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Three Ruling Houses Sue Oluwo Over Alleged Exhumation of Late Kings
Three ruling houses in Iwo, Osun State, have dragged the Oluwo of Iwo, Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, before the Osun State High Court seeking his removal over the alleged exhumation of remains of past monarchs from the palace premises.
The suit, marked HoS/56/2026, was instituted by Princes Olalekan Lamuye, Adedoja Osunwo, Alade Ismaila, Ganiyu Saheed, Kosiru Kolawole and Wasiu Abolusodun on behalf of the Ogunmakinde Ande, Adegunodo and Alausa ruling houses in Iwo.
Joined in the suit as defendants are Oba Akanbi, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Secretary of Iwo Local Government, the Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, the Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, the Inspector-General of Police and the Director of the National Cyber Crime Centre, Abuja.
In a deposition filed through their counsel, Soji Oyetayo, dated May 21, 2026, the claimants sought 13 reliefs, including an order declaring Oba Akanbi unqualified to continue occupying the throne of Oluwo of Iwo.
The claimants also requested “a mandatory order of court compelling the 1st Defendant to vacate and/or abdicate the exalted throne of Oluwo of Iwo being no longer a fit and proper person to occupy and/or continue to occupy the exalted throne of Oluwo of Iwo.”
They also sought a declaration that the alleged exhumation of the remains of former Oluwos from the traditional burial site known as “Ileta” within the palace premises was “irregular, unlawful, without moral justification and against the custom and tradition of Iwo land.”
The suit also asked the court to “declare the stool of the Oluwo of Iwo vacant and compel the second and third defendants to commence a fresh selection process in line with the Chiefs Law of Osun State and the Oluwo of Iwo Chieftaincy Declaration of 1988.”
According to the claimants, “the fresh process should involve inviting the next ruling house in the rotational arrangement to present candidates for consideration by the Iwo kingmakers.”
The plaintiffs equally challenged the invitation, arrest and detention of the second claimant, Adedoja Osunwo, by officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja over “a purely civil matter of defamation of character.”
They asked the court to declare the arrest and detention unlawful and a violation of the claimant’s fundamental rights, while also seeking a perpetual injunction restraining security agencies from inviting or arresting the claimants over the matter.
The claimants requested an order restraining Oba Akanbi from performing the functions of the Oluwo of Iwo or presenting himself as occupant of the throne pending the determination of the case.
Reacting through his media aide, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Akanbi dismissed the suit and described the claimants as “noise makers.”
He said, “They are obviously dazed about the progress Iwo is recording under the reign of Oba Akanbi. He is representing God, no one can remove him. They can approach the court.”
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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