The Igbo in Akure, the Ondo State capital, are trying to reconcile with the Deji of Akure, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo, after a few days of bickering. The monarch had accused the Eze Ndigbo, Sir Gregory ...

Amidst agitations in Akure by the indigenes for the installation of a new Oba for their kingdom, DAMISI OJO examines why it is taking rather long for the kingmakers to choose another Deji of Akure, ...

The deposed Deji of Akure, Oba Adepoju Adesina, Osupa III, is dead. Deposed Deji of Akure, Oba Adepoju Adesina is dead. [TPN] Adesina died on Thursday morning after a brief illness in a private ...

AKURE – The Deji of Akure Kingdom has declared that he remained the prescribed authority over both Akure North and Akure South Local Government areas of Ondo State. He stated this on Monday while ...

He also promised that if re-elected for another term in office, the state capital of Akure will be connected to the global economy. Ondo chooses a governor on Saturday, October 10, 2020. In a similar ...

Another crisis is brewing between the Isinkan community in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State and Deji of Akure, Oba Adebiyi Adesida over the installation of lesser chiefs and an expanse ...

The deposed Deji of Akure, Oluwadare Adepoju Adesina, has pleaded with the Ondo State government to vacate the deposition and banishment orders placed on him in 2010. The deposed monarch based his ...

In Yorubaland, kings are more than just figureheads, they are the living custodians of culture, tradition, and ancestral heritage. They are known as Obas, and these monarchs command respect, wield ...