…that the Ogun State government suspended the process for selecting a new Awujale of Ijebuland, halting ongoing moves by kingmakers to nominate a candidate for the revered traditional stool.The decision marks the second intervention by the state authorities since the succession process began. The directive was communica…

The office of the Chief Imam of Ijebuland and President of the League of Imams and Alfas of Ijebuland, Shaykh Miftaudeen Ayanbadejo, on Saturday clarified the ban on men with plaited hair and earrings from observing congregational prayers, saying the move was not punitive but aimed at ensuring that worshippers accord m…

…with the succession process for the vacant stool of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland. The judge’s position followed a request by counsel to the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Otunba Olusegun Otayemi, that the court restrains the parties from taking any step capable of changing the existing situation pending the d…

…process that dates back to the tenure of the late Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona. According to stakeholders, the Imobi Obaship Committee commenced its activities with the support of Oba Babatunde Olaogun Ogunlaja, the Aladeshonyin of Noforija and Paramount Ruler of Odo-Noforija, who led th…

Fish farmers under the Ijebuland Fish Farmers’ Association have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for emergency support and compensation after flash floods destroyed farms and assets worth over N700m across parts of Ijebu-Ife and Ijebu-Igbo. The association said the disaster, caus…

…James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The succession crisis surrounding the vacant Awujale stool of Ijebuland took a dramatic turn at the weekend as the Awujale Afobaje Council publicly distanced itself from an alleged letter reportedly sent by the Olisa of Ijebu-Ode, Chief Rasheed Adesanya, to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, r…