Telling the story of The Return of the Alaafin, which reached its grand climax on Saturday, 5 April 2025, gave me the honour of witnessing and documenting one of the most important historical and cultural events of this decade.
This moment is deeply personal. In 1971, I stood as a young trainee cameraman with Western Nigerian Television (WNTV/WNBS), recording the coronation of the late Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. Over 50 years later, I returned to Oyo as a filmmaker—with my…
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