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Governor Matawalle reinstates monarch suspended for turbaning bandits’ leader

Alh. Aliyu Garba Marafa has been reinstated as Emir of Birnin Yandoto by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state. The Emir was suspended by Matawalle in July 2022, after conferring a chieftaincy title on a bandit kingpin, Ado Aleiru, who he claimed played a huge role during a peace process arranged between the emirate and bandits who terrorized Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA). Kabiru Balarabe Sardauna, Secretary to the State Government, announced the monarch’s reinstatement on Sunday, April 23. Sardauna said Marafa’s reinstatement was based on the recommendations of the committee constituted to investigate the issue. The statement partly read;

“The committee found no evidence of any ill motive or collaboration between the Emir and the bandit. “This is to inform the public that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, MON, (Shatiman Sokoto), has approved the reinstatement of Alh. Aliyu Garba Marafa as the Emir of Birnin Yandoto. “His reinstatement is based on the recommendations of the Committee constituted to investigate all issues pertaining to the conferment of a traditional title to a repentant bandit, Ado Aleiru. The committee found no evidence of any ill motive or collaboration between the Emir and the bandit. “Based on the findings of the committee, the traditional title was conferred on the repentant bandit as part of peace building efforts between the repentant bandit and banditry-affected communities in Tsafe and Gusau Local Government Areas, which include Yandoto town. The reinstatement takes immediate effect.”

Five years after, court sacks Ondo monarch for not being qualified

An Ondo state high court sacks Oba Babajide Lawrence Oluwole as the Olu-Oke of Oke-Igbo in the Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo LGA of Ondo.

The court nullified the appointment of the monarch, having admitted that Oba Oluwole, who was crowned as the monarch of the community in 2018, was not a member of the ruling house which turn was, to fill the then-vacant stool of the town. Two princes from the Aare Kugbaigbe Ruling House, Rufus Adekanye and Temitope Adeoye, Head and Secretary of the House respectively, had challenged the enthronement of a monarch by the Ondo state government. In the suit filed by their lawyer, Mr. Sola Ebiseni, the claimants said that the defendant was not a member of the Aare Kugbaigbe Ruling House which in turn was to present a candidate to the throne, saying the stool is still vacant. Delivering his verdict, Justice Ademola Enikuemehin, admitted that Oluwole was not a member of the ruling house which turn was to produce the king and also not qualified to be presented as the kingship candidate. The judge ruled: “The fifth defendant (Oba Oluwole), not being a descendant of the Aare Kugbaigbe is not a member of the Aare Kugbaigbe Ruling House and therefore not qualified under the declaration to be proposed as a candidate for the vacant stool of or be made the Olu-Oke of Oke-Igb.. The court equally gave an injunction restraining “the fifth defendant from or further parading himself or allowing himself to be paraded as or accorded the rights and privileges pertaining to the person, title and office of the Olu-Oke of Oke-Igbo.”

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Queen Omobolanle of Alaafin kingdom gushes as she shows off gift from late monarch

One of the wives of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Queen Omobolanle, rejoices as she receives the gift of a house left to her by her late husband.
Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi who passed on early this year at 83 left the property of a bungalow house for the Queen.

Taking to Instagram to chant prayers for the late monarch, Queen Omobolanle, expressed undying love and the beautiful life that they had together.
“It is difficult to describe just how much your gesture of support in our time of need means to us. To have a reminder from the people that care for us that we are not alone in our grief is immeasurable.
This has reminded me a day I breezed into your kingdom as a nobody not knowing lot of good things is attainable when a woman finally found her missing ribs.
You’ve made me a noble person when you was alive and you even planned a notable gift that every living and meaningful soul always prays to owns, which is a house, and this is not just a house but a mini Paris located in Africa Continent.

This is my heartfelt appreciation for everything you have done for me. Continue to Rest on ATANDA!!! The house you gave to me is the Happiness but as you’re no more alive to keep on rest on your shoulders it a tragic to me.
Thanks to everyone for reaching out and sharing your condolences. May your spouse never die untimely Amen,” she wrote.

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