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TV journalist is crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom
Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma has ascended to the throne after King Oyo died at the age of 34 due to a cancer battle. He previously worked for Ugandan broadcaster UBC as a TV anchor and editor.
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Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma: The Ugandan journalist who became king amid a succession row
Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.
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Uganda’s King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over his successor
A TV news presenter has been named as the traditional kingdom of Tooro’s new monarch but the late king’s family claim he chose an heir.
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Uganda lays ‘boy king’ Oyo to rest amid succession row
A funeral is underway for King Oyo Nyimba, who was crowned in the Tooro Kingdom in 1995 aged just 3. His death at 34 has triggered a dispute over a successor, as rumors abound of possible heirs born out of wedlock.
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Uganda’s King Oyo death: Royal family rejects UBC presenter Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new monarch
King Oyo’s family say he left a will naming his young son as heir to the Tooro kingdom.
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Uganda’s King Oyo death: Body of world’s youngest traditional monarch returns amid succession row
King Oyo died in the US last week aged 34 after receiving treatment for an aggressive form of cancer.
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Uganda: World’s ‘youngest monarch’ dies aged 34
Oyo Nyimba, once recognized as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, has died in his mid-30s. As one of Uganda’s traditional monarchs, he took the throne of the Tooro kingdom in 1995, aged just 3.
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Uganda’s King Oyo: World’s youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
King Oyo ascended to the throne of Uganda’s Tooro kingdom when he was just three years old.
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Nigeria’s Oyo state school abductions: Three men sentenced to life in jail
They admitted to concealing information and being members of an Islamist militant group.
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Nigeria school kidnappings: ‘Relief’ as 44 abducted children and teachers freed
“I feel happy and elated… I feel joy,” the head of the local teachers’ union tells the BBC.
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