{
  "id": 5198541,
  "title": "Oshodi stool: Royal family accuses LASG of partisanship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/oshodi-stool-royal-family-accuses-lasg-of-partisanship",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:40:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/oshodi-stool-royal-family-accuses-lasg-of-partisanship/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Olushi Onigbesa Royal Family has accused the Lagos State Government of unfair treatment in the matter of the Oshodi traditional stool. The family claims the government is supporting rival claimants and attempting to install a different Oba, despite several court rulings that have favored the tribunal's recommendation. The royal family filed a lawsuit in the Lagos State High Court, seeking to be recognized as the rightful heirs to the Oba position and to prevent the government and other rival families from installing a new traditional ruler. The dispute centers on a Standing Tribunal of Inquiry recommendation from 2012, which determined that the Olushi Onigbesa Royal Family should be the family entitled to produce the Oba of Oshodi. Despite attempts by rival families to overturn the recommendation, those attempts have been unsuccessful in court. The family argues that the government's actions since the 2012 recommendation have contradicted the tribunal's decision, particularly after the state government began administrative steps to implement the recommendation. The royal family has presented historical documents, including judgments, colonial correspondence, land agreements, and chieftaincy records, to support their claim to the Oba position. They also point to the initial treatment of the family by the Lagos State government after the tribunal's recommendation, when they were notified that they were to present a candidate for the Oba position.",
  "summary": "The Olushi Onigbesa Royal Family accuses the Lagos State Government of partisanship in the Oshodi Obaship dispute, citing court rulings in their favor. Read More: https://punchng.com/oshodi-stool-royal-family-accuses-lasg-of-partisanship/",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Oshodi stool: Royal family accuses LASG of partisanship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/oshodi-stool-royal-family-accuses-lasg-of-partisanship-5201120",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:54:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}