Makinde Promotes Three Ibadan Chiefs to Obas

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, on Friday elevated three Ibadan High Chiefs to the status of Obas in absentia during a coronation ceremony held in Ibadan, marking what observers describe as a rare development in Yorubaland’s traditional system. The chiefs—Ekeerin Balogun of Ibadanland, Akeem Adewoyin; Ekaarun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Kola Babalola; and Ekaarun Balogun […]