AdminAug 17, 20152 min readOoni was the most compelling personality in the cultural world – APCIn a statement issued by the state chairman of the party, Prince Adegboyega Famodun, yesterday, the late Ooni was ‘Atobalete’...
AdminAug 16, 20151 min readIt was sacrilegious for APC Governors to boycott Ooni’s burial – AfenifereNational Publicity Secretary of the pan Yoruba group, Yinka Odumakin told Punch yesterday in Osogbo that the governors ought to have...
AdminAug 14, 20151 min readAregbesola shuns Ooni’s burial for meeting in LagosThe governor was said to have gone to Lagos for an urgent meeting. He was however represented by the Secretary to the State Government,...
AdminAug 14, 20151 min readOoni’s burial: VP’s protocol, organisers clash over allocation of table to Osinbajo, AregbesolThe confusion took place at the make-shift hall where the ceremony is to take place. A leader of the VP protocol team had picked a front...
AdminAug 13, 20151 min readOoni’s transition, a national loss – SarakiIn a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, the Senator Saraki said he was particularly saddened because the nation...
AdminAug 12, 20151 min readOoni to be buried on FridayAddressing newsmen at the Government Office in Osogbo, the younger Sijuwade said that the body of the late monarch would be flown in from...
AdminAug 10, 20151 min readIfe chiefs officially confirm Ooni’s deathLayi Adereti, the Awara of Iwara-ife, made the confirmation while speaking on the preparation for the Ooni’s burial. He stated that the...
AdminAug 3, 20151 min read“Ooni is alive” – Chief Priest dismisses arrival of remainsFaroba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ile-Ife that the Ooni was hale and healthy. “Ooni is hale and healthy, and...
AdminAug 1, 20152 min readOoni: Anxiety mounts in Ile-Ife as women remain indoors over Oro festivalAlthough a palace source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on condition of anonymity that the festival had nothing to do with the...
AdminAug 1, 20151 min readIfe declares Oro Festival amid uncertainty over OoniA traditional festival, Oro, has been declared in Ile Ife, despite the uncertainty surrounding the reported death of Oba Okunade Sijuade,...
AdminJul 29, 20152 min readOoni of Ife is not dead – Royal Traditional CouncilThe traditional council, which comprises all traditional chiefs and title holders in Ile-Ife, said Oba Sijuade is not only in sound state...
AdminMar 8, 20152 min readOoni of Ife endorses JonathanJonathan, while addressing the royal father at his palace said, “One of the key things that we must do is to ensure that we have some...