The palace in a statement initially denied the demise of the first-class monarch, describing the story as untrue.
Despite the denial, SaharaReporters gathered that there has been tension in the area over who succeeds the monarch.
The crisis has also resulted in the suspension and counter-suspension of some high profile chiefs of the palace.
Following the rejection and disqualification of Prince Tsola as the successor to the throne, a member of the royal family, Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, had few days ago announced the purported suspension of the head of the Olu’s advisory Council.
The council is headed by the Ologbotsere of Warri, Ayiri Emami.