Council of Obas in Osun suspends Oluwo of Iwo for six months
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, was on Friday suspended for six months by the Osun State Traditional Rulers’ Council. The Punch reports that a committee headed by Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Adedotun, was also constituted by the council to further investigate the matter involving Oluwo and Obas in Iwo land. Read Also: Dethrone Oluwo of Iwo now for assaulting Oba Akinropo, Erelu Oodua tells gov Oyetola The royal fathers at their emergency meeting held at Osun State Government Secretariat, Abere, presided over by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, arrived at the decision to suspend Oba Akanbi. Get
New Generation Kings and the ‘Mike Tyson’ of Iwo
By Reuben Abati Over the weekend, the Yoruba community in the South Western part of Nigeria was treated to the shocking news of a fight that broke out between two traditional rulers at an arranged peace meeting in Osogbo, Osun State, with one traditional ruler punching another in the face and the neck, sending the beaten traditional ruler to the hospital. The appropriate title of the duel is: Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwo vs. Oba Dhirulahi Akinropo, the Agbowu of Ogbagbaa. The winner was the Oluwo of Iwo – he gave the Agbowu a few blows to the
Osun Monarchs demand Oluwo’s suspension for allegedly attacking colleague
He should be dethroned, not a mere suspension - Erelu Oodua insists Some royal fathers from Osun West Senatorial District on Friday demanded the suspension of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Punch Newspaper reported on Saturday morning. Yesterday, Starnews NG reported that the traditional title holder of Erelu Oodua, Mabel Tinuade Onaneye, had called on governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State in conjunction with the Chairman, traditional council of Obas in Osun State, the Ooni of Ife, to as a matter of urgency dethrone Oba Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, for allegedly assaulting another
Dethrone Oluwo of Iwo now for assaulting Oba Akinropo, Erelu Oodua tells gov Oyetola
The Irawo Oni Oodua of Yoruba, and traditional title holder of Erelu Oodua, Mabel Tinuade Onaneye, on Friday, called on governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State in conjunction with the Chairman, traditional council of Obas in Osun State, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, to as a matter of urgency dethrone His Royal Majesty, the Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, for allegedly assaulting another monarch, Oba Dikrulahi Akinropo, the Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, at the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 11, in Osogbo, Osun State, over a land dispute.
