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‘It Ended At UCH,’ How Olubadan, Lekan Balogun, Died

Ganiyu Amodu

Media aide gives details on how the monarch of West Africa’s biggest city breathed his last   Olalekan Balogun, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan, has died at the age of 81. Oladele Ogunsola, media aide of the monarch, said he died on Thursday evening, a few hours after admission at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Oyo state. “Olubadan bowed out gracefully this evening at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan after a brief illness,” NAN quoted Ogunsola as saying. Kola Balogun, younger brother of the Olubadan, said he was…

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Lekan Balogun, Meet the 79 Year-Old who “is next Olubadan” on Queue

ADEOLA YUSUF

His appointment by late Governor Abiola Ajimobi as an Oba against Ibadan oral tradition. His fight, reconciliation with late Olubadan. Here is all you may need to know about the 79 year-old 42nd Olubadan in-waiting, man who will be King of West Africa’s biggest city.   Barring any unforeseen situation, Chief Lekan Balogun is to be crowned as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan, following the demise of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji. Platforms Africa reports that Balogun, a former lawmaker, remains the most senior chief from the two…

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