The ancient Oyo Kingdom has lost one of its most unusual historical symbols. Baba, a tortoise believed to be 420 years old, has died at the Alaafin’s Palace. Residents regarded Baba as the oldest indigene of Oyo. The palace also treated the tortoise as a treasured animal that survived several generations of monarchs. According to…
Four princes from Oyo town filed a lawsuit against Akeem Owoade, Alaafin of Oyo, at the Oyo State High Court. They sought orders to limit his public activities. The suit, marked HOY/18/2026, named Ladigbolu Adegboyega, Owoade Tesleem, Adeyemi Adesina, and Adeyemi Adebayo as claimants. The court required Owoade to appear personally or through counsel. Claimants…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, declares that only the Oyo throne holds the power to grant chieftaincy titles for all of Yorubaland. He stresses that these titles represent the entire Yoruba nation, not just one kingdom. Therefore, they require an authority with broad historical reach. Additionally Oba Owoade explains that chieftaincy…
