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By Tunde Olamilekan A video has surfaced of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, in a First Baptist church. The monarch in the video was seen singing and praising the magnitude of Almighty God. Although the location of the church and Oluwo’s mission were unknown at the time of…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has reacted to the claim that he is occupying the position of the Ataoja of Osogbo in the hierarchy of traditional rulers in Osun State. It would be recalled that the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji in a…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has claimed that the position currently occupied by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, in the hierarchy of traditional rulers in Osun State was meant for Osogboland. Oba Oyetunji, in a video posted on social media, said the fourth…
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The Olowo of Owo Kingdom in Ondo State, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III said any aspiring Yoruba monarch must be prepared to abide by the dictates of the stool. He emphasised that those unwilling to uphold ancient traditions have no business becoming kings in Yorubaland. Oba Gbadegesin, who is the…
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By Femi Makinde The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi, has alleged that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, ordered his bodyguard to push him out of the way during the meeting of traditional rulers in the country held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Oba Akanbi made…
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By Adesoji Adeniyi – The Nation As the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, marks his second anniversary on throne and 50th birthday 7th of October, he has appealed to indigenes in diaspora to come home and contribute their quota to the development of the town. The…
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By Tunde Busari The Oluwo of Iwo-land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has described his visit to the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, as his vision for harmonious relationship between the two towns reputed for their depth in Islamic religion. Oba Akanbi was on Thursday a guest of Sulu-Gambari alongside other…
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The Osun West Senatorial District is a shadow of its former self. The district, whose headquarters is Iwoland, has immense human and natural resources and untapped potentials of fertile landmass and rural opportunities. But it lacks basic public utilities, including roads, especially the only link road that virtually connects all…
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By Adesoji Adeniyi The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has applauded the people of Osun West senatorial district for conducting themselves well before, during and after the last senatorial bye election in the area. He commended the electorate for not allowing violence to mar the process of the…
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