Oba Sikiru Adetona, revered Yoruba monarch and Awujale of Ijebuland, has died at 91 after 65 years on the throne.

Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, is reportedly dead. Though no official statement has been released by ...

I am personally comforted that Kabiyesi Adetona has just transitioned into the eternal realm of immortality and ...

The Oba said this at an event organised to mark the 30th anniversary of Kola Olootu as a radio presenter in Ibadan on Sunday. The monarch, who is also the Chairman, Yoruba Obas Conflicts ...

Nigeria is home to some of the oldest and most revered traditional institutions in the world, where monarchs serve not just ...

Meanwhile, amid tight security presence, Oba Akanbi installed and turbarned an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yahquub Abdul-Baaqi Mohammed as first Waziri of Yoruba land.

The Olugbo of Ugbo, Oba Akinruntan has been told to withdraw a statement where he was quoted as saying he is the leader of all Yoruba monarchs. The Ulogbo was described as a rabble rouser and an ...

Oba Oyelude said Yoruba Obas who are not ready to live by the rules by the oath of office, culture and traditional of the land should step down; ...

Asked which of the various historical accounts of Yoruba land was authentic since his own version was the latest in the series, the Olugbo said his account was most accurate. The Oba said ...

Ile-ife—THE Ooni of Ife,Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has said that to properly position Yoruba race for greatness, efforts must be geared towards uniting its people.

The Oba-elect would have watched, I assumed, "Ogbori Elemoso", a super epic Yoruba film by Baba Lere Paimo aka Eda Onile Ola, for him to know how the name of the town, Ogbomoso, and the Soun title ...