Bode Durojaiye, Author at Freedom Online

Alaafin Owoade: Nigeria is world’s capital for importation of generators

Bode Durojaiye — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:48:43 +0000

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has called for designing of a comprehensive solutions-based approach for national power policy in the country. He also cautioned against creating opportunities for generator importation. The Paramount Ruler stated this at the commissioning of 500 KVA transformer donated by a family for […]

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Alaafin advocates urgent need to integrate traditional institutions, native intelligence into National Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Bode Durojaiye — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:39:28 +0000

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has advocated urgent need to integrate traditional institutions and native intelligence into the country’s National Counter-Terrorism Strategy as a necessary component of a holistic approach to address the country’s complex security challenges. He also said unless and until development challenges are seriously addressed via genuinely […]

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DG, National Museums pledges support for repatriation of stolen Oyo artefacts

Bode Durojaiye — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:31:56 +0000

*About 16 gold-plated beaded crowns were stolen during the dastardly raid of the Palace in November 1895 – Alaafin The Director – General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Mr. Olugbile Holloway, has pledged to work assiduously on the repatriation of Oyo artefacts as his agency has done for that of Benin. He also assured […]

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Alaafin hosts Oyo Cultural Association in Diaspora, cautions against demonisation of African religious beliefs

Bode Durojaiye — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:18:43 +0000

Since values are an integral part of culture and culture is what defines a people’s identity, then the values that a people hold are what differentiate them from other people. It does appear that cultures always try to maintain those values that are necessary for the survival of their people. For the Africans, for instance, […]

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Alaafin Owoade: Increasing breakdown in family marriages ‘a time bomb’

Bode Durojaiye — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:07:29 +0000

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has said that a working child protection system is a prerequisite for any nation aspiring for growth and development. He stated that planning for development without enforceable set of laws, policies, regulations and services across social sectors could only amount to a […]

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Alaafin appoints Akinola as Chief Imam for Oyoland

Bode Durojaiye — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:57:10 +0000

The Alaafin and Paramount Ruler of Oyo Kingdom has appointed Barrister Alhaji Bilaan Oseni Akinola, as the new Chief Imam of Oyo land. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Paramount Ruler, Bode Durojaiye. Oba Owoade heartily rejoiced for Allah”s mercy and lesson which He has bestowed […]

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Alaafin, conflict resolution mechanism and consensus building

Bode Durojaiye — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:51:52 +0000

Conflict resolution in traditional African societies provides opportunity to interact with the parties concerned, promotes consensus-building, social bridge reconstructions and enactment of order in the society while the western world places more emphasis on the judicial system presided over by council of elders, kings’ courts, assemblies for dispute settlement and justice dispensation. BODE DUROJAIYE, the […]

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Alaafin to Mrs Shonekan @84: ‘You are a shining example of resilience, kindness, generosity’

Bode Durojaiye — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:47:22 +0000

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has expressed his immense pleasure, profound respect and warmest congratulations to Chief Mrs. Margaret Shonekan, wife of the late Head of the Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan. In a congratulatory message by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, […]

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Language, the most valuable single possession of the human race – Late Alaafin Adeyemi 111

Bode Durojaiye — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 05:04:56 +0000

“If the élite could imagine how it would be like to be without Yorùbá as their rightful mother tongue in the next few decades, their emotional state will be stared. This is largely due to the fact that language is the most valuable single possession of the human race. The more hostile the attitude of […]

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Why Ifa remains the greatest unwritten Holy Book on earth, a perennial fountain of esoteric knowledge – Late Alaafin Adeyemi 111

Bode Durojaiye — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:54:17 +0000

As a mark of tribute, BODE DUROJAIYE, the then Director of Media and Publicity to the Monarch, takes a look at another in the series of the late Paramount Ruler’s persistent public comments on the need for the present generation not to lose grip with the link that ties them firmly with their traditions and […]

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Alaafin Adeyemi’s 87th posthumous birthday: Remembering the late Compendium of Yoruba History, by Bode Durojaiye

Bode Durojaiye — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:45:00 +0000

The late Imperial Majesty, Iku Baba Yeye, Oba (Dr) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, the Alaafin of Oyo, whose posthumous birthday held recently, was a traditional ruler with distinction. Immediately he assumed the throne on November 18, 1970, after Oba Gbadegesin Ladigbolu 11, he brought elegance into the traditional institution, not only in Oyo but also […]

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Alaafin attends late Adeleke’s daughter’s wedding, says ‘family is the most sacred and significant institution to the Yoruba’

Bode Durojaiye — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:36:03 +0000

Yoruba culture is not static. At the same time, every generation tries to preserve aspects of the indigenous tradition. This effort is counterbalanced by the pragmatic desire of the Yoruba to appropriate change in the garb of tradition. The dialectical relationship between the unchanging aspects of Yoruba culture and the dynamics of change are fueled […]

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World Twins Festival in Igbo-Ora: Alaafin stresses significance of twins in Yorubaland

Bode Durojaiye — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:48:18 +0000

Yesterday’s road-trip led dignatories and people from all walks of life to Igbo-Ora, a small town in Oyo State reputed for having a large occurrence of twin births. Only two other towns in the world share this phenomenon – Kodinhi, India and Candido, Brazil, but Igbo-Ora has the largest population. Igbo-Ora, is famously known as […]

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Killings in Ilorin: Alaafin takes proactive steps to fish out perpetrators, checkmate criminal onslaughts

Bode Durojaiye — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:33:54 +0000

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has called on Nigerians to stand together against blood guzzlers and enemies of state, nature, and sound reasoning, who take solace in mindless killings of innocent souls. This, he said would reinforce collective will, to completely snatch the country and destiny from […]

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65th Independence Anniversary: Honestly, all is not well with our nation – Alaafin Owoade

Bode Durojaiye — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:45:25 +0000

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has called on politicians to eschew primordial sentiments but be more pragmatic on finding solutions to myriads of problems confronting the country. He said national growth and development depend largely on the good ense of justice, moral worth and responsibility, conscientiousness, devotion […]

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