{
  "id": 1945155,
  "title": "Ekiti community gets new traditional ruler after 25 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ekiti-community-gets-new-traditional-ruler-after-25-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ekiti-community-gets-new-traditional-ruler-after-25-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ekiti State Executive Council has approved the appointment of Prince Bamidele Oni as the new Owa of Oke-Ako Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area, ending a 25-year vacancy in the traditional stool. The approval was given at the council’s sixth meeting of 2026, which took place on Tuesday, August 18, at the Executive Council Chamber, New Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti. The vacancy had persisted since 2000 due to a prolonged dispute over succession to the traditional stool, which was finally resolved following a Supreme Court judgment in December 2025.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}