Security

Alake Charges Chief Of Army Staff On Ensuring Peace

By Web News 874

The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Aremu Gbadebo has called on the Chief of Army Staff, Leiutenant General Farouk Yahaya to ensure peace and stability throughout the nation throughout his tenure.

Oba Gbadebo gave the advice while receiving the, the Chief of Army Staff at the Ake Palace.

The Egba monarch also advised him to promote professionalism in the Army.

Earlier, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya expressed his delight on his visit to Abeokuta and the Palace of Alake whom he described as a great mentor.

Lieutenant General Yahaya disclosed that his visit to the 81 Division was for operational purpose since assumption of office.

He called the Alake to support the army in maintaining law and order, peace and security in the country.

Wale Oluokun

Culture

Oluwo Commends OGHA, Awujale, Akarigbo, Others Over Obaship Bill

By Web News 1294

The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, HRH Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has thrown his weight behind the Ogun State House of Assembly’s OGHA, legislation on Obaship installation and burial processes in Yorubaland.

The Oluwo equally commended the sponsors of the bill led by the first-class monarchs in the Gateway State such as the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, Alake of Egbaland, HRM Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III, Akarigbo of Remoland, HRM Oba Adeniyi Sonariwo, Olu of Yewaland, HRM Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, for taking the bull by the horns as a pilot project for monarchical installation and burial in Yorubaland.

Oba Akanbi described the bill as a step forward to attract generations to Yoruba culture.

He revealed the bill will strengthen and further empower traditional rulers to be independent of secret cult’s dictatorial tendency and control.

The Oluwo lauded the monarchs for entrenching pure monarchy devoid of idolatry, imploring other states to propagate similar bill aimed at protecting certain rights of the kings.

Oba Akanbi expressed worry over the despotism tendency of secret and confraternity societies to pocket ungodly monarchs in the name of rituals and rites, saying the bill is a relief for true kinship.

He then called on other Houses of Assembly to emulate the template and rescue traditional institution from going into extinction.

Adewumi Faniran