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The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has revealed plan by the Egba people in Ogun State to construct N600million Abeokuta City Hall in memory of late Lisabi Agbongbo-Akala, the liberator of Egbaland, who died mysteriously over ten decades ago. Oba Gbadebo made this known during a press conference in preparation for the 34th Lisabi Festival with the theme, Culture: A Panacea for Sustainable Socio- Economic Development of Egbaland, billed to hold from February 24 to March 1, 2020. The monarch, who affirmed that the family house of the late Egba warrior is located in Igbein area of Abeokuta, declared that the history of Egbaland is incomplete without reference to the late warrior who he said liberated the Egbas from series of wars launched against them by the Old Oyo. The traditional ruler also expressed satisfaction with the erection of 18 feet statue of Lisabi at Adatan roundabout, designated as Lisabi Avenue in the town. The Alake said on completion o

The Arole Oodua & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II will on Monday 24th February 2020 lead thousands of Ife indigenes, market men and women, tourists, financial experts and business tycoons from across Nigeria and abroad to celebrate the 2020 edition of Aje festival. This was stated in a report released by Comrade Moses Olafare, Director of Media & Public Affairs, Ile-Oodua palace . The report further disclosed that the organizers of this year's AJE festival led by Dr Toyin Kolade are not leaving any stone unturned with top gear preparations to enable Ooni Ogunwusi host this year's edition of the annual AJE FESTIVAL expected to be attended by both local and international participants in a more remarkable way. Speaking on behalf of the Ooni who is the natural head of the Oduduwa race globally, Comrade Olafare confirmed that not less than twenty Africans in diaspora including Cubans Brazilians and Americans have confirmed their flight tickets to arr