Alaafin
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Alaafin — is the title of king of the ancient Oyo empire of nothwestern Yorubaland.ee also*Oyo Empire *Rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo … Wikipedia
Oyo Empire — before the fourteenth century CE–still existant in 2011 … Wikipedia
Ogbomosho — (also Ogbomoṣo) is a city in Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, on the A1 highway. It was founded in the mid 17th century.[1] The population was approximately 645,000 as of 1991;[2] as of March 2005, it is estimated to be around 1,200,000.[3] The… … Wikipedia
Oduduwa — Omoluabi, Olofin Adimula, Emperor of the Yoruba, phonetically written by his people as Odùduwà and sometimes contracted as Odudua or Oòdua, is generally held among the Yoruba to be the reigning ancestor of the crowned Yoruba kings.[1] Emperor… … Wikipedia
Chinyere Ike Nwosu — Military Administrator of Abia State In office 9 December 1993 – 14 September 1994 Preceded by Ogbonnaya Onu Succeeded by Temi Ejoor Military Administrator of … Wikipedia
Shango — This article is about the Yoruba divinity. For other uses, see Shango (disambiguation). In the Yorùbá religion, Sàngó ( also spelled, Sango or Shango, often known as Xangô or Changó in Latin America and the Caribbean, and also known as Jakuta[1]) … Wikipedia
Yoruba people — Yoruba Kwara State drummers Total population Over 30 million (est.)[1] Regions with significant populations … Wikipedia
Abiodun — (reigned c. 1770–1789) was an eighteenth century alaafin, or ruler of the Oyo people in what is now Nigeria. Coming to the throne shortly after the Oyo subjugation of neighboring Dahomey, Abiodun soon found himself embroiled in a civil war over… … Wikipedia
Oluyole — For the Local Government Area of Oyo State, see Oluyole, Nigeria. Oluyole was a distinguished but dominating army commander from Oyo, who rose to fame as Bashorun and as one of the leaders who contributed immensely to the military and economic… … Wikipedia
Abipa — was an Alaafin of the Oyo. Prior to his reign, three rulers of Oyo had presided from Oyo Igboho instead of the capital city Oyo ile due to external threat from the Nupe and internal squabbles. Abipa was the Alaafin who moved the capital back to… … Wikipedia
