Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The Olubadan-in-Council will hold a press conference today to decide on succession plan for the next Olubadan of Ibadan. Chief Lekan Balogun is widely believed to be the next Olubadan, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has applauded the peaceful reign of the late Oba Saliu Adetunji. Olubadan was a peace-loving monarch who reigned for six years in Ibadan and Oyo State. Bishop Samuel Olawode of Maranatha Cathedral compared the late monarch to King Hezekiah and stressed the need for righteous living. Oba David Omisore, the father of Senator Iyiola Omisore, has died at the age of 90.