BREAKING….Olubadan of Ibadan dies at 93

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The 93-year old Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has passed away on Sunday (today).

The monarch died at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, ROYAL NEWS has gathered.

His death was confirmed by palace sources who pleaded anonymity.

However, when contacted, the monarch’s aides neither confirmed his death nor denied it.

“Even if he is dead, it is the governor that will announce it,” one of his media aides said when contacted on the telephone.

Another aide said in Yoruba, “You don’t hear bad news from a priest,” and cut the phone.

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