Awujale
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In a decisive disapproval to swirling media reports, the head of the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Alhaji Abdulateef Owoyemi, has categorically denied the existence of any screening committee for the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland. Owoyemi, a respected elder statesman and former National President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), made […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has credited the late Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, with playing a pivotal role in his emergence as Nigeria’s president in 2023. Speaking on Sunday at the 8th-day Fidau prayers held in honour of the late monarch at the Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu Ode, Tinubu described […]
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode has distanced itself from a faction reportedly behind the beating of the Gbedu drum; a traditional rite signaling interest in the vacant Awujale stool. The symbolic ritual, which in Ijebu culture indicates the intention to contest for the throne, was deemed by the family as premature, misleading, and potentially […]
President Bola Tinubu will attend the eighth-day prayer for the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on Sunday. This was contained in a statement by the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday. According to the statement, Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday to attend the ceremony. READ ALSO: TINUBU […]
As Ijebuland begins the delicate process of selecting a new Awujale following the death of its long-reigning monarch, questions of tradition and deviation from ancient customs have resurfaced. Recall that the late Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona, died on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 91 years, after spending 65 years on the […]
The Ogun State Government has formally constituted a State Burial Committee for the late Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, and was laid to rest the following day at the Ogbagba Court, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode, at exactly 4:00 p.m. According to a statement […]
The next Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland must be ready to uphold the highly revered traditions of Ijebu, the Fusengbuwa ruling house, which is next to produce the monarch, has said. The head of the ruling house, Adedokun Ajidagba, disclosed this on Thursday, during the beating of Gbedu drums, a significant cultural tradition that […]
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, in line to produce the next Awujale of Ijebuland has officially signaled its readiness to fill the vacant stool. The ruling house did this yesterday by rolling out the traditional Gbedu drums following the passing of late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona of the Anikinaiya Ruling House of Ijebu Ode. […]
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has described the burial process of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a freedom for the Yoruba traditional institution and a step towards restoring its sanctity. Oba Akanbi expressed satisfaction with the burial rites adopted in honouring the late Awujale, stating that he was not […]
Sympathisers have thronged the Igbeba, Ijebu Ode private residence of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Siriku Kayode Adetona, following the monarch’s death in the early hours of the day. Reporters from Eagle 102.5 FM, who are on ground report that, the gates of the residence were left open, allowing mourners and […]
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