Hello beautiful people, Since after the lock down was eased. I have been doing some wakawaka. So I found my way to Osun State. The place where the yoruba race started. As a lover of history, I decided to trace the story of these beautiful people.

Osun State is located in South west and shares a border with Oyo, Ogun and Ondo State.
Yoruba's believed that Oduduwa is the progenitor of the Yoruba race which makes it easy to trace their origin. This is a folklore that is shared by every Yoruba states.

They believed Ile Ife was where everything started from. Ile Ife is an ancient city and it is believed to be the cradle of Yoruba civilisation. So on getting to Ife, I headed straight to the Palace of the Ooni of Ife and what I saw was really incredible. It can be rated as one of the most beautiful palaces in Nigeria.

The palace has three courts, the Emese Court, the Council of Elders Court and the Supreme Court. The Emese Court is handled by the Emese who are a version of the British Royal Guards. They are in charge of simple matters , The council of elders handle some bigger issue while the Supreme Court is headed by the King

Picture below is the Eruwa Square, it is located opposite the Ooni of Ife palace

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Opposite the Palace is the Enuwa Square, once you see this place you know you are about to Enter the Royal palace

Enuwa Square has the statue of Oduduwa, the Progenitor of the Yoruba race. This place is dedicated to him.

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Seen, visit the Forbidden palace next

Rich cultural heritage. Kudos travelwaka.

1. The council of Elders place and the front view of the palace

I must admit The Yorubas have a rich history, beautiful tradition and a great story. I got to learn how the Ile Ife, Oyo, Benin Kingdom and other parts of the yoruba land became one

Forget nothing dey inspiring about this place all ile ife road they bad I see this man convoy they dodge potholes I shame for him matter as a king .. He is just a greedy king that cares about his business only ... shey Na palace we won chop ni ..

1. The palace has a Police posts
They said this hall is the first Hall in Yoruba Kingdom and the Hall has the statue of Obalugbon. One of the strongest Kings in Ile Ife.

View of the Palace

The door of the first hall is said to several hundred years old and it is still standing, it also has a burial ground for some of the Past Kings. Back in the days, No one knows where the Kings of Ife were buried. Because they were seen as gods. Over the years, due to civilization some of the old Kings are now buried in the Palace

The Oba of Ife is the top in Hierachi in Yorubaland. according to Legend. One of his sons known as Oranmiyan, was sent to Igodogogo (Now Benin KIngdom) , he conquered the Kingdom and He became the first King of Benin. According to history, he was having issues with the people of Benin because they didn't like his style of rulership. So he made his son Eweka the ruler and left Benin for good.

On leaving Benin he settled at Oyo with his men, he became the first King of Oyo. He was a great warrior and he fought all through the South West all the way to Benin Republic , This is one of the reasons why Oyo Empire is so feared. Then after conquering all the major cities, he felt the need to go back home. He returned to Ile Ife with his army and he unseat the ruling King in a very peaceful manner. He told him he is back to take his fathers throne and he would appreciate if he moves elsewhere. LOL . The King had to move because Oranmiyan was a great warrior

Unfortunately, as at the time of the visit, the King was not around. It would have been a lovely experience to pay the King a visit and maybe share some amazing images from his Royal throne.

Lalasticlala lets explore the Palace of the Ooni of Ife together

Beautiful

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Although accient but some parts looks kinda filthy,
God bless Yoruba land, God bless Òoduans, awa omo Òodua, Òodua agbe wa o Asé.

Beautiful

Don’t allow someone to treat you poorly just because you love them.

Very beautiful

Most respected King in Africa, we can also call him the King of Africa. i see civilisation + Heritage working hand in hand.
YORUBA LAGBA

Looks primitive tho

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Palace of the oni of ife, ojaja the second! One of the few King that have my respect. Unlike some agberos pareading them selves as king

Poor

Looks like European architecture surrounded with brown roof houses

Average looking.......to Igbos's!

"The Ooni of Ife, lives in his palace, at Ile-Ife -- the home of the Yoruba people..."

Was taught this in Primary Two (or was it Three?) some two decades ago.

Many years after I'm getting to see live pictures on Nairaland.

I have a dream for Nigeria, of a truly advanced nation where pupils learn in AI-enabled classrooms replete with modern gadgets and accessories that'll make a deeper impression for learning than mere words would.

I know of childhood colleagues who are dropouts today, and doing very badly. Who dropped out because the learning process was both rigorous and confusing. Who could have been far better today had they been instructed with audiovisual aids that provided more vivid impressions.
Even those of us who came out tops, na luck, grace and wholesale memorisation help us scale through some obstacles.

I love African Art and I'm impressed with the few I've seen here.

Viva Africa!
We go make am!

Greatest king In Africa

nothing special here.

abeg dat king wey den tif his staff, he still dey alive ?