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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has joined his ancestors. He was 83. Palace officials said he died on Friday night at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. His remains were received at Idi-Igba in Oyo town in the early hours of Saturday, The Nation learnt. Traditional rites were said to have begun. The top monarch ruled Oyo for 52 years. By tradition, the head of the Oyomesi, Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Akinade Ayoola, would take over pending the appointment of a new Alaafin.

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has appointed a Caretaker Committee for the Lagos State chapter. National President, Tajudeen Baruwa, made the announcement in a statement on Friday. Baruwa said the nine-man committee will oversee and coordinate operations of the union across the state. The composition followed the dissolution of the State Administrative Council (SAC). The team led by Fatai Adeshina, a stakeholder in the transportation sector, will operate for the next three months as stipulated in the union’s constitution. Members are Sunday Yusuf, Abraham Onifade, Jamiu Erinfolami, Ismaila Ojora, Lekan Ariyibi, Murtala Lawal, Taiwo Azeez. Kayode Agbeyangi is the secretary. “The union knows that they will effectively manage affairs of Lagos chapter after SAC dissolution, which was done to bring sanity to the union’s operation across the metropolis”, Baruwa noted. The NURTW removed Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo in March. The Lagos government later a