…Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Afolabi Adedeji, the Asalu of Ipetumodu and the head of the kingmakers, Chief Adesoye Babalola, the Malefon of Ipetumodu, and the Ife North Local Government.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources The motion on notice filed by Oloyede, dated September 16,…

…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 communicated in a letter dated January 2…

…than in their ancestral significance and spiritual responsibilities. “It’s high time kingmakers made traditional education mandatory in their vetting process,” the user wrote. However, some social media users defended the monarch, arguing that his religious beliefs should not be interpreted as an abandonment of Yoruba…

…their case ought to have been dismissed from the trial court, because they are not kingmakers. They are not candidates. They don’t have any role at all to play,” the monarch said. He maintained that he fulfilled all traditional requirements and that his coronation was well attended and documented. “We tendered every do…

…process while the matter remained pending. Also speaking, counsel representing the kingmakers, Kunle Kalejaiye, SAN, cautioned the parties against any conduct that could amount to disobedience of an injunction, stressing that such actions could attract legal consequences. Kalejaiye referred to the principle established…

…om/us-steps-up-military-training-for-nigerian-troops/ 4. Awujale: Ruling house sues Ogun, kingmakers FILE: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun Fresh legal action has stalled the selection process for a new Awujale as the Fusengbuwa Ruling House sued the Ogun State Government and kingmakers before the Ogun State High Cour…

…of Aramoko-Ekiti stool gathers momentum, the Ekiti State government has directed the kingmakers to embrace Ifa consultation to produce an acceptable candidate. The government ruled out voting by kingmakers to produce the candidate among the three aspirants shortlisted out of the eight contestants, describing voting […]…

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…nomination exercise. He said he emerged from the process, secured the approval of the kingmakers and the state government, and was subsequently presented with the instrument of office. Despite completing the statutory process, the monarch alleged that he has been unable to perform the full responsibilities of his offic…

…a new Awujale," Odulaja said. He stressed that any letter purportedly emanating from the kingmakers' council during the period of suspension could not have originated from the Afobaje Council. "We are not aware of the letter allegedly sent to the governor, and we are not a party to it. The council has not met, discusse…