LADI KWALI: THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT WOMAN ON THE NIGERIAN CURRENCY All Nigerian currencies have the faces of prominent people on them. For the 20 Naira note, however, the mint green note which shares a colour family with the American dollar has two notable...
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. None of Alaafin Abiodun’s numerous children succeeded him...
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...
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...
Introduction The Oyo Alaafin is an integral portion of the Yoruba nation that descended from the historical figure, Oduduwa or Olofin. According to historians, the Yorubas arrived in their present homes in waves from the ancient Meroe of the East of Sudan. Ile-Ife was...