Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has extended warm felicitations to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, on the occasion of his 90th birthday and first coronation anniversary. This is contained in a statement the minister personally signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Ibadan. Adelabu described …
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Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, promoted six traditional chiefs including a serving Senator in the Balogun line. The ceremony was held at his palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan North Local Government Area, on Friday. The elevation followed the vacancies created by his ascension to the throne and the …
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ON Saturday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said that he had accepted the recommendation of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin by the Olubadan-In-Council as the Olubadan of Ibadanland. Makinde said this on Saturday during the celebration of life organised by the state government for late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, who …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Mohood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II. In a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu described the late Olubadan as a courageous man who stood for peace. The …
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FOLLOWING the death of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, the deceased has become one of the shortest reigning monarchs in history. Newsextra24 reports that the remains of the monarch who died on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the age of 81, will be interred according to Islamic …
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THE remains of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Lekan Balogun, on Friday afternoon were buried at his Aliwo ancestral family home, thus ending his 81-year earthly sojourn out of which two eventful years were spent on the throne. The late monarch died on Thursday night at the University College Hospital …
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