OJO ABURUMAKU: DOUBLED AS “BAALE OF OGBOMOSO” AND “AARE ONA KAKANFO” OF YORUBALAND
Ojo Olannipa “Aburumaku” after the death of Baale Odunaro in 1865 became the 14th Baale (king) of Ogbomoso and at the same time the 11th Aare Onakakanfo (Generalissimo or Field Marshal) of Yorubaland. Thus, Ojo Aburumaku became the third Aare Ona Kakanfo produced by...
THE INVASION OF OFFA: A JUSTICE FOR TREACHERY
THE INVASION OF OFFA A JUSTICE FOR TREACHERY Balogun Abubakar Karara, The Balogun of Ilorin and one of the most powerful warriors of his time stationed his army close to Offa after the Kiriji treaty. Many of the Yoruba warlords suspected he intended to invade and sack...
IFE AND MODAKEKE WAR: INVASION OF ILE-IFE
Ooni Adegunle was the 42nd Ooni of ife. He reigned at a time when nobility of the Yoruba kingdoms rebelled against the monarchy and ruled for 10 years. His most important legacy was the founding of a refugee city in Ile Ife for the migrants of Oyo that fled from...