In an earlier interview with our correspondent, the lecturer had said his ancestor, Alaafin Adelu Agunloye, gave birth to 29 children, adding that the offspring of...
They said the government had narrowed the selection to the Agunloye Ruling House alone while they said the contest should be thrown open to all princes...
“The ascension of children from these two families to the throne has been made possible by some circumstances. So, the throne is not their exclusive right,...
Details of her death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but the Director of Media and Publicity at the Alaafin Palace,...
Oba Adeyemi was produced by the Alowolodu Ruling House and according to the law, the next ruling house to produce the next Alaafin is the Agunloye...
He said the family would invite the vice-chancellor of one of the universities around to screen the names with the aim of presenting the best applicant...
His mother was the daughter of Elempe, a Nupe king, who formed an alliance with Oranyan by giving him his daughter to wife. Sango defeated many...
“During his time at Afe Babalola, Alaafin still ate his Suhur…We will all die…To the cleric who abused me, I want him to know that Baba...
Alaafin was unpretentiously Yoruba. He lived and died it. In his restlessness, struggles and fight for a place for the Yoruba in the firmament of the...
Suffice to say that- in this one king alone, we ‘ve all lost something tangible and some other things somewhat intangible.The Alaafin was an hero to...