In kola ogunmola greatest fame, however, came from omuti apa kini performed 1963, a dramatic adaptation in the yoruba language of amos tutuolas wellknown novel the palmwine drunkard. Xxxiv a sketch of yoruba grammar in taking up a yoruba book one is forcibly struck by the difference in. Sikiru adesina, fatai adetayo, lere paimo, adedeji aderemi, monsuru obadina, and many mo. Samuel johnson 18461901 was an anglican minister and historian renowned for his magisterial history of the yoruba people. A study of the igboho period in oyo history volume 6. Ibadan was and is still the leader of all towns and villages in yoruba. Ifa is just history book, because they had no books so they were smart to code their history and teach their children their history. History books, written by both indigenous and foreign historians, are filled with the legendary acts of the likes of lagelu, iba oluyole and bashorun ogunmola, but, that was ancient history. But there is no proof whatever of this assertion, especially as there was no occasion for any such thing. Ogunmola bashorun ibadan ogunmola bashorun ibadan this is a free film to watch. Agikuyu heritage library of african peoples east africa kabira, wanjiku mukabi on. And again ogunmgla the author of the treaty of friendship and alliance was not the man to utter such a threat, which he certainly was not in a position to carry out, being a subordinate officer.
The original history of ibadan city of brown roofs. What befell owu was the same thing that happened to ijaye under kurunmi who was the aare ona kakanfo army chief of oyo. For instance, oba akanbi entered the history book when he embarked on the. Bashorun oluyole held this title since 1850 before bashorun ogunmola took over and reigned between 1865 and 1867. Now that we are back, it is time to bring you another of ibadans iconic leaders.
That was the title of the legendarybashorun oluyole who was the paramount chief of ibadan in 1850. Olubadan installed moshood kashimawo olawale abiola as the bashorun of ibadan. Baale ibikunle 1864 he was to be installed but died before ascending the throne bashorun ogunmola 18651867. Professor yemi osinbajo was then a special assistant to the attorney general of the federation. Unauthorized use or duplication of our contents without express and written permission from us is strictly prohibited. History has it that gaa had the power to change from humanbeing to any wild animal of his choice. As we have learnt in the first part of the series, oluyole was an ambitious man.
Cambridge core institutional access books catalogue individuals. However, receiving the second title was not smooth as the ashipa oyo, amuda olorunosebi was not happy. Yoruba warfare master spin doctor show us the evidence of the bolded. Atqnews aviation news, hotel news, hospitality news.
Bashorun of ibadan was a prestigious title befitting of a distinguished personality and mko was just the peerfect person for this. Ibadan was founded in the 16th century, but the present yoruba people only took control around 1820. People have been waiting for this film to come online and here its is brought to by okin partners. Proudly yoruba a brief history of bashorun gaa a good. Balogun ali iwo also went from iwo to be king in ibadan. Ogunmola bashorun ibadan yoruba nigerian nollywood movie. In the days of constant wars among the kingdoms of the yoruba, a warrior hero called ogedengbe lived in the city of ilesha. We estimate that there are at least 3100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0. That was the year oba yesufu oloyede asanike, olubadan of ibadan made history.
The egbas, the owus, and the dahomeans african history rasta. Aare ona kakanfo was a title given to the generalissimo, the war general during the old oyo empire. History books, written by both indigenous and foreign historians are filled with the legendary acts of the likes of lagelu, iba oluyole and bashorun ogunmola, but, that was ancient history. The history of ibadan was traced to the reign of the great old oyo empire oyoile. We apologize for not being able to bring it to you last week. Before he the emir was killed, my father was sent to bashorun ogunmolas house in ibadan at a tender age to go and learn the rudiments on how. Olubadan news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message. The story of a president nigeria never had mko abiola. Hello folks thanks for joining us again in our ibadan leaders series. Crime, history, efunsetan aniwura, bashorun gaa, aareago ogunrinde aje. Bashorun gaa in 17th century, aareago ogunrinde aje in earliest 18th century and efunsetan aniwura in mid 18th century. The yoruba kiriji wars 1877 1893 politics 4 nigeria. A monarch and his many controversies punch newspapers. Part 1 will be on his personal life and early influences, part 2 will be for the wars and rebellions during his leadership and part 3 will be his influence on the ibadan city state.
A vivid appraisal of egba ado military confrontations was captured by ajisafe, a foremost egba historian in his book titled the history of abeokuta 1924. Born in freetown in sierra leone and educated by the church missionary society, johnson was sent with his family to idaban in nigeria in 1857. He tried to undermine the power of the alafin, but met his waterloo in the hands of ibadan warriors led by bashorun ogunmola. It was also the title of bashorun ogunmola who reigned between 1865 and 1867.
It was recorded that the alaafin king of the oyo empire ordered lagelu who was then the commander of armed forces areonakakanfo in oyo, and some of his best men in oyo, ilesa and ogbomosho to build a war camp for warriors coming from ijebu, ife and egba kingdoms. Basorun ogunmola of ibadan led ibadan army that defeated kurumi of ijaiye the aare ona kakanfoof yorubabasorun ogunmola. F odunjos alawiye kunrunmi detests rivalry and he is megalomaniac in nature. Hello,thanks for joining us once again on ibadan insider history. Lord of ibadan is the royal title of the king of ibadanland in nigeria. He was ordained in 1880 and by 1897 had finished the manuscript for the history of the yorubas. No story of oyoile would be complete without a mention of his name. I stumbled into journalism ajibade leadership newspaper. The significance of our history, how the alafin of oyo and mko abiola overcome through the help of chief afe babalola. Bashorun gaa in 17th century, aareago ogunrinde aje in earliest. Bashorun gaa was instrumental to the military conquests during his time as a prime minister. The untold story of how mko abiola was nearly prevented from becoming the. Also, the alaafin of oyo, oba lamidi adeyemi, installed him the aare ona kakanfo.
Ogunmola became bashorun prime minister of ibadan in the 19th century. The untold story of how mko abiola was nearly prevented. The leader we are talking about today is oluyole and. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. How mko abiola was nearly prevented from becoming the aare. Ogedengbe ruled firmly in ilesha, and in other kingdoms he was feared and respected, for it was said that once he had undertaken war against an enemy he would not relent or turn back until his work was finished. That tinubu is a political field marshal of our era is an incontrovertible fact, that he knows how to play the game very well, so much that one would think he authored the famous book 48 laws of power is an understatement, that he enjoys all that come with fame, power and influence is to say the least. Today we continue our series on bashorun oluyole and we look at the wars and rebellions that took under during his rule. Oba yesufu oloyede asanike, olubadan made him the bashorun of the ancient city. Professor akinjogbin wars in yorubaland, 1793 1893. Oluwo lacks understanding of ibadan history, says ccii. Falola quoted copiously from under the brown roofs where the author brought in how.
Ibadan was and is still the leader of all towns and villages in yoruba land. Ijaye was destroyed and many of them found their way to abeokuta like the owus. The history of the yorubas by samuel johnson an oyo man so it is a bit oyocentric but overall an excellent book. Prominent among them were bashorun ogunmola and the three elepos. The name ogunmola is ranked on the 50,232nd position of the most used names.
Bashorun of ibadan was a prestigious title befitting of a distinguished personality and mko was just the perfect person for this. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full credit is given to oldnaija which must include appropriate and specific backlink to the original content on our website. Yoruba warfare master spin doctor show us the evidence. That was the title of the legendary bashorun oluyole who was the paramount chief of ibadan in 1850. He wrote on the first egbaado war that in 1845 the egba people failing to capture ado returned home. He was the balogun of ibadan land during the reign of bashorun ogunmola. Samuel john in his book, the history of the yoruba, pointed out that the agreement of august 15, 1893 on. There is nothing done in ibadan that has no reason.
Bashorun ogunmola went from feesu here in iwo to ibadan. Agikuyu heritage library of african peoples east africa. Yoruba history abounds in heroes venturing to other lands, proving their mettle, and becoming leaders of those lands. The statue of olubadan of ibadan land, bashorun ogunmola ruled from 1865 to 1867. He developed yoruba culture, especially folk opera drama that combines christian themes with traditional yoruba folklore, music and dancing, and music popular in urban culture into a serious theatre form through his work with his ogunmola travelling theatre founded c. Unlike ogunmola who has penchant for rewarding bravery and usually promote and support emerging warlords we all remember the story of bashorun ogunmola and bioran in j.
Ibadan insider history will go into what made oluyole such an icon. Sikiru adesina, fatai adetayo, lere paimo, adedeji aderemi. Ooni of ife rewrites history book with surprise visit to alaafin of oyo photos baale oluyedun. The three personalities mentioned above in the history of yoruba race will be examined. Introduction history is an important tool of passing on events from generation to generation. If the coming generation is not aware of story, they must be familiar with history kept intact for them by the preceding generation.