THE ORIGIN OF YORÙBÁ’S “GUDU GUDU MEJE AT YA YA MEFA” Some Ibadan Chiefs went to a meeting with an Oyinbo District Officer. In the course of the meeting, the Oyinbo man was so happy with what the Ibadan Chiefs had to report via an interpreter and he kept saying good good good good … Read more
Did you know that the concept of Yoruba Nollywood movies showing that Babalawo foresee through walls, clothes or even pot is wrong? Read through to know the truth. It is rare to watch Yoruba movies especially village movies and not see a Babalawo. Ifa is an integral part of Yoruba culture, hence movies about … Read more
A List of Oba (Kings) Traditional Titles in Yorubaland In Yoruba land, the Oba is an unquestionable monarch. He is not primus inter parels (first among equals), he is revered and widely known as being second only to the gods- “Igbakeji Orisa”. Below is a list of Obas (kings) Traditional titles in Yorubaland ••• ••• ••• … Read more
Even in the colonial time, Ogbomoso was fully represented in the struggle for emancipation. Only a few people know the fact that an Ogbomoso man, Nathaniel David [ND] Oyerinde was the first Nigerian professor. By 1904, he was a teacher at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary [NBTS], Ogbomoso, also, he later found himself in politics … Read more
None of Alaafin Abiodun’s numerous children succeeded him on the throne. Aole, a tall and handsome. Prince, a cousin of the late King was elected in his stead. But unfortunately, Alaafin Aole Arogangan’s reign was a very unhappy one; it marked the commencement of the decline of the empire until it terminated in the tragic end of the fifth King after him.
LADI KWALI, the woman at the back of the ₦20 remains the only significant woman on the Nigerian currency. She was an exceptional Nigerian potter. Born in the small village of Kwali, of the present Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, in 1925, Other historians indicate her date of birth is actually 1920. She was born to Gwari region where pottery was an indigenous female tradition.
OJO AGUNBAMBARU was one of the surviving sons of the renowned Basorun Gaa. He had escaped to the Bariba country at the general massacre of Gaa’s children and relatives During the reign of Aláàfin Abiodun. Hearing of Aláàfin Aole Arogangan’s death and the present state of the deteriorating Oyo-Ile (Old Oyo Empire), he thought there could never be a more favourable opportunity for him both to avenge his father’s death, and also to obtain his title without opposition.
ALÁÀFIN ABIODUN’S PEACEFUL REIGN Aláàfin Abiodun had a long and prosperous reign. He was said to have been the father of 660 children. Aláàfin Abiodun’s firstborn Agunpopo was said to have been the issue of an illicit intercourse with one of his father’s wives, during the father’s lifetime; hence the the Oyo citizens refused to … Read more
Introduction According to Mr Harold Augustus Koko, Ambassador of Nigeria, and Professor Senka Kovač, PhD, Department of Ethnology and Anthropology – Belgrade University, the Yorubas have the highest rate of multiple births in the world. According to Yorùbá beliefs, every person has a double in the heavens. Twins are children who are born along with … Read more
BASORUN GAA: THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE IN THE HISTORY OF OYO-ILE (OLD OYO EMPIRE) WRITTEN BY JOHNSON OKUNADE Basorun (also called Bashorun) Gaa (Also called Gaha) is without doubts one of the most controversial and notable powerful figure in the history of Oyo-Ile (Old Oyo Empire). As a Basorun, the way he … Read more
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