Today, Saturday, 5th April, 2025, a new Alaafin, Iku Baba Yeye Oba Abimbola Moshood Owoade 1, mounts the exalted throne of his forefathers. May Kabiyesi Alaafin Owoade 1 live long, as his reign ushers in peace, prosperity unity and development of the ancient city of Oyo. Amen.
Once a veteran, always a veteran.The journalistic instinct in me is burning to join, if it were possible, journalist s on the field now in Oyo Town, covering the coronation of Alaafin Owoade 1.
Photograph above, as indicated in the caption, shows my humble self in the foreground, 40 years ago,on duty as the Press Secretary to a former Military Governor of old Oyo State, the late Brigadier-General Adetunji Idowu Olurin, during our working visit in 1985 to the immediate past Alaafin of Oyo, Iku Baba Yeye Oba (Dr) Lamidi Olayiwola, CFR, Adeyemi lll
