BREAKING: Oba Akran Of Badagry Lagos Dies At 89… See Last Birthday Poem He Wrote
The Akran of Badagry Kingdom, His Majesty De Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I has been reported dead.
Oba Akran was reported to have died early today Monday, 12 January, 2026.
At His Majesty’s 89th birthday celebration, September last year, he wrote a short poem:
The love of the Lord upon me is beyond measure,
His fire in my soul burns like a refining furnace.
He is my strength in every season,
The light that conquers every shadow.
At 89, I stand strong and renewed,
A life preserved by divine providence.
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Following the demise of the monarch, all Badagry markets have been ordered closed.
The Oro masquerade will expectedly go to town in his honour from this night.
Oba Akran was a politician and journalist before ascending the throne in 1977.
One of the longest serving monarchs in Lagos State, he spent 48 years on the throne.
A member of the Action Group, he represented Badagry in the Parliament in 1951 and was Minister in the pre-Independence era.
He was also instrumental to the establishment of the flagship secondary school in Badagry, the Badagry Grammar School.
