Oluwo of Iwo backs Sharia law in South-West, citing constitutional rights. Sharia Court in Oyo sparks mixed reactions ahead of 2025 launch. Oba Akanbi says Sharia law respects religious freedom and local customs. The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has called for the implementation of Sharia law in the South-West, asserting it as a … Read more
October 11, 2020. The security escort van of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has been stolen in a Lagos hotel. Report had it that the monarch had lodged in the hotel on Saturday night but discovered the security escort van was missing on Sunday morning. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Oluwo, … Read more
Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi loses mother The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi loses mother, Iya Oba, Suebat Amope Alimi nee Akanbi “Iya Onigold.” In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Oluwo of Iwoland, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi says he would celebrate the death of his mother even as he mourns … Read more
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, Osun State on Friday ordered the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, to appear in court over an alleged assault. Ruling in an ex-parte application, Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara, ordered the police to put the traditional ruler on notice before the date would be fixed for hearing of the matter. … Read more
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, who is the traditional ruler of Iwo kingdom in Osun state, has denied that he was suspended for six months by the state’s traditional rulers’ council. Ekohotblog had reported earlier that the traditional ruler of Iwo kingdom in Osun state was suspended for claims of dragging the council’s name … Read more