Burial of Awujale: Isese Worshippers Decry Exclusion of Traditional Rites

Awujale Burial: Ogun traditionalists frown at exclusion of cultural rites

Traditional religion adherents in Ogun State have expressed their displeasure over how traditional rites and cultural norms were

Burial of Awujale: Isese worshippers decry exclusion of traditional rites

Traditional worshippers under the aegis of the Isese Worshippers of Ogun State have said that the exclusion of Isese rites from the burial of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, was a show of disrespect to Yoruba cultural heritage. DAILY POST reports that the monarch died at the age of 91 on Sunday. Oba Adetona, the longest-serving monarch in Nigeria’s traditional institution, who was installed as king on April 2, 1960, passed awa…

Tinubu to depart Abuja on Sunday, reason, other details emerge

Tinubu will travel to Ijebu-Ode on Sunday, July 20, to attend the eighth-day prayer for late Oba Sikiru Adetona, who died at 91 after 60 years on the throne.

Tinubu to storm Ogun Sunday for eighth-day prayer ceremony for late Awujale

Tinubu to attend 8th-Day Prayer for late Awujale of Ijebuland

by DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will attend the eighth-day prayer ceremony for the late Awujale The post Tinubu to attend 8th-day prayer for late Awujale of Ijebuland appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

Ogun Govt constitutes state burial committee for Awujale

The Ogun State Government has announced the constitution of a State Burial Committee for the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, who passed on on Sunday, July 13, 2025 and was buried the following day. According to the statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, the committee is being saddled with the responsibility of organising and coordinating every official activity towards giving the…