WHEN THEY CALL YOU “OMOLUABI” IN YORUBALAND
WHEN THEY CALL YOU “OMOLUABI” IN YORUBALAND WRITTEN BY JOHNSON OKÙNADÉ Omoluabi (Omolúàbí) is a philosophical and cultural concept that’s native to the Yorùbá people. It’s used to describe a person of good and virtuous nature, it’s an...
Dr. Ibiyinka Olorun-Nimbe: The First Lord Mayor Of Lagos
Dr Abu Bakr Ibiyinka Olorun-Nimbe was born on 20th September 1908 the first child and only son of Alhaji Abdu Rahman Lawal (Olorun-Nimbe) in the Ita Obadina/ Ita Pashi ( Obadina/Pashi Square) area of Oko Faji District of Lagos Island. His father Abdu Rahman ”...
LIFE OF ALAAFIN ABIIPA OBAMORO (THE GHOST CATCHER)
LIFE OF ALAAFIN ABIIPA OBAMORO (THE GHOST CATCHER) Alaafin Abiipa was the 12th Aláàfin of Oyo. He was preceded by Alaafin Ajiboyede and succeeded by Alaafin Obalokun. He ruled in Oyo-Igboho of the old Oyo empire from 1570-1580. Being the fourth and last king who...