Benin Queen fires back after reported expulsion over Peller’s palace visit
By Ishaya Ibrahim
The Benin Traditional Council has reportedly expelled Queen Ewuare, one of the wives of the Oba of Benin following the visit of streamer Habeeb Adelaja, famously known as Peller, to the Palace.
According to the Palace, Peller and his entourage entered the palace without the requisite permission from the council, and their subsequent conduct caused significant embarrassment and a breach of the peace within the palace grounds.
The Palace also announced that the Queen was facing serious disciplinary proceedings that could cause her removal from the palace.
Responding to her alleged eviction, Queen Ewuare, one of the wives of the Oba of Benin, expressly accused the Benin Traditional Council of lying about her, suggesting that there are bigger issues than meet the eye.
Taking to her TikTok page, the Queen posted a screenshot of the letter informing the palace of Peller’s visit.
She noted that the issues at hand aren’t just because Peller came to the palace or because she gave him gifts. “A lot has been happening behind closed doors. The Benin Traditional Council lied, claiming that Peller’s visit to the palace was unauthorised, and I brought him there. But I hope I will be able to convince you all that Peller coming to the palace was authorised.
“Look at the stamp on this letter, which shows that the Benin Traditional Council approved it, but they’re all lying on my head. What I want you to know is that this isn’t the main problem because there are other issues way bigger than what you all think,” she wrote.
Dated 23 February, the letter in question was addressed to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, and bore a stamp indicating that it had been duly received. But there is no proof that the visit was approved.
The letter reads in part: “With utmost respect and humility, we write to formally inform the palace of the planned visit of a very prominent online streamer, Peller, to Benin, also to the revered palace on 3rd March, 2026
“We are pleased also to notify the palace that Uyiekpen Ogiefa, son of Chief Courage Uyi Ogiefa, the N’Ozeben of Benin Kingdom, will be accompanying him during this honourable visit to the palace,” the letter reads.
It also requested the privilege of a session with His Royal Majesty, the Oba of Benin, even if only for a very brief audience, at a time most convenient to the palace.
“We deeply appreciate the sacred traditions and the dignity of the Benin Kingdom, and we assure the palace of our highest regard, respect, and proper conduct throughout the visit,” it noted.
