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Actor Oga Bello in tears as children gift him SUV
Veteran actor, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, was moved to tears on Monday as his children gifted him an SUV on his 70th birthday.
Installation of Gbajabiamila as Aare Baasofin of Yorubaland reinstated
Oyo kingmakers, popularly known as Oyomesi, has announced that the installation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the Aare Baasofin of Yorubaland (the Supreme Lawmaker of Yorubaland) will continue as initially planned.
Buratai conferred new title “Jagunmolu of Sakiland”
Former Chief of Army Staff, Retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has been conferred with an honorary chieftaincy title of Jagunmolu of Sakiland.
Return of The Village Headmaster after 34-year break
After a 34-year break, The Village Headmaster, a must-see television drama series across the country in its heyday, returned on April 24. Written by Olusegun Olusola, now deceased, and directed by Dejumo Lewis, it was Nigeria’s longest-running TV drama series shown on the national television network from 1968 to 1988.
8th Day Prayer: Oba Lamidi Adeyemi will be immortalized – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday said the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, would be immortalized.
Elegushi – Twelve Years a King- By Temitope Oyefeso
When the instrument of authority was presented to Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi on April 27, 2010, as the 21st monarch of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom, a coastal community along the Lagos lagoon, the people were ecstatic. But, there were careful expectations because, the prince, though steeped in the rich pedigree of his predecessors and forbears, was being entrusted with leadership at a relatively young age. He was in his early 30s. But he was not unmindful of the huge responsibilities placed on him.
FG clarifies renaming of National Theatre of Arts
The Federal Government has clarified that it is not re-naming the entire Lagos National Theatre complex.
I’m not interested in who ascends the Alaketu stool, says Barr. Tokunbo Wahab
The Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Lagos State on Education, Hon. Barr. Tokunbo Wahab, said that his attention has just been drawn to a fallacious post made by a faceless person claiming that he was financing and supporting one of the applicants to the Alaketu stool.
Alaafin: Gbajabiamila’s installation as Aare Baasofin cancelled
The installation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the Aare Baasofin of Yorubaland (the Supreme Lawmaker of Yorubaland) has been canceled.
“He was an iconic monarch” – Ooni praises late Alaafin
The Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has described the passage of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III as a loss to the entire Oduduwa race worldwide.