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The royal father’s power is likened to that of the gods! Kabiyesi Oba alaase ekeji Orisa. This paean places the king on the same pedestal as the gods. Yet, the Oba is accountable to his people and the gods of the land. His primary duty is to develop his domain, as well as secure every aspect of the socio-cultural well-being of the land.
The power politics that defines Ilorin ensued in the 1820s with the defeat of Are Ona kakanfo Afonja, in the Alimi (the Fulani spiritual consultant to Afonja) insurrection against the political status-quo (personified by the former).The insurrection rapidly resolved in the jihadist incorporation of Ilorin into the Sokoto Caliphate. More than any historical figure, Afonja |
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has an identity crisis. Although its language and dominant culture is Yoruba, the people insist that they are not Yoruba but ‘Ilorin,’ an amorphous identity that does not draw from ethnicity but rather from a fluid cultural identity that evolved due to the unique history of the people and the
Why Ilorin Is Yoruba, by Julius Ogunro. Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has an identity crisis. Although its language and dominant culture is Yoruba
Until the announcement is made, Oyo indigenes will still have to continue the waiting game before they know the next Alaafin who will succeed the departed king.