HOW SHOOTING OF GUN BECAME CUSTOM OF CORONATION IN YORUBALAND
Narrated by:Amosun Ifakorede AbiolaTraditional spiritual consultantand Physiologist (Bsc) Transcribed by:Johnson Okunade A very long time ago before the advent of Christianity or Islam in Yorubaland, aborigines depend on Babalawo (Ifa Oracle Priest) to proffer...
A Story of Invincibility: Ogun Ojalu Ogbomoso
Ogbomoso, Home of the brave is a Yoruba town situated close to Ilorin, another Yoruba town that was presided over by Afonja, the Aare Ona Kakanfo (generalissimo) of Yorubaland in the early nineteenth century. Ilorin was taken over by a Fulani scholar of Islam that was...
Orompotoniyun Ajiun: The Brave Female Alaafin Of Oyo
The 10th Alaafin of Oyo was a female “king” who reigned Oyo in the imperial era, Alaafin Orompotoniyun Ajiun (usually referred to as Orompoto), was Alaafin of Oyo from 1554-1562. Her father was the 7th Alaafin of Oyo, Alaafin Onigbogi. When Alaafin Onigbogi was on the...