Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced the constitution of a panel of inquiry to investigate and resolve the ongoing chieftaincy dispute between the towns of Esa-Oke and Ido-Ayegunle in the Obokun Local Government Council area. This decision comes in the wake of violent clashes that erupted following the appointment of a new traditional … Read more
The Enugu State High Court has issued an interim order restraining the Mburubu Town Union from proceeding with the election of a new traditional ruler in the crisis-hit Mburubu community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Justice R. O. Odugu, delivering the ruling on Wednesday, barred the respondents, their agents, or any representatives … Read more
A Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has affirmed the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomoso. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, overturned an earlier judgment by an Oyo State High Court, which had nullified Olaoye’s appointment. Ogbomoso, the second-largest city in Oyo State, had … Read more
A long-running chieftaincy dispute in Nasarawa State has tragically resulted in the deaths of two individuals and left many homes destroyed, exacerbating tensions in the Odu electoral ward of Maraba Udege Development Area. The violent confrontation, which has been simmering for over three years, stems from an ongoing land ownership dispute between the Afo people … Read more