History records several instances in which the Alaafin defended Ile-Ife against external aggression. There are also accounts of the Alaafin being consulted by the colonial authorities during land disputes involving the Ooni and osogbo.
The fact that the Oyo Empire no longer operates in its former political and military structure does not mean its legacy, institutions, and influence have ceased to exist. Evolution is not extinction.
People need to understand how ignorant it is to claim that the Oyo Empire is dead. Let me make something clear: empires don’t die; they evolve, adapt, and transform to meet the realities and demands of the modern world.
Ife has never really stood up to defend Yoruba heritage or played a significant role in putting the Yoruba people on the world map. It was Oyo that brought Yoruba civilization to global recognition, and when Oyo could no longer shoulder that responsibility, Ibadan stepped in to
Ọ̀yọ́ loni ká rìn, ká yan, fá n'dá
Ìlù ni wọ́n ń fi jí Aláàfin dide láti Ojú Abata l'óde Ọ̀yọ́.
Ọ̀yọ́ loni àṣà! Ọ̀yọ́ loládé!
Elewu Etu kinihun oke Akesan
Iwo ma rin ma rin ma yan baba re loni Ile
Ijo ranpe ni ese Ona onibode igboho 😄
My boys are out 😭😭😭 mo pariwo 😭 iro yi po
@abdallahalghazy see as my boys Dey defend iku😭🤣🤣
Eleyi tun slow yato o
Nupe Lawyer, shey Kwara State wants to put body? Maybe we should also be talking about how major investments in Kwara are largely concentrated in Ilorin, with Al-Hikmah University being the mega private individual investment, valued at equal to or less than ₦40 billion.
If not for Abdul Samad Rabiu, President of BUA Group, who left faraway Kano State to establish a sugarcane plantation in Lafiagi, an investment that is currently contributing to your state's IGR, if not, Kwara would have been in an even more difficult economic position worst than Ekiti State. Given its financial kwashiorkored status, and possibly be merged to Niger State.
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Rolling back the years 📸🧵
Join us in wishing @RioFerdy5 a very happy 48th birthday! 🎈
