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Oba Oladunni Oyewumi: The cloth weaver who became a powerful king
Femi OGUNLANA
His Imperial Majesty in grandeur
Soun, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungade III was born great but more than that he attained greatness by his sheer personality.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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What a coincidence! Akala died same date he became governor!
Femi OGUNLANAIt is such a coincidence that the former governor of Oyo state, Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, whose death was announced this morning, January 12, was sworn-in as!-->…
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FLASHBACK: Shonekan’s place in Nigeria’s history, how he was ousted as Interim President…
Death was announced today of the former Interim President of Nigeria, Chief Ernest Shonekan. He was aged 85. He led Nigeria for a period less than 3 months, between August 26 and!-->…
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Behold the next royal family to produce Soun and origin of Ogbomoso ruling houses
Yinka ADETUNJIIt's no more news that Soun of Ogbomosoland Oba (Dr) Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III JP CON CFR has joined his ancestors at the age of 95. He transited in the early!-->…
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Jogioro: Ogbomoso king and warlord
Ogbomoso palace
Femi OGUNLANAOgbomoso Obas and descendants of Soun lineage are generally praise-sung as "children of Jogioro." Jogioro is a name synonymous with bravery and!-->!-->!-->…
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Remembering ‘Governor’ Salimonu, the robbery kingpin killed in students’ riot on Nov 16, 1993
Femi OGUNLANATuesday, November 16, 1993, will ever be remembered in Ogbomoso as the day that triggered the nights of the long knives against suspected armed robbery kingpins. On the!-->…
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ON THIS DAY 1973: Oba Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, Soun of Ogbomosoland, emerged Oba-elect
His Imperial Majesty Oba Dr Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III JP CON CFR
Yinka ADETUNJIOctober 24, 1973, 48 years ago, was the day the reigning Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni!-->!-->!-->…
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HISTORY: Vasco Da Gama, the first European who found the way to India by sea
In the age of Titans, Vasco da Gama was one. He was driven by zeal and goal and his goal helped in immortalizing him. He proved his preference for an enduring legacy over wealth!-->!-->!-->…
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History: How the Lion of Panjshir, Afghanistan, Massoud, was assassinated by Bin Laden’s…
Two days before 9/11, an Al-Qaeda suicide squad posing as journalists sat down for an interview with Ahmad Shah Massoud, the last major commander resisting the jihadist group's!-->!-->!-->…
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34 presidents and war generals indicted in the past by International Court of Justice
News filtered in yesterday that the International Court of Justice (ICC), Hague, Netherlands, has acknowledged the receipt of a 27-page petition written against President Muhammadu!-->…
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