Ipetumodu
Ipetumodu crisis deepens over Apetumodu stool
Princes clash in Ipetumodu over the Apetumodu stool after Oba Joseph Oloyede’s U.S. fraud conviction. Calls mount for Governor Adeleke’s intervention. The ancient town of Ipetumodu in Osun State has been thrown into fresh tension following the conviction of its monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, in the United States, and the sharp disagreement among princes over […]
US Jails Nigerian Pastor as Monarch Awaits Sentence in $4.2M COVID Fraud
A U.S. District Court has sentenced Nigerian-born pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, to 27 months in prison for his role in a multi-million dollar COVID-19 relief fund fraud scheme. Oluwasanmi was convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government of $4.2 million, alongside his associate and long-time friend, Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, a traditional […]