₦airaland Forum

forgiveness:
The movies should be centered on the purpose of the war which was the unification of all Yoruba tribes on the part of Oyo through proxy of Ibadan while it is emancipation from slavery on the part of Ekiti parapo.

Ibadan and Oyo want to enslave other parts of Yorubaland forcefully. That was a wrong notion though it would have been good if all tribes are peaceful united under an agreed terms where all will be free.

What actually motivated Ibadan into unification was because of a prophecy from one diviner that said if Yorubaland is not United, a white skinned people will rule them.

The prophecy actually came to pass.

Praxis758:
Who will act the character of the lanky Ogedengbe?

A short man must act the role of Fabunmi Okemesi.

Someone cruel must act the role of Aare Latosha

chopnaira:
Ogedengbe wasn't lanky though.

Caption: Ogedengbe of Ilesha, recently arrested by Captain Bower.

Richcreed:
He resembles Lalude.

johnog4sure:
My grand dads name is Ogedengbe is my ancestors Yoruba or Edo or Ebira?

johnog4sure:
My grand dads name is Ogedengbe is my ancestors Yoruba or Edo or Ebira?

chopnaira:
Yes. So much
And lalude can act a Balogun or OloriOgun very well.

chopnaira:
Yes it came to pass. The moment Ibadan was weakened, the British were able to penetrate the Yoruba hinterlands. The Ijebus also losts their status of being the middle man between the British and the Yoruba hinterlands. This status had made them very wealthy; hence' the saying "Kekere ijebu owo ni, agba ijebu owo ni".

The British now finished off and conquered a weakened Ijebu too in the British-Ijebu war (1892)

which came after Kiriji. A united Yorubaland would have been too much for them. Lagos was the first to be captured in 1852.

The British now controlled the trades of palm oil, cocoa and other cash crops themselves to ship to England and other British colonies.

lakesidepapa:
Ogedengbe is a yoruba descendant name.. Any family from Yoruba can bear it

forgiveness:
Yes, he was an albino but powerful. That film suppose get part 1 to 10 because matter long.

johnog4sure:
Tor but my dad no gree oh, he said he is Ebira all my siblings bears yoruba names na only me get english church name

Risingblue008:
Gbati-gbati film

Judolisco:
Good... D story is still recent and fresh... D Yoruba movie industry is booming and raking up millions of dollars... D busuru wey dey below me dey wail.... Ekun egbere

Risingblue008:
Gbati-gbati film

Goodvibes007:
You could have Yoruba DNA flowing through you maternally/paternally, but now Ebira paternally. There are several Yoruba towns in Kogi state, many if not all of them, fought on the side of the Ekiti/Ijesha during the war.

chopnaira:
Yes it came to pass. The moment Ibadan was weakened, the British were able to penetrate the Yoruba hinterlands. The Ijebus also losts their status of being the middle man between the British and the Yoruba hinterlands. This status had made them very wealthy; hence' the saying "Kekere ijebu owo ni, agba ijebu owo ni".

The British now finished off and conquered a weakened Ijebu too in the British-Ijebu war (1892)

which came after Kiriji. A united Yorubaland would have been too much for them. Lagos was the first to be captured in 1852.

The British now controlled the trades of palm oil, cocoa and other cash crops themselves to ship to England and other British colonies.

johnog4sure:
Tor but my dad no gree oh, he said he is Ebira all my siblings bears yoruba names na only me get english church name

TossTos:
Infact , I am so very much excited over this Lateef moves lately, greater height for him ..
Iya Peju himself ..
One of the reason is good to have a supportive woman by you .. everywhere they go..

C'mon , Lady , your contributions is needed . Hopefully, we make a great team..

Konquest:
That's impressive... Lateef Adedimeji and his spouse are involved in this.

The 98-year-old legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola's biological daughter, Bolanle Austen-Peters who is a lawyer is the founder of the famous TerraCulture on Victoria Island (and she's also an A-list movie producer with very good story lines of international standards). Her advice or input in the movie would be great since she's paternally of Ekiti descent.

The Ekiti Parapo War is one of the fascinating histories I've ever read about the military wars that took place in Yorubaland in the 1800s. The Ekiti Parapo Union was originally founded on Eko Island (Lagos Island) back in the late 1800s to purchase modern weapons from Lagos to prosecute the Ekiti Parapo War. So, the Ekitis who lived in Eko purchased these weapons and moved them to Ekiti. The Ekitis also manufactured gun powder and other military equipment to complement what they had to prosecute the war.

A lot of historical lessons from the 1800s must be learned by all to ensure that these errors of the past are NOT repeated. NOBODY should seek to dominate others. The Ekitis and their next door cousins the Ijesas had had enough of the dictatorship of some Ibadan military and political agents sent to Ekiti and this triggered the revolt.

Historically, the Ekiti Parapo War (otherwise known as the Kiriji War because of the sound the Ekiti canons made when fired) went on for 16 years due to Ibadan imperialism in Ijeshaland and Ekitiland. The famous Ijesha General Ogedemgbe Agbogunboro (who had served in the Ibadan army) was one of the military leaders of the revolt from Ijesa and Ekiti areas which had come under Ibadan Empire rule. A lot of Yoruba missionaries such as the Anglican Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther was on of the Yoruba returnees from Sierra Leone who had to intervene to bring about peace with British assistance.

Alsenora:
Samuel Johnson in his book, The History of The Yorubas, also gave a vivid description of the war and the historic signing of Peace Treaty in Imesi Ile, ending the war...

Konquest:
@Alsenora

[b]Thanks for emphasizing on Samuel Johnson's iconic book, "The History of the Yorubas" first published in London. Did you know that Samuel Johnson and Ajayi Crowther (his mother was from the Yoruba kingdom of Ketu in Benin Republic) are both cousins and direct royal descendants of Alaafin Abiodun, the Emperor of the Oyo Empire who reigned in the 1700s? Unfortunately, Samuel Johnson and Ajayi Crowther they were affected by the slave trade BUT providence beaconed as the British Navy Squadrons intercepted the slave ships headed for the Americas at different times and liberated the captives on board in Sierra Leone.

A lot of Yoruba royal family members from different kingdoms fell victim to the slave trade to such an extent that one of Alaafin Abiodun's biological sons was taken as a captive to Bahia in Brazil, where he got married to a Yoruba woman he met who gave birth to their famous son in Brazil named Dom Oba II. So, Alaafin Abiodun's grandson named Cândido da Fonseca Galvin (under the title of Dom Oba II), was a military officer, nobleman and an important South American abolitionist during the rule of Pedro II of Brazil.

So, the "History of West Africa" was my FIRST source of information on the Ekiti-Parapo War. Samuel Johnson's book "The History of the Yoruba" became the SECOND major book that I read decades back which detailed the Kiriji War events of 1877 to 1893! I then gravitated towards other archival materials as well. Sir Allan Burns who was the British Colonial Governor General of Nigeria and the Gold Coast too mentioned the war in his iconic book, the "History of Nigeria."

Just like you said, the book was vivid and it evoked all kinds of emotions in me, (from shock, to anger, to a state of being sober). The internecine wars of the 1800s that led to major population shifts in Yorubaland as a result of the faltering Oyo Empire must NEVER be repeated and effective communication would have prevented those wars. With the internal civil wars, it made it easy for external aggressors from other lands to attack outlying Yoruba communities in Nigeria and Benin Republic. With modern tools of effective communication such as video conferencing, mobile phones, and the use of effective negotiation strategies, the Yorubas must never allow what happened in the 1800s to get repeated. The Kiriji War and other wars of the 1800s were major tectonic shifts in Yorubaland.

forgiveness:
Yes, he was an albino but powerful. That film suppose get part 1 to 10 because matter long.

Goodlady:
Them don abuse you finish. Domeone said you were wailing when asked an interpreter. See above.