The throne of the Awujale of Ijebuland became vacant following the death of Oba Sikiru Adetona on July 13, 2025
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The court papers were made available to newsmen on Thursday as KWAM 1 seeks recognition as contender for the seat
The late Oba Sikiru Adetona would never stand before a plane and attempt to stop it from flying. Nobody in their right senses would
Ironically, the day these Omobas declared their interest in the ancient Awujale stool was the day their world shifted forever.
The Eagle Online is reporting that the opposition to Marshal’s ambition is more pronounced from the Fusengbuwa Ruling House.
Methinks such roles should be earned by dignifying behaviour such that each time the ambassador performs it, he or she is not overwhelmed by shame and regrets.
The party gave the reaction in a statement signed by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser to the Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman.
And let no one insist that KWAM 1 deserves preferential treatment because he is a legend and a star. There must be the equality of persons under the law.
The former Anambra governor also condemned the public stripping of Emmanson, describing it as “the height of rascality and abuse” by security agencies.
I once met KWAM 1 some two decades ago in a friend’s home. Like many of those bohemian musicians, he was brash, haughty, nutty, naughty and crude.
The incident, which disrupted the boarding of a Lagos-bound ValueJet flight (VK 201) on Monday, August 4, has drawn significant public attention and prompted separate investigations by aviation authorities.
The Fuji power house said this in an interview on Tejubabyface Show, some weeks after K1 complained about the way he treated him in an interview.
Ayinde, who is a Muslim, made this known during a pre-recorded interview with Agbaletu TV on Wednesday, adding that he built a parish.
The monarch revealed this to newsmen on Monday when the drummer honoured the invitation he extended to him.
On March 4, 2023, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal 1 turned 66, and a surprise party was hosted in his honour.
A statement by the event organizers lists celebrated monarch, Oba Adedokun Abolarin; long standing businessman, Elder Bimbo Oladapo; Mr. Tokunbo Wahab (Special Adviser to Lagos Governor on Education); Mr. Chijioke Okoli (SAN), Chief Tony Okoroji (chairman of COSON); Prince Adedapo Adelegan (president of the Nigerian-British Chambers of Commerce); Alhaji Teju Kareem, the MD, Zmirage Multimedia Limited, and Momodu as chief presenters of the four books written by FAJ.
“Ayinla Omowura: Life and Times of an Apala Legend,” written by Festus Adedayo, is one of the most authoritative texts on the life of the Apala crooner whose posthumous profile I recently published. In my research, I came across this important and timely book, which is a necessary read for those interested in traditional Yoruba music and a snapshot of the post-colonial working class of Abeokuta. Read my review here. Dr, Adedayo, lawyer and veteran journalist, kindly responded to a few of my questions in the most exhaustive manner, in excess of what I needed for my piece. So here my full interview with him, a rare treat for lovers of Yoruba music:
This was revealed by frontline media practitioner and 1998 United Nations Peace Ambassadors for World Peace, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, on Sunday
Esho gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
Buhari spoke at the NEXT LEVEL Thank you Celebration and Luncheon at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday.