Popular Nigerian monarch Di£s in U.S

Oba Yisa Sola Adeniyi Olaniyan (Orijajoogun I), the Onipokia of Ipokia Kingdom in Ogun State, d!£d on Saturday, June 27, 2026, in the United States.

He reportedly died after complications from surgery for a swallowing difficulty.

The monarch became 46th Onipokia in August 2020.

Before his coronation, he studied Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown and worked in aviation, oil and gas, and renewable energy. He founded the Afro-Heritage Broadcasting and Entertainment Awards, AHBEA, and was inducted into the Nigerian Books of Record Hall of Fame in 2025.