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Nation bids farewell to Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade, former Bayelsa MILAD and Federal Minister

David August 12, 2025 0 Comment

By Our Reporter It was a weekend of solemn tributes, military honours and heartfelt farewells as eminent Nigerians gathered to pay their last respects to Navy Captain Caleb Omoniyi Olubolade (rtd), former Military Administrator...

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Alara of Aramoko Ekiti, Oba Olu Adegoke Adeyemi joins ancestors at 82

David August 9, 2025 0 Comment

By Our Reporter The Alara of Aramoko Ekiti in Ekiti State, Oba Olu Adegoke Adeyemi, has joined his ancestors at the age of 82. A statement issued by his family on Saturday confirmed that...

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Former Minister Audu Ogbe dies at 78

David August 9, 2025 0 Comment

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather; Chief Audu Ogbeh. He passed away on the 9th of August, 2025 at the fulfilled age of...

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Alafo of Afo: The longest-reigning Yoruba monarch in history

David July 22, 2025 0 Comment

By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi In a historic milestone for the Yoruba traditional institution, Oba Emmanuel Ayotunde Aladejana, the Alafo of Afo in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, has emerged as the longest-reigning Oba...

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Final Journey of a King: The Controversial Burial of Oba Sikiru Adetona and Erosion of Yoruba Traditions

David July 20, 2025 0 Comment

FEATURE ARTICLE By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi The recent burial of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, His Royal Majesty Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, CFR, has ignited a wave of controversy across the Yoruba nation and beyond....

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Tinubu, Guinea-Bissau President, Niger PM bid Buhari farewell

David July 16, 2025 0 Comment

President Bola Tinubu, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau and Niger Republic Prime Minister, Ali Lamine Zeine, were among thousands of people who attended the funeral rites of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari...

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Editorial: Muhammadu Buhari: The Complex Legacy of a Soldier-Statesman

David July 16, 2025 0 Comment

Editorial: Muhammadu Buhari: The Complex Legacy of a Soldier-Statesman Published by Nigerian Monitor With the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria reflects on the legacy of a man whose presence loomed large over...

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Shettima pays condolence visit to Buhari’s family in London

David July 14, 2025 0 Comment

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to the family of late former President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications,...

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From Tafawa-Balewa to Tinubu: Oba Adetona, the Awujale who reigned with 16 Commanders-in-Chief, by Gabriel Akinadewo

David July 14, 2025 0 Comment

When Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, who died on July 13, ascended the throne of his forefathers in 1960, the late Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, was Nigeria’s Commander-in-Chief. That was...

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Awujale of Ijebuland passes on at 91

David July 14, 2025 0 Comment

Governor Dapo Abiodun Announces the Passing of Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the...