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Aftermath of assault: Osun Traditional Council goes tough on Oluwo of Iwoland

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2020 0

…Suspends him for six months, sets up c’ttee to probe alleged misconduct The Osun State Traditional Council on Friday suspended the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, for six months, over what it described as “an attempt to drag the institution into the mud with his public

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Iwo monarch clears air on controversial ‘emir of Yorubaland’ title

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2018 0

Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun state, Adbulrasheed Akanbi, said he did not adopt the title of “emir of Yorubaland” but could only be called emir by “Hausas and ardent Muslims”. The monarch had reportedly said he adopted the emir title, which is peculiar to the north, in place of oba, a title connected with the […]

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Oluwo drops Oba adopts Emir as title

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2018 0

Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun state, Oba Adbulrasheed Akanbi has declared his resolve to adopt the Emir title popularly known with Northern traditional rulers. Speaking at the installation and turbaning ceremony of an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yahquub Abdul-Baaqi Mohammed as first Waziri of Yoruba land on Saturday, Oba Akanbi said he decided to now bear […]

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