THE LIST OF 54 O̩BAS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO WEAR CROWNS IN YORUBA LAND COMPILED IN 1931
The 1931 list of the 54 O̩bas is reproduced exactly as published in the Nigerian Tribune of 6 April, 1987 as follows:
1.O̩o̩ni of Ife̩.
2. Olowu – Abe̩okuta.
3. Alaafin – O̩yo̩.
4. O̩ba Ado – Ado-Benin now O̩ba of Benin
5. Ore O̩tun – O̩tun.
6. O̩rangun – Ila.
7. Awujale̩ – Ode.
8. Ajero – Ijero.
9. Olojudo – Ido Ogundaru.
10. Ilara – Ara.
11. E̩le̩ko̩le – Iko̩le.
12. O̩wa –Ije̩s̩a.
13. O̩lo̩ye̩ – O̩ye̩ Ekiti
14. Alake – Abe̩okuta.
15. Ewi – Ado.
16. Alaye – E̩fo̩n Alaye
17. Ologotun.
18. Akarigbo – Shagamu.
19. Oloyi Ife̩ – Oyi Ife̩ (Jebba).
20. Agura – Gbagura Abe̩okuta.
21. O̩go̩ga – Ike̩re̩ Ekiti
22. Oshemo̩we – Ondo.
23. Oshile̩ – Abe̩okuta.
24. Elemure –Emure.
25. Onigbajo̩ – Igbajo̩.
26. O̩lo̩wo̩ Oko – O̩wo̩.
27. O̩lo̩wo̩ Ile – O̩wo̩.
28. Ewusi – Shagamu (Onimakun)
29. Onise – Ise.
30. Olojudo – Ido Efo̩n.
31. O̩wa – Idanre.
32. Alajogun – Ajase̩.
33. O̩ba Dada – Dahomey.
34. Onibara – Abe̩okuta.
35. Onire – Ire ti Oye.
36. O̩lo̩to̩n – O̩to̩n Koro.
37. O̩wa Igbara – Igbara
38. Olojudo – Ido O̩shun.
39. Onis̩e̩ri – Is̩e̩ri.
40. O̩lo̩ja Oke – Ime̩si I.
41. O̩lo̩ja Oke – Ime̩si II.
42. Ologere – Ogere.
43. Olo… – O̩bagun.
44. E̩le̩pe̩ – Shagamu (Alupo̩n).
45. O̩walubo̩ – Ubo̩.
46. Onilawe̩ – Ilawe̩.
47. Onipokia – Ipokia.
48. Onite̩de̩ – Te̩de̩.
49. Olohan – Ohan (Ara).
50. Alapa – Agbo̩nda.
51. O̩lo̩ba – Akure̩.
52. Oniro – Iro.
53. O̩lo̩ta – O̩ta.
54. Onitori – Itori.
In 1937, the first conference of all O̩bas of Yorubaland held at O̩yo̩, The O̩o̩ni of Ife̩ presided. In 1938, the second conference was held at Ile Ife̩, the O̩o̩ni of Ife̩ presided. In 1939, the conference was held in Ibadan, the O̩o̩ni of Ife̩ presided.
In 1940, the conference of Yoruba O̩bas was held at Abe̩okuta, the O̩o̩ni of Ife̩ presided. In 1941, the conference was held at Ije̩bu-Ode the O̩o̩ni of Ife̩ presided.
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