WORLD’S YOUNGEST REIGNING MONARCH , KING OYO, DIES AT 34.(PHOTO).
World’s Youngest Reigning Monarch , King Oyo, Dies at 34 King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the traditional ruler of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the throne at three, has died at the age of 34. The monarch reportedly died on Thursday, with the Prime Minister of the Tooro Kingdom, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, announcing his death on Friday. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. However, Ugandan media reports quoted a government minister as saying that King Oyo had been critically ill and was receiving medical treatment in the United States. Reacting to the development, Akiiki described the monarch’s death as a major loss to the royal family and the people of Tooro. He urged members of the kingdom to remain united and calm while mourning the traditional ruler. King Oyo ascended the Tooro throne in 1995 following the death of his father, King Patrick Matthew Kaboyo Rukidi III. He was only three years ol...
FCT High Court sitting in Abuja today thursday,July 21,2015,granted N50 million bail to Abiodun Agbele,an aide to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.Besides,the accused will produce two sureties of the Director Cadre in the civil service.Agbele is being prosecuted by the EFCC for allegedly buying properties for Fayose from the N1.219billion he received from a former Minister of Defence,Musiliu Obanikoro on behalf of Fayose during the build up to the Ekiti Governorship election in June 2014.More photos below. 
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