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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has presented a beaded crown to Oba Sharafadeen Babalola, the Onijagbo of Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Speaking at the ceremony held on Saturday on the premises of the Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo, Ooni said that the crown he presented to the town was from Ile Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba race.

Ooni, speaking in Yoruba, said, “The crown presented today to Oba Sharafadeen Babalola is from the Geisi Ruling House, Ile-Ife. It is the grace I enjoy, being the king. The crown will bring peace, harmony and tranquility to Ijagbo.

“The people of Ijagbo have already started to enjoy the crown and it has brought good things to the town because it is the crown that brought the nomination of your son, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), as a ministerial candidate to represent the people of Kwara State in the new cabinet. It has brought good tidings for the people.”

Oba Ogunwusi commended President Bola Tinubu for the ministerial nomination of Fagbemi, describing it as positive.

“He (Fagbemi) is a sound lawyer and a good material who will contribute to the development of the country,” Ooni said.

Oba Ogunwusi appealed to the people of Ijagbo to be united and the new monarch for the development of the town.

He prayed for Oba Babalola to enjoy good health, long life and a peaceful reign, like his immediate predecessor.

Oba Babalola, in his response, expressed appreciation to the Ooni for the beaded crown and for taking the time to present it personally, saying the love shown to the people portrayed him as a great leader.

The National President of Ijagbo Descendants Union, Chief Tunde Oyawoye, thanked the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, for the approval of the monarch and presentation of staff of office on June 17, 2023.

Present at the event were the Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr Kayode Alabi, who represented the governor; Alhaji Yusuf Ali (SAN); Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi; Olupo of Ajase, Oba Sharafadeen Atotoloye; Olojoku of Ojoku, Oba Razak Afolabi; Onipee of Ipee, Oba Adebayo Lawal; and Onira of Ira, Oba Oyewale Oyetoro, among other dignitaries.

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Ooni, speaking in Yoruba, said, “The crown presented today to Oba Sharafadeen Babalola is from the Geisi Ruling House, Ile-Ife. It is the grace I enjoy, being the king. The crown will bring peace, harmony and tranquility to Ijagbo.
Aaşe wa!

Congratulations Kabiyesi, congratulations to the kingdom of Ijagbo.

This is how most Yoruba Alaiyeluwa and royalty that was started by an Ile Ife Prince like the Yoruba Oba of Benin royalty in Benin etc, got their crown from Ile Ife. Check my signature for free stuffs!

The Kabiyesi will definitely report to the Emir of Ilorin.

Congratulations ,more to follow

FreeStuffsNG:
Congratulations Kabiyesi. This was how most Yoruba Alaiyeluwa got their crown.

There is a protest currently going on in IGR republic and OSUN :

Congratulations kabiyesi.

Meanwhile, we are anticipating the new Alaafin of Oyo

FreeStuffsNG:
Ooni, speaking in Yoruba, said, “The crown presented today to Oba Sharafadeen Babalola is from the Geisi Ruling House, Ile-Ife. It is the grace I enjoy, being the king. The crown will bring peace, harmony and tranquility to Ijagbo.
Aaşe wa!

Congratulations Kabiyesi, congratulations to the kingdom of Ijagbo. This is how most Yoruba Alaiyeluwa and royalty that was started by an Ile Ife Prince like the Yoruba Oba of Benin royalty in Benin etc, got their crown from Ile Ife.

The way you guys are obsessed with Benin is incredible, what in hell links Benin to this event, yet you had to mention the Oba of Benin whose title your monarchs keep using fraudulently as if they have forgotten their own titles. You clearly lack understanding of history and seem to believe the current political structure in the land mass of Nigeria has always been in place.
Let me open your eyes a little, here is a Precolonial map of Africa, locate Benin on it, and look for Ife on it. That will tell you the difference in importance between Benin empire and Ife village !
Do you know how insulting it is to say that the king of a large sovereign country got his crown from a village head called Oni of Ife ?

Most of you guys don't understand that Benin Kingdom/empire was a country ! An independent country until it lost a war to the UK! What exactly was Ife if not a village !

Stoplying:
https://uniquemaps.eu/products/rare-old-map-of-africa-1747-by-emanuel-bowen-pre-colonial-handcoloured-slave-trade-negroland-ethiopia-barbary-nubia

Stoplying:

The way you guys are obsessed with Benin is incredible, what in hell links Benin to this event, yet you had to mention the Oba of Benin whose title your monarchs keep using fraudulently as if they gave forgotten their titles. You clearly lack understanding of history and seem to believe the current political structure in the land mass of Nigeria has always been in place.
Let me open your eyes a little, here is a Precolonial map of Africa, locate Benin on it, and look for Ife on it. That will tell you the difference in importance between Benin empire and Ife village !
Do you know how insulting it is to say that the king of a large sovereign country got his crown from a village head called Oni of Ife ?

Most of you guys don't understand that Benin Kingdom/empire was a country ! Ab independent country until it lost a war to the UK! What exactly was Ife if not a village !

None of your kings since Eweka I, the son of Oranmiyan ever denied their Ife origin.

The current British monarchy came from "inconsequential" Germans.
I have never met a British who feel inferior for having a foreign king.
As majestic as Chinese civilisation was, they had mongol emperors.
China didn't have to invent dumb stories to hide that fact.
The popes with zero army in the centuries past were installing powerful kings in Europe.

BTW, there are many precolonial maps, it is dumb to ignore others and choose one that
suits your narrative.

Nobody is denying what Benin empire achieved but fact is fact!

Dotherightthing:
Where are piiiggs

Watch them grunt in wild ecstasy

we are talking about ilorin ewu,

The Yorubas in Kwara are forging alliances with their ancestry.

Now that Jagaban is there, let them have a go at their autonomy from the caliphate and flourish like other Western states.

Long Live The King.

May the crown bring peace, harmony and tranquility to Ijagbo people and Nigeria at large.

A better Nigeria all around is all we want at MANNA.

God bless Kwara State.

God bless Nigeria. 🇳🇬

As long as it is not in Ilorin, no problem. Instead of this Hor*ny of Ife to provide palliatives for his Osun IDPs who are protesting, he is presenting crown to another useless monarch who has no purpose in modern society. Monarchs everywhere, purpose = nothing.

The world gives you so much pain and here you are making gold out of it — there is nothing purer than that.

Nice, after being vetted by a Fulani emir!

Now I know why these Benin people hate Yoruba for no reason. Their oba is a Yoruba man of yoruba ancestry They have forgotten their yoruba fathers and ed human eaters to hate on Yoruba people

Stoplying:

The way you guys are obsessed with Benin is incredible, what in hell links Benin to this event, yet you had to mention the Oba of Benin whose title your monarchs keep using fraudulently as if they have forgotten their own titles. You clearly lack understanding of history and seem to believe the current political structure in the land mass of Nigeria has always been in place.
Let me open your eyes a little, here is a Precolonial map of Africa, locate Benin on it, and look for Ife on it. That will tell you the difference in importance between Benin empire and Ife village !
Do you know how insulting it is to say that the king of a large sovereign country got his crown from a village head called Oni of Ife ?

Most of you guys don't understand that Benin Kingdom/empire was a country ! Ab independent country until it lost a war to the UK! What exactly was Ife if not a village !

° [b]Brodaman, Ọba nki ọ
May his time be long and filled with joy and enjoyment for all.
Ile-Ife may not have expanded its empire because the whole yoruba land knows that's their cradle doesn't mean they are small. You can't be colonizing, fighting and claiming your neighbours and expect them to call you their supreme leader, treaty go fail one day na only supreme they ever regain him respect. The whole yoruba land knows and respect him even the great oyo empire knows he is the supreme leader of yoruba race, even traces enter Benin whether you believe it or not.
Africans were fighting, enslaving themselves before the colonial masters came, oh yes it is still happening, stealing our money, it won't end why "we love division instead of diversity"
Our religion, tribes, language should bring diversity not division.
Imagine make jollof rice dey claim king for party, but nobody wants to be served jollof without meat for party. We all need to work together. If Ile-Ife dey Benin, fine, if he no dey, fine, he get reason why person whey suppose this history down no am °
***Jarchi***


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Hope he won't still bow to the Fulani King

Historically we were taught in elementary school that the ooni of Ife throne is the greatest traditional kingship stool in Yoruba land, so I'm not surprised

We were also told the oba (which means king in Yoruba dialect) of Benin was a direct offspring of yoruba's father oduduwa

Na different things we dey see for internet nowadays cox there was no documentation in the olden days

He'll still bow to his Fulani Emir. He is nothing but a glorified house boy to the Fulani Emir

Horni of ife that doesn't respect himself. Always behaving like a child.
Imagine rising to shake hands with Pete edoche. Common Nollywood actor for that matter.
Shame on ooni abi na horni.

Nice one... Awesome to see the Culture and Heritage preserved.

ivolt:

None of your kings since Eweka I, the son of Oranmiyan ever denied their Ife origin.

The current British monarchy came from "inconsequential" Germans.
The pope with zero army in the year past were installing powerful kings in Europe.

BTW, there are many precolonial maps, it is dumb to ignore others and choose one that
suits your narrative.

Dude, do you realise that you are spewing nonesense?
Oranmiyan is not a person who actually existed, that is just a fairytale! How old are you ?
The thing with Europeans is that they actually have PROOF ! Europeans have eyewitness written documents to claim the links between their monarchies. You have no eyewitness written document ! Just so you know, the tradition of naming our monarchs by putting a number after their name came directly from the British ! There is no Eweka 1 !
Your lack of knowledge is huge!
You are stvpid that you claim a village head gave an emperor his crown !

Cold

Instead of them to engage in an intelligent discussion, using facts, history and legend, they have result to insult.

ideynl1:
The Kabiyesi will definitely report to the Emir of Ilorin.

That is my confusion, since the crown was presented by ooni!

AwokenVawulence:


They are protest currently going on in IGR republic and OSUN :

And sit at home is going on in we develop Lagos gang people’s region

Children of hate and sit-at-home are pained.

Chai..

Is the Oba above or under Emir?

Kwara people have lost it to a great extent.

Ijagbo, I'm a tourist o.

God bless Ijagbo Land.