ÌJÀKADÌ L’ORÒ Ọ̀FÀ:THE BATTLE FOR AKỌGUN || PART 5
I came out of Ààrẹ’s forth with my slave girl. I made sure she saw the lifeless body of Kuruki on our way out. This is the fate that would have befell her had I refuse to beg for her life. I led her out of the place still tied by the hand. From now […]
ÌJÀKADÌ L’ORÒ Ọ̀FÀ: THE BATTLE FOR AKỌGUN || PART 4
My heart was almost coming out of my mouth when I entered the fort of Ààrẹ. It was a place of dread even for warriors like me. Spiked human heads were mounted on rooftop of the mud fence which covered about 30 houses that formed the fort of Aare. Some had rotten completely and some […]
ÌJÀKADÌ L’ORÒ Ọ̀FÀ: THE BATTLE FOR AKỌGUN || PART 3
were still kọ́bí left unoccupied after 1,382 slaves we brought have been securely put in kọ́bí. This is to tell you how big Aláàfin’s palace was. Very early in the morning of the next day, message got to me that Ààrẹ-ọ̀nà Kakaǹfò wanted to see me. The messenger met my Ifá priest performing divination for […]
ÌJÀKADÌ L’ORÒ Ọ̀FÀ: THE BATTLE FOR AKỌGUN (PART 2)
It was one of my trusted ìlàrí that woke me up the next morning. He was visibly agitated and panting with incoherent words coming from his mouth. I could note something was wrong. Could it be that some raiders have besieged our stop-over? Or a lion or leopard has entered the camp? I saw myself […]
ÌJÀKADÌ L’ORÒ Ọ̀FÀ THE BATTLE FOR AKỌGUN || PART 1
It was late in the dry season of that year. We were returning from a raid into the Ànàgó countryside. We were successful in our raid. I could count a thousand slaves securely bound and led by our ìlàrí. These were former slaves who had proved themselves worthy of being in the army of Aláàfin. […]
Fact Check: 65 Notable Cities In YORUBALAND And Their Founders
Here are 65 Notable Cities In YORUBALAND and the name of their founders (1) Ile-Ife was founded by Obatala (2) Owo was founded by Ojugbelu. (3) Oshogbo was founded by Queen Oso-Igbo (4) Akure was founded by Omoremi Omoluabi (5) Ondo was founded by Queen Pupupu (6) Iwo was founded by prince Ogbaigbai. (7) Oyo […]
The Origin Of ‘Ìyàwó’….Otherwise Known As “WIFE” In English
It is unknown to many speakers of the Yorùbá language that the original Yorùbá word for wife is ‘aya’ and not the commonly used ‘Ìyàwó’. Back in the early years of the Yorùbá people, the word “ Iyawo “did not have a place in the Yorùbá language not until an incident brought about its coinage […]
ÀARE̩ KURUMI OF IJAIYE. THE YORUBA WARRIOR WHO LOST FIVE SONS IN ONE DAY
THE story of Kurunmi is one that draws tears from the eyes of people who feel pity for a man who stood firm for tradition. There was a time in the history of Yoruba where the heir to the throne is killed whenever the king dies. This tradition came about because it was discovered that […]
We are reintroducing ‘history’ in basic school curriculum, FG says
The federal government has launched the first phase of a teacher training programme to reintroduce history in the basic education curriculum. The development was announced on Thursday at an inauguration ceremony held in Abuja. History was removed from the basic school curriculum during the 2009/2010 session — a development which has elicited sharp criticism. However, […]
Awe Day Celebration: Brief History Of Awe Town In Oyo State
Awe day Celebration hold every November of every year at Awe Town with a whole week celebration fab featuring many cultural activities such as dancing, egungun etc. Below is the brief history of Awe Town Awe was founded by four maternal brothers from Ile Ife. Their first port of call was Gbagura near Eba Odan […]