Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke deposes the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, following his conviction in the United States. Multiple reports say the monarch was found guilty by a U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Ohio. The charges described by the outlets include tax fraud, with one report also citing fraud and money laundering. Reports indicate the conviction occurred in August 2025, and that Oba Oloyede is described as having been imprisoned in connection with the case. Following the deposing, at least one outlet states that the stool of the Ipetumodu monarchcy is now vacant. The Punch also reports that ruling houses in Ipetumodu support Adeleke’s action, citing the monarch’s removal after the U.S. conviction. Vanguard similarly frames the deposing as a final step after the conviction and imprisonment, and identifies the governor’s action as deposing the monarch rather than ordering him removed through a local process. The accounts converge on the same central events: a U.S. conviction for fraud-related offences and subsequent deposing by the Osun governor.