For the foremost historian, Emeritus Prof Anthony Asiwaju, the supremacy tussle between the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Gbadebo Adedotun and Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkadir Obalanlege within the current kingship system, is uncalled for, just as he traced the historical relationship of the two Yoruba settlements. Muyiwa Adeyemi reports.

Alake of Egbaland, Oba Michael Adedotun Gbadebo has urged the Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege to desist from taking actions that would disturb the peace of the state. There has been dispute between the duo over who reigns over the Aworis and which of them has the legal authority to install Kings and…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his criticism of government is to keep leaders on their toes. He was reacting to the admonition of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo...

The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring the late Chief Moshood Abiola as winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and also honoured him by declaring June 12 as Democracy Day. As an Egba man, Abiola was one of high chiefs. Speaking to journalists at his Ake,…

The Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo and the Diocesan Bishop of Egba Anglican Communion, Rev. Emmanuel Oludaisi Adekunle, yesterday, condemned the recent incessant killings in the country by suspected Fulani herdsmen, especially in Benue other States and called for God’s immediate intervention. They spoke in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital at…

The Alake of Egbaland in Ogun State, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, yesterday sought for a united country.

The initiative, which is the first of its kind, also requires royal fathers offering prayers and share well-wishing messages with focus on peace, progress and prosperity of the land on social media platforms.

The monarch in whose domain, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is located, appealed to the federal government to have a rethink on the matter.

The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has posited that agriculture remained the surest way out of recession for Nigeria.

As native customs gradually take a backseat with the advancement of modern trends, the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has reiterated the call for traditional ...