Tag: King-makers
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King makers query return of deposed Obong of Calabar
By Wevole Ezin A selected group of king makers have faulted the hasty selection process that brought back the deposed Obong of Calabar, Ekpo Okon Abasi Ot u. It would be recalled that the embattled monarch was recently dethroned by the Supreme Court following a lingering litigation instituted against him by some aggrieved kingmakers in…
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Dethronement threats: I still have 67 more years to spend on throne, Oluwo tells king-makers
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, on Friday, boasted to residents of the community that he would spend 67 years more on the throne. The residents of the ancient town thronged to his palace on a solidarity walk opposing the petition dated September 9, 2020, by the twelve king-makers urging Governor of Osun State,…