BENIN PALACE SUSPENDS CHIEF, THREATENS QUEEN’S EXPULSION OVER PELLER’S UNAUTHORIZED VISIT

The Benin Traditional Council has announced disciplinary actions against several palace officials, including the potential removal of a queen, following an unauthorized visit by popular social media influencer and streamer Habeeb Hamzat Adelaja, known as Peller, to the palace of the Oba of Benin on March 6, 2026. In an official statement issued by BTC Secretary Frank Irabor, the council described Peller’s entry into the sacred premises—without proper permission—as a grave breach of protocol and a desecration of the palace, which serves as the ancient spiritual seat of Oba Ewuare…

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