Royal rumble: Inside power struggle rocking Oyo Obas’ council

After a nearly 15-year hiatus, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde reinaugurated the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs. Rather than signalling a calm restoration of tradition, the event reopened old wounds, reignited long-standing rivalries and laid bare deep fractures within Yorubaland’s royal hierarchy. At the heart of the renewed...