Chief Ẹfúnṣetán Aníwúrà, the second Iyalode of Ibadan, (i.e women leader or minister of woman affairs) was of Egba origin. Efunsetan was the daughter of an Egba farmer, Ogunrin, a native of Egba Oke...
History & Culture
A popular adage in Yorubaland states that, “Asa keke, aajo ewa ni nse, a bu abaja aajo ewa ni nse” which means, whether you wear Keke or Abaja type of tribal...
The Soun of Ogbomoso has received a new Tortoise from the Oyo State Government. This is to substitute Alagba, the 344-year-old Tortoise, that died in October...
Orompoto or Orompotoniyun as she’s more commonly referred to was the first woman to become Alaafin of Oyo in the imperial era. Orompoto assumed the throne...
When I was younger, I vividly remember reading and hearing the name “Ladoke Akintola” in our social studies and current affairs classes along with other famed...
