Ifa chose the new Alaafin because kingmakers were bribed – Prof. Abimbola

Prof. Wande Abimbola, born Ògúnwán̄dé Abím̄bọ́lá, a professor of Yoruba language and literature, and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ife (formerly Obafemi Awolowo University), has revealed the process through which the Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola Owoade was chosen. According to the academic and elder statesman who once served as the Majority Leader of the Senate of the Federal Republic …

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Controversies trail Makinde’s selection of Owoade as Alaafin-designate

Controversies have continued to trail the approval of Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as Alaafin-designate. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had on Friday announced the approval of the 47-year old Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The Alaafin of Oyo stool became vacant over two years ago as a result of the transition of Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi …

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Aleke Community Petitions IGP Over Gunmen Attacks

The residents of Aleke community have cried out following the incessant attacks they have been experiencing since January 2, 2025. The attacks, according to them, have made several residents flee their homes and ignore their farms due to the fear of being killed. In a save our soul petition written to the Inspector General of Police dated 9th of January …

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Abimbola Owoade emerges new Alaafin of Oyo

Prince Abimbola Owoade was on Friday announced as the new Alaafin of Oyo by Governor Seyi Makinde led state government. He will replace the late Lamidi Adeyemi who passed on on April 22, 2022. “This decision has put to rest all the socio-legal controversies that have arisen since the transition of the late Oba Adeyemi. In an announcement of the …

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Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of ₦228.4m Traced To Ex-Abia Gov Theodore Orji

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has made an order of interim freezing and forfeiture of the sum of over ₦228.4 million linked to former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, to the Federal Government on allegations of money laundering. Ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by the Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), …

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FULL LIST: Japa, Agbero, Eba, 419, 16 other Nigerian words added to the Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a collection of Nigerian words to its latest update. The new 20 entries include terms like Japa, 419, agbero, abi, area boy, yahoo boy, yahoo, Edo, Kanuri, jand, cross-carpet, kobo, Naija, and suya. These additions showcase Nigeria’s cultural diversity, daily life, and street culture while highlighting the rising influence of Pidgin English across …

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WAEC introduces resit exams for candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a new initiative, which will allow students to resit their WASSCE papers as early as January and February 2025. This marks a significant shift from the previous system, where candidates had to wait for the next private exam cycle. The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, disclosed this while speaking …

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NDLEA arrests Lagos socialite, Nollywood filmmaker over drug shipments

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in a statement in Abuja, said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos following the interception of a …

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BREAKING: Ondo SSG, Tayo Oluwatuyi dies

Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Tayo Oluwatuyi, has died a few weeks after surviving an auto crash. Oluwatuyi, popularly known as ‘Tukana’, was said to have been receiving treatment at a hospital in Akure before he died. The Ondo State Government is yet to make an official statement on the incident but a source confirmed the death. —The Nation

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How jealous husband stabbed Osun Bishop to death over suspected affairs with wife

The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the fatal stabbing of a Bishop, Sina Olaribigbe, allegedly by a jealous husband who suspected him of having an affair with his wife. Olaribigbe was Bishop of Rapture Empowerment International, Oshogbo, Osun State. CSP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed the incident on Thursday in Osogbo. According to Opalola, the tragic event occurred …

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