajorepo To the people of Kajorepo-Irepodun community of Akinyele South Local Council Development Area of Oyo state with headquarters at Igbo Oloyin, the...
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Stakeholders call for more utilisation of CBCIU in promoting Yoruba culture
Dignitaries at the event The state of the main building, housing archival items retrieved from the German Ulli Bier, is enough to tell the recent story of the Centre For Black Culture and International...
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Why it’s an abomination in Yorubaland to hold wakes for dead traditional...
Oba (Dr) Samuel Awoyemi Adisa In this interview with AKIN ADEWAKUN, the Onimeiran of Meiran kingdom, Oba (Dr) Samuel Awoyemi Adisa, believes traditional rulers still have bigger roles to play, in...
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