Historical Lane

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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