Author: Adeyemi

ORIGIN AND FOUNDERS OF 151 YORUBA CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES. Settlement Name – Founder and/or history of migration. (1) Ile-Ife – (Osun) – Obatala. (2) Ogho/Owo – (Ondo) – Ojugbelu … Read More

BRIEF HISTORY OF NUPE PEOPLE The Nupe traditionally called the Nupawa by the Hausas and Tapa by the Yorubas are an ethnic group native to the Middle Belt of Nigeria, … Read More

HISTORY OF OSHODI (Tapa) LAGOS. Chief Balogun Landuji Oshodi Tapa was an outstanding warrior and a statesman. During the reign of King Eshilokun, he immigrated to Lagos from Bida in … Read More

A BRIEF HISTORY OF OJUELEGBA Long time ago, before the presence of urbanization and the british bombardment of Lagos in 1851, the area known today as Ojuelegba was a forest … Read More

QUEEN LUWOO GBAGIDA; THE FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE OONI OF IFE Luwoo Gbagida is the only female Queen Ooni in the history of Ile-Ife. Ooni Luwo Gbagida became Ooni around … Read More

Ìjèbú Ode History Ìjèbú also known as Jebu or Geebu is a Yoruba kingdom in Nigeria. It was formed around the fifteenth century. According to legend, its ruling dynasty was … Read More

History Of Akinjole Ogiriniyan The Founder Of Ejigbo Land Ejigbo is a major Yoruba town in Osun State of Nigeria. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) to Oshogbo, the … Read More

Heroes Of Nigeria’s History ( Did you know the heroine of the TV show, ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’, was based upon Queen Amina of Zaria? If we do not tell our … Read More