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IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON WE SALUTE YOU AKEEM ADENIYI ADEYEMI

 IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON WE SALUTE YOU AKEEM ADENIYI ADEYEMI by Oladotun Oladele  The holy books have always enjoined us that we have the "haves" and the "have nots" in as much as we remain on the face of the earth, we will always have those who are financially better and the needy.  There is no compulsion in giving, it's a personal thing and a choice that very few will ever make. In every society or town the good people know the individuals who reach out to them. They know people who have means who never reach out. The also know people who have some and our of what they have they share. In the spirit of this season, the teachings is that you reach out to your neighbours who are needy and share something. There is no aggregation of size of what you share, we are encouraged to share love. The demonstration of love in Oyo Metropolis is what is seen in the foodstuffs shared by Prince Akeem Adeniyi Adeyemi aside from been the son of the most popular , most gener...

WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF NO ALAAFIN OF OYO ON THE THRONE?

  Governor Seyi Makinde and Alaafin Oba Adeyemi III  Written by Oladotun Oladele    It is very important to examine what are the far reaching implication(s) of the vacancy of the Paramount and most  revered traditional throne in the entire Yoruba land. Be it as it may, Old Oyo Empire is the source of the name "YORUBA" and it is also the national language of the empire. There are other languages too which are predominantly subsets or branches of the mother language of the empire just as we have "English language" as the national language of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a result of the incidence of colonial masters exploits in Nigeria from whom we got independence in 1960.  We can't look at the throne of the Alaafin of Oyo without a recourse to the history of how it came to be. As much as we would not want to delve into the history of Oyo, the Alaafin and it's successions, the current intrigues playing out after the last Alaafin Oba Adeyemi III joined h...