Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- The palace of the Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, Abdulrosheed Akanbi, on Monday described a BBC report about the only ever female Alaafin of Ife, Iya Luwo Gbagida, as distorted.

BBC Yoruba had on Sunday 2nd February, 2025, told the story of Luwo Gbagida (who was called Luwo Gbagidi in the article), the only woman monarch Ife has ever recorded.

You can read the BBC Yoruba article HERE.

But Oba Akanbi has now responded, saying the narrative contained in the report was inaccurate and misleading.

The Oluwo then narrated what he described as the correct version of Luwo Gbagida's story.

"This (correction) becomes imperative before such a circulated story is consumed and forms the basis for historical knowledge of innocent s...