…each received enterprise tools, including laptops, sewing machines, and tabletsThe Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, received a presidential delegation and praised the scheme as a step toward reducing youth unemploymentPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Ibadan, Oyo state - Th…

…safety,” the statement added. The police said further updates would be communicated. The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, confirmed the release of the captives, saying, “The kidnapped graduates have been released. The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, confirmed this in a telephone conversation at about 5.00…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has confirmed the release of the abducted prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. The victims were abducted in the early hours of Thursday. They left Ibadan on Wednesday towards the NYSC camp in Bende in Abia State when they were abducted. The Olubad…

…members said abductors contacted them, demanding N50m per victimThe families visited Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, alongside the Oyo State Commissioner of Police to seek interventionImo State police said drones located the suspected camp, but a rescue operation was delayed due to an IED threatPAY ATTENTIO…

…the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who were recently kidnapped have appealed to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that their children are released unhurt. The parents made the appeal when they visited the traditional ruler at his residence in Ibadan on Saturda…

…State Commissioner of Police, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, and our father, the Olubadan. Thank you all. “To every Yoruba person worldwide who called, who listened and rushed to help, I thank you. My profound gratitude goes to Governor Seyi Makinde. Most importantly, above all, to Chief Sunday Igboho, I thank y…

…Minister of Works, Dave Umahi; the APC gubernatorial candidate, Sarafadeen Alli; and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, fell short of its edifying billing because of the desperate political undertone borne out of a lack of sagacity and confidence.” The Commissioner added, “The excuse that the invitation wa…

…to receive him. At the burial in Fiditi, tributes poured in for the late Abese of Olubadan. Alabi was a towering figure in Nigerian journalism and public service. He served as Press Secretary to four governors of the old Oyo State between 1983 and 1989, a period during which he worked with some of the state’s most nota…

…figure within Nigeria’s traditional institution, holding the esteemed title of Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland, one of the high chiefs in the ancient city. President Tinubu remarked: “Oloye Alabi was a consummate journalist and public relations expert who had a distinguished public service career. He had the rare privileg…

Lekan Alabi, the Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland, has died, leaving behind a legacy spanning journalism, literature, and chieftaincyAccording to Akin Akinwale, Alabi served as Chief Press Secretary to three different Oyo State Governors during his distinguished careerAkinwale further explained that as Ibadanland mourns Le…

…secretary to past Oyo State governors, Chief Lekan Alabi, is dead. Alabi, the Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland, died on Saturday morning in Lagos at the age of 76. His death was announced in a statement issued by Adeola Oloko, the media aide to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capita…

…explained that Oloolu will visit the Government House and also pay a royal visit to Olubadan-designate, Oba (Senator) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja at his house in Bodija, other notable places include... The post UPDATED: Dates, time, places ‘dreaded’ Oloolu masquerade will visit in Ibadan from tomorrow appeared first on Tribu…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has denied the imposition of Mogaji on Olufadejin compound, Alekuso, Ibadan, as alleged by a section of the family. A section of the family, in a statement signed by Elder Dauda Adesina has appealed to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, to forestall any attem…

…of kidnapped pupils, teachers in Oriire LGA Oyo state Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland has urged government to secure communities sharing border with the National Park. The monarch while reacting to the release of the pupils and teachers kidnapped in Yawota and Ahoro Esinele communities in Oriire…

By Adeola Badru The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has warned masquerades and their followers against engaging in any form of violence during and after this year's Egungun Festival, stressing that anyone found disrupting public peace will face the full weight of the law. The monarch issued the warning ahead of…

He contended that the festival is neither an avenue to settle old scores, engage in supremacy contests, nor carry out retaliatory attacks between masquerades and their opponents. The first-class monarch assured that all necessary arrangements have been put in place by the palace to ensure a hitch-free Egungun festival …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has declared that the yearly Egungun (masquerade) festival is not a licence to cause any form of violence in the ancient city. Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, made this declaration in a statement signed by his media aide, Chief Adeola Oloko. The statement was made…