The Oyo State government announced the appointment of a new Alaafin on Friday.
INVESTIGATION: Despite ban in several countries, ‘harmful’ weight gain product sold indiscriminately in NigeriaAkufo-Addo and Western Sahara: The parting shot of a quisling, By Owei LakemfaINVESTIGATION: Despite ban in several countries, ‘harmful’ weight gain product sold indiscriminately in NigeriaAkufo-Addo and Western Sahara: The parting shot of a quisling, By Owei LakemfaThe Oyo State Government, led by Governor Seyi Makinde, is facing a challenge to its authority in the appointment of the...
On Saturday, the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, told PREMIUM TIMES that the government will not engage in further public debate on the matter for now. “Under the Registered Alaafin of Oyo Chieftaincy Declaration of 1967, it is only the Bashorun of Oyo, the head of the Oyomesi and Kingmakers, that can summon a meeting of the Kingmakers for the purpose of selecting a candidate to fill the vacant stool of the Alaafin of Oyo.
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