The Rising of Ojo Agunbambaru, Son of Basorun Gaa
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’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...
Oriki Ibeji (An Eulogy or Panegyric of Twins)
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,...