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  Records Don't Lie, It's Only The Attempt To Falsify Records That Brings About Arguments. People always talk about the Kiriji War — but they forget what led to Yoruba disunity in the first place. In the book Seventeen Years in Yoruba Country, the writer didn’t just talk about Yoruba towns and kings — he observed how division became our greatest weakness. One thing he noticed clearly was how the Fulani always found ways to feed that disunity. After the fall of the Oyo Empire, the Yoruba nation stood at a crossroads. Every town wanted to prove its own strength — Ibadan, Ijaye, Egba, Ijesa, Ekiti — all strong, all proud, but no longer united. And that was the perfect opportunity for the Fulani to step in. The Fulani strategy was simple but effective: they used friendship and flattery to enter Yoruba politics, they supported one side in conflicts and then abandoned them when the time was right. They knew that as long as the Yoruba kept fighting each other, we would never rebuild t...

Engr. Seyi Makinde Executive Governor of Oyo State  Written by Oladotun Oladele In Nigeria of today, security is no longer the exclusive responsibility of our security agencies given the various incidencies that have taken place in our dear country and our neighboring states. The patrol of the Nigeria police and all synergized security agencies in Oyo with their patrol in the hinterlands is a wake up call and a very much welcomed development in Oyo most especially from the events of countless lives and properties that have been lost due to the attacks by armed bandits who have terrorised some villages in Kwara State before the deployment of the detachment of the military to quell the bandit incursions. In Yoruba parlance, the proverb that says "the death that is killing someone very close to one is definitely sending one a strong message". There is need for proactiveness in checkmating the menace of the nefarious activities of these hoodlums and security is actually local. Fr...

  HRM. Oba Jayeola III, OnaOnibode of Igboho His Excellency, Gov. Seyi Makinde, Executive Governor of Oyo State  by Muyiwa Adigun His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdul Rashid Adetoyese Jayeola Ill, The OnaOnibode of Igboho conveyed his heartfelt condolences with all the bereaved families in the unfortunate tragedy that happened in Ibadan, Oyo State and here are his words: "Expectedly we are in the season for celebrations but the sad news of this monumental tragedy that have befallen Oyo State is an absolute monumental loss where the lives of our expected future leaders of tomorrow were lost in a very large number in one day in the ancient city of Ibadan at an event organised for them. This tragedy can be said to be the worst that have ever bedeviled the entire Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole." He further added "On behalf of the good people of Igboho at home and in the diaspora, I, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdul Rashid Anikulapo Jayeola III, The OnaOnibode of Igboho with a very he...

His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde  Executive Governor of Oyo State.  His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, Iku Baba Yeye, Alaafin of Oyo (late) by Rotimi Ajuwon The most important question that have been elusive in Nigeria the most populous black nation in the world and in Africa with an estimated population of over 230 million people is, "When Will The New Alaafin Of Oyo Be Announced?"  The people of the ancient city of Oyo, the entire Yorubaland have continued to wait which is looking endlessly for this very important announcement of a successor to this reverred stool because the throne of the Alaafin of Oyo is the highest traditional stool in the entire Yorubaland.   There is a process for the selection of new traditional rulers and the throne of the Alaafin of Oyo is not immune to it. The process of filling a vacant stool always start with the state goverment through the local government notifying the families that are to present candidat...

 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...

  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...

by Biodun Adams Alaafin Oba Adeyemi III  It is no longer news that OYO Alaafin does not have an Alaafin on the throne. The reputation of Oyo for due process in all things is said to be second to none giving the very facts that many things have happened in Oyo Metropolis and they all have been amicably settled through conflict resolution procedures under the late Alaafin Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, the Permanent Chairman of Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs who incidentally is the consenting authority for all traditional rulers and baales in Oyo Metropolis. The incidence that happened most recently actually took everyone by surprise because it remains largely unprecedented till today. Our corespondents investigation in Oyo town for answers to  important questions that has been asked by many well meaning sons and daughters of Oyo Alaafin living within and outside Oyo metropolis on the probable causes remotely and actual after the demolition of many houses in surrounding...