Alaafin of Oyo Set to Install Seyi Tinubu as Okanlomo of Yorubaland
Emmanuel Femi Adedayo 
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, is set to install Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as Okanlomo of Yorubaland.
According to a flyer cited by IntelRegion, the traditional title will be conferred on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Also slated for a title is former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, who will be installed as Obaloyin of Yorubaland.
These will be the first traditional titles awarded by Oba Owoade since his enthronement as the 46th Alaafin in April 2025.
The development comes months after a public row between the Alaafin and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, over the conferment of the “Okanlomo of Yorubaland” title on businessman Dotun Sanusi in Ibadan.
He described the conferment as an “affront” and claimed exclusive authority to bestow titles covering all of Yorubaland. He argued that a Supreme Court ruling affirmed his sole prerogative in such matters.
However, the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, dismissed the ultimatum as an “empty threat.”
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