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Alake: Buhari deserves second term as APC NEC member urges Nigerians to support president’s reelection

Femi Adewale — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:02:59 +0000

The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, says President Muhammad Buhari deserves to be re-elected to enable him consolidate on the policies and programmes he has initiated to transform the country. Gbadebo stated this when a former governor of Abia State, Kalu Uzor Kalu, led members of the National Movement for the Re-election of Buhari, on […]

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Glo Lisabi Festival Seminar urges farmers to form cluster groups to access supports

Femi Adewale — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 20:45:55 +0000

All social societies, clubs and council of chiefs in Egbaland have been directed to formulate strategies to harness the huge export potentials in agricultural products common in the area. The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, gave the directive in his closing remarks at the Seminar on “Self reliance through agriculture for a […]

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Ooni’s drive for unity, harmony among Yoruba Obas, an effort in futility? asks Bode Durojaiye

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:24:23 +0000

For sometime now, the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has been under intense and unparalleled intellectual criticisms by thinkers and public affairs analysts, including some prominent traditional rulers for what they referred to as his ‘unnecessary utterance’ on the classification of Yoruba Obas. The Alake’s utterance has not only re-opened the supremacy controversy among […]

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Awujale to Alake: You are a young and inexperienced Yoruba monarch, contact Obasanjo for proper education

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:16:29 +0000

Text of a speech by the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, at the launch of endowment fund of Oba Adetona Professorial Chair in Governance, Department of Political Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos In Yorubaland, it is an important aspect of our culture to show appreciation and […]

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