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Battle of Otefan
The war that sent shockwaves into the heart of the old Sokoto caliphate was not Osogbo war of 1840. It was the Alaafin Oluewu's war of 1830.
This was not a war between Ilorin and Oyo...it was a war between Sokoto caliphate and Yorùbá nation

In coalition with Baribas. Most of the powerful Yorùbá warrior kings and Warlords that would later prove their legends were involved in this war.
The Phalanx a coalition of vast soliders under the commands of Alaafin Oluewu, prince Atiba of Ago Oja(who would

Later be the next king after Oluewu), Baale of Ogbomoso,Onikoyi Eleduwe(A king in one of the Bariba kingdoms)Jato(a general in the Borgu army whose earlier campaigns against the Futa jalon earned him a reputation).
Baale of Iseyin and Baale of Saki.

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27 Apr

The story of how Afonja lost Ilorin and its kingship to Fulani people.
Ilorin was founded by the Yorùbá people,it became the provincial military headquarters of the Oyo Empire (Oyo Ile).
At the period of the formation, Ilorin was controlled by

By Afonja,the sixth Are-Ona-Kakanfo or chief military leader and successor of Are-Ona Okay of jabata.
Afonja carried out military functions for then Aláàfin Aole,the son of Aláàfin Abiodun.

The picture below is the palace before Fulani Jamma takes over.

Aole resigned between 1789 and 1796. It was during this time that Shehu Alimi,a Fulani cleric arrived with some of his tribesmen were all welcomed and hosted by Afonja.
After a while, conflict broke out between Aláàfin Aole and Afonja

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26 Apr

The Eight most powerful women in Aláàfin of Oyo palace.
The old dynasty data back to the old Oyo Empire which recognizes Aláàfin as an emperor. There are powerful people within the Oyo kingdom who very few people know about. They are women who

Control the kingdom.
1)Iyamode: Iyamode is the only person in the world the Aláàfin is permitted to kneel down before. He kneels before no one else except Iyamode.
Iyamode occupies a role so highly deeply respected that the king call her 'Baba' (father).

Whenever the Aláàfin goes on his knees before this powerful woman,she returns the salutation by also going on her knees but never recline on her elbow while doing so as this is the custom of women in saluting their superiors. She is one of the most senior

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24 Apr

History of Iperu Remo.
Iperu or Iperu Akesan Baleoja is an Ijebu remo town in Ogun state,Iperu is a town near the Ibu river and it is the most populous town in Remo region of the Ikenne local government area.

There are several assertions as to the founding of Iperu,from all the historical assertions of the originality of Iperu,one can determine the one which is accurate.
The first assertions is that Iperu is an off shore of Ijebu Ode. Some historians claims that

Remo traditional towns was the Makun,Ogere, Peru and Ode Remo have their genealogical attachment to Ijebu Ode.
The second assertions is that the founder of Iperu was a woman in the name of Akesan. Akesan was a woman traceable to have migrated from Oyo Alaafin.

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