Some mourners at the Palace of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, have been attacked by bees. According to reports, some of the sympathizers, mourners, traditional rulers, religious leaders and politicians who thronged the Alaafin Palace, Akesan, Oyo State on Saturday morning around 10am got stung by bees. The incident reportedly happened after…
The royal household of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has been thrown into mourning with the demise of the traditional ruler. The revered monarch fondly called ‘Iku Baba Yeye’ died on Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. His family consists of his Oloris, who are mostly young and…
The Palace of Oyo has confirmed the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. The spokesperson for the late Oba, Mr Bode Durojaye, confirmed the death in a terse response to an inquiry by our correspondent. He said, “Alaafin is dead. Details in due course.” It was gathered that the octogenarian monarch died…
The Government of Lagos State has ordered the reopening of all Chrisland Schools shut down over controversies that surrounded an immoral act engaged in by some students of the school. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos State Commissioner of Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, made available to The PUNCH early Saturday morning….
• THE Alaafia of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi 111, was born on October 15, 1938. • He is from Alowolodu Royal House and a member of the House of Oranmiyan • His father, Raji Adeniran Adeyemi became Alaafin in 1945 and was deposed and exiled in 1954. • Lamidi Adeyemi was chosen by…
Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has said that despite calls and recommendations by the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other global financial institutions, Nigeria cannot afford to operate a floated exchange rate system. Emefiele made this known at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC, United States….
According to a report by The PUNCH, the Presidency on Friday knocked former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent call for the restructuring of the country and the creation of state police to tackle the worsening security situation in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said though Obasanjo had the opportunity to restructure Nigeria and create…
According to a report by The PUNCH, a negotiation meeting between the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock on Friday. This is as the union staged a walkout on the FG committee at the meeting held in Abuja on Friday. The PUNCH had reported that…
Top Yoruba monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has passed on, GIOTV can report. Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State in South-West Nigeria. The remains of the top Yoruba…
Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu has been paraded before his children and family members. It happened after the Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen visited the force headquarters where he is being held. In a statement released by Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Olujimi Oyetomi, Tallen…