A Tribute to OLOYE ‘LEKAN ALABI (1950–2026): Custodian of History, Culture, and the Press
On Saturday, August 1, 2026, in Lagos, the voice that narrated Ibadan and Yorubaland to two generations fell silent. Oloye AbdulRasheed Olalekan Alabi, the Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland, passed away at the age of seventy-six. News of his passing spread quickly across newsrooms, government houses, palace halls, and radio studios—spaces where he had long been …