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27 Dec
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has commiserated with the victims and families of the Ibadan Christmas funfair tragedy, calling on governments not to allow good intentions and good deeds to become regrettable because of the ordeals of former Queen Naomi Silekunola. It would be recalled that Naomi had, on December 18, 2024, organised a…
19 Dec
The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday disclosed that eight persons have been arrested in connection with the Christmas funfair stampede that occurred in Ibadan on Wednesday. Those arrested included Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, 31, the primary sponsor of the event, along with Fasasi Abdulahi, the Principal of Islamic High School; Genesis Christopher; Tanimowo Moruf; Anisolaja…
30 Nov
It was a day of celebration and a renewal of bilateral, diplomatic and social ties, for The Gambia and Nigeria at the unveiling of this year’s International Diplomacy and Diversity on Food, Drinks, Music, Culture, Arts, Fashion and Dance fiesta, which held in Lagos recently. Organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (Lagos SWAN) and AIPS, it was held in partnership…
5 Oct
Awele, a young girl with eyes full of curiosity, stood at the crowd's edge, her heart pounding. “I wonder where the Ooni goes,” she whispered to her friends, her voice barely audible over the hushed excitement. “Some say he travels to the land of the ancestors.” For generations, the Ooni’s mysterious seven-day seclusion during the…
11 Sep
One of the wives of the Ooni of Ife, Folashade Ashley Adegoke, has explained why she referred to her newborn son as the "crown prince." On September 3, 2024, the couple welcomed their baby boy, and Folashade, in an Instagram post, explained that the joyful event came after the painful experience of losing a twin…
15 Aug
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has inaugurated a foundation for traditional rulers' intervention on truancy prevention, school enrolment and engagement. The Foundation is expected to officially unveil plans and programmes to curb the out-of-school menace in South-West, including Kogi and Kwara states, ahead of his 50th birthday anniversary. The Foundation, headed by…
14 Aug
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has unveiled plans to tackle truancy and the out-of-school menace among school children in the Southwest region of the country. As part of efforts to achieve this, the monarch inaugurated a Foundation for Traditional Rulers' Intervention on Truancy Prevention, School Enrollment, and Engagement in the six Yoruba…
26 Jul
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has thrown his weight behind the traditional approach to food price control introduced by some traditional rulers in the state, describing it as “a local innovation to lower increasing food inflation across the state.” In a statement issued on Friday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor tasked the State…
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