Browsing: Royalty

Why Traditional Rulers Must Be Buried by Traditional Rites. Our Traditional Rulers Can’t Eat their Crowns and Spit on the Tradition

By Wale Ojo-Lanre, Esq. One institution I respect, revere, fear, honour, and adore with every fibre of my being is…

By Sola Ojewusi When the story of modern Yoruba royalty is told, one name shall tower like the Obanta hills…

By Sola Ojewusi In an age where leadership too often builds walls instead of bridges, where thrones can become distant…

By Peter Omopo In the heart of Alimosho, where tradition meets the promise of a vibrant future, history was made…

By Our Correspondent Seabrook, South Carolina | June 24, 2025 — The leadership of the internationally recognized Oyotunji African Village…

By Our Correspondent Oyo, Nigeria – May 19, 2025 — A storm of controversy has erupted around the Alaafin of…

By Our Correspondent Abeokuta, Nigeria – April 27, 2025 Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following…

By Sola Ojewusi The recent conferment of the 2024 Vanguard Newspaper Education Icon Award on Ọba Adedokun Abolarin, the Orangun…

The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has announced the cancellation of the Eid-el-Fitr Durbar celebration due to security…

By Sola Ojewusi The process leading to the selection of a new Alaafin of Oyo has always been steeped in…