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Six princes from three royal families in Iwo, Osun State, have filed a N50 million fundamental rights suit against the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, at the Federal High Court in Osogbo. The applicants are Prince Lekan Lamuye, Prince Ismaila Alade, Prince Mogaji Abese, Prince Adedoja Osunwo, Prince Fisayo…
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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has commended the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, for going bareheaded in Mecca to mark his 82nd birthday and first coronation anniversary. Oluwo, in a statement by his press secretary, Alli Ibrahim, said he was happier to see the Olubadan honour God…
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The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has appealed to power brokers in Northern Nigeria to allow President Bola Tinubu to complete eight years in office. The monarch, in a statement on Wednesday, said the North and the Yoruba have a heavenly bond and urged Northerners to respect the cordial…
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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to grant presidential amnesty to detained Biafra separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as part of efforts to promote national healing and unity. In a statement by his media aide, Ibrahim Alli, the monarch said lingering grievances among some members…
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The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has installed and crowned Prince Najeem Oyedeji Adekunle as the Olubode of Bode Osi in Ola Oluwa Local Government Area of Osun State. Conducting the crowning on Wednesday in Bode Osi town, Oba Akanbi commended the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, for making the…
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A political pressure group, Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODA, has responded to the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Osun State. Oluwo, in his congratulatory message to Governor Ademola Adeleke, advised him to align with the administration of President Bola Tinubu to…
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A lawyer, Damilare Adenola, has faulted the declaration by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, that no presidential candidate should campaign in Osun State ahead of the 2027 general election except President Bola Tinubu. Adenola described the monarch’s declaration as unconstitutional, arguing that the rights of political candidates to…
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The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has called on the Ratel Movement, a group created by controversial social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to venture into partisan politics, saying activism alone cannot deliver the justice and reforms Nigerians seek. The monarch made the call…
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By Tunde Olamilekan President Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will support major projects in Iwo, Osun State. This was as President Tinubu lauded Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, describing him as a monarch loved by his people. The president stated this on Sunday in Iwo, during the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has said he does not have any regret about coming forward to be a king, adding that the development, growth, and progress of Iwoland remain his primary focus. The monarch stated this in a statement released in celebration of his…
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