Tag: olubadan
Obasanjo not disrespectful, Olubadan speaks on stand-up order
Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Lekan Balogun has spoken in the defence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo following the latter’s criticism of monarchs for failing...
Olubadan suspends Egungun Festival
Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Lekan Balogun has suspended the celebration of Egungun Festival forthwith over reported cases of violence, arson and looting of shops.
The...
Ladoja sues Makinde, Olubadan over newly-crowned kings
Former governor of Oyo State Rashidi Ladoja has sued the incumbent governor Seyi Makinde and Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Lekan Balogun to court over...
Olubadan Oba Lekan Balogun gets new appointment in Kano
Olubadan of Ibadan Oba Lekan Balogun has been appointed chancellor of the Kano State-owned Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso.
Kano State commissioner for information...
Olubadan denies endorsing Peter Obi
Olubadan of Ibadan Oba Lekan Balogun has said he did not endorse the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi as erroneously reported.
Mr...
Hoodlums invade Olubadan’s palace, disrupt installation ceremony
Hoodlums on Monday invaded the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, disrupting the installation of chiefs.
The hoodlums were believed to have...
Olubadan knocks Sunday Igboho for criticising Ganduje’s chieftaincy title
Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Lekan Balogun has berated Yoruba Nation campaigner Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho for criticising the conferment of chieftaincy titles on...
Olubadan decorates Ganduje, wife with chieftaincy titles
Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Lekan Balogun on Saturday honoured Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his wife Prof. Hafsat with chieftaincy titles.
They were installed...
Olubadan’s brother dumps PDP days after accusing Makinde of bias
Senator Kola Balogun (Oyo South), younger brother of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party...
Olubadan’s brother Kola Balogun fumes over withdrawn Senate ticket, tackles Makinde
Senator Kola Balogun (PDP, Oyo South) has accused Governor Seyi Makinde of bias in the party's decision not to grant him return to the...