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Alaafin Adeyemi III was born Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi on 15 October 1938 [3] into the Alowolodu Royal House, and as a member of the House of Oranmiyan to Alhaji Kareem Adeniran Adeyemi (born 1871–1960), who later became Alaafin in 1945, and Ibironke of Epo-Gingin, who died when he was young.
However, on 10 January 2025, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, approved the selection of Abimbola Owoade as the successor to the late Oba Lamidi III. [11] [12] [13] On 13 January, the state governor presented a certificate and staff of office to the new traditional ruler. [14] [15] [16] He will be coronated on April 4, 2025. [17] [18]
His father, Musiliu Olatunji Lamidi, served as an Assistant Commissioner of Police until his death in April 1998 and was descended from Oba Asade Awope Otenibotemole (1884–1913). [2] His mother, Alhaja Azeezat Omolola Lamidi (Nee Agbogunlori) holds the positions of Otun Iyaloja and Otun Iya Adinni of Ado-Odo .
Oyo, Oyo State, is the seat of the line of the rulers of Oyo.Their territory, a constituent rump state, is located in what is now Nigeria.Since the 1900 political absorption into Southern Nigeria of the kingdom that it once served as a metropolitan center, the traditional monarchy has been either a tool of British indirect rule or a legally recognised traditional polity within the republic of ...
Lamidi ⓘ is a Nigerian male given name and surname of Yoruba origin. It is the Yorùbá version of El-Hameed. [1] [2] Notable individuals with the name include: Lamidi Adeyemi III (15 October 1938 – 22 April 2022), Oyo traditional ruler; Lamidi Olonade Fakeye (1925 – December 25, 2009), Nigerian sculptor and academic
Two weeks after the 26-year-old's sudden passing, Albuquerque police confirmed they're investigating it as a 'suspicious death.' New Details Emerge in the ‘Unique’ Death of Adult Film Star ...
The Akesan Market Fire Incident: The old Akesan market, also known as Oja Oba, located in the heart of town and only a few meters from the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Sunday, 5 January 2020, devouring all stores and commodities valued more than ₦20 billion (USD 11,693,400 ...
Ọ̀rànmíyàn, also known as Ọranyan, was a legendary Yoruba king from the kingdom of Ile-Ife, and the founder of the Benin Kingdom and the Oyo Empire. [1] Although he was the youngest of the descendants of Oduduwa, he became the prime heir of Oduduwa upon his return to claim his grandfather's throne.