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VIDEO: Alaafin receives colourful welcome from Nigerians in Australia

VIDEO: Alaafin receives colourful welcome from Nigerians in Australia
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Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, receives a traditional welcome from members of the Yoruba community at Melbourne Airport in Australia. Credit: X | adedayo_viktor, jose66542 The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has received a colourful traditional welcome from Nigerians in Melbourne, Australia, with members of the Yoruba community turning out in cultural attire to receive the monarch.
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  • โœฆCredit: X | adedayo_viktor, jose66542 Some members of the crowd were seen kneeling as the monarch, dressed in a purple embroidered agbada, coral beads and carrying a traditional staff, walked through the airportโ€™s arrivals hall.
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Thursday:A video circulating on social media on Thursday, showed the 46th Alaafin arriving at Melbourne Airport, where a crowd of well-wishers, many dressed in aso-oke, gathered to honour him.2026:Watch the video below: ๐•๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐Ž: ๐€๐ฅ๐š๐š๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š Credit: X | adedayo_viktor โ€” Follow us for more breaking news and videos https://t.co/NHR6M9NeDh โ€” Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) November 5, 2026 Hannah Johnson Hannah Johnson is a journalist at Punch Newspapers with over three years of professional experience in reporting, storytelling, and digital content creation.
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  • โœฆAlaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, receives a traditional welcome from members of the Yoruba community at Melbourne Airport in Australia.
  • โœฆCredit: X | adedayo_viktor, jose66542 The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has received a colourful traditional welcome from Nigerians in Melbourne, Australia, with members of the Yoruba community turning out in cultural attire to receive the monarch.
  • โœฆCredit: X | adedayo_viktor, jose66542 Some members of the crowd were seen kneeling as the monarch, dressed in a purple embroidered agbada, coral beads and carrying a traditional staff, walked through the airportโ€™s arrivals hall.
Key Facts:Thursday: A video circulating on social media on Thursday, showed the 46th Alaafin arriving at Melbourne Airport, where a crowd of well-wishers, many dressed in aso-oke, gathered to honour him.2026: Watch the video below: ๐•๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐Ž: ๐€๐ฅ๐š๐š๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š Credit: X | adedayo_viktor โ€” Follow us for more breaking news and videos https://t.co/NHR6M9NeDh โ€” Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) November 5, 2026 Hannah Johnson Hannah Johnson is a journalist at Punch Newspapers with over three years of professional experience in reporting, storytelling, and digital content creation.
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Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, receives a colourful traditional welcome from Nigerians in Melbourne during his visit to Australia.

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Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, receives a traditional welcome from members of the Yoruba community at Melbourne Airport in Australia.

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The primary parties identified in this coverage include Seyi Makinde, Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo State.

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A video circulating on social media on Thursday, showed the 46th Alaafin arriving at Melbourne Airport, where a crowd of well-wishers, many dressed in aso-oke, gathered to honour him.

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