₦airaland Forum

It was a day of cultural pride and royal splendor at the Palace of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, as Alhaji Yakubu Olayiwola Gobir was officially turbaned as the 10th Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin Emirate.

The Emir, while performing the turbaning ceremony on Friday, February 21, 2025, urged the new titleholder to uphold the virtues of selflessness, integrity, and community service that earned him the prestigious title.

Speaking at the event, the Emir of Ilorin described Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, who also holds the title of Madawaki of Ilorin, as a man dedicated to the welfare of his people.

“Alhaji Yakubu Gobir is a true son of Ilorin, and I am proud of him. He has consistently demonstrated a commitment to community development and the upliftment of the less privileged. With this new role, you must unite the Gobir clan and continue to promote the rich cultural heritage of this Emirate. May Almighty Allah guide you aright.”

Dignitaries Celebrate New Sarkin Gobir

Among the prominent figures who graced the occasion was Prof. Hon. Ali Ahmad (SAN), former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and former House of Representatives member, who described the newly turbaned Sarkin Gobir as a distinguished cultural leader and devout Muslim.

“He deserves this honor due to his proven pedigree, character, and hard work. Now, with both a traditional and honorary title, I congratulate him on this milestone,” he remarked.

The turbaning ceremony attracted several dignitaries from within and beyond Kwara State, including Hon. Moshood Mustapha (Wakilin Ngeri), Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq (elder brother of the Kwara State Governor and Mutawali Ngeri of Ilorin), Alhaji Abubakar Sulu-Gambari (Chiroma of Ilorin), Senator Abdullahi Gobir (Sokoto State), Alhaji Abdulkadir Attahiru Adamu Manko (Chairman, HAM Foundation), Professor Aisha Gobir, Professor Olaolu Ali (SAN), Hon. Ganiyu Cook Olododo (Mai Gaskiya Ilorin), Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu (Kwara State Commissioner for Education), Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim (Sarkin Hausawa of Kwara State), Alhaji Lukman Mustapha (Chairman, Board of Directors, Sobi FM), Professor Suleiman Abubakar Amana, and Alhaji Tajudeen AbdulKadir (The Makama of Lafiaji), among others.

Royal Procession Marks Historic Occasion

Following the turbaning ceremony, Alhaji Yakubu Gobir rode on horseback in a grand procession to the Emir’s Palace, accompanied by a large crowd of well-wishers. The colorful display of Ilorin’s rich cultural heritage reaffirmed the deep-rooted traditions of the emirate.

Later in the day, a prayer session was organized in honor of the new Sarkin Gobir at his family compound. The prayer service was led by the Chief Imam of Gambari, Sheikh Suleiman AbdulAzeez, who prayed for wisdom, strength, and divine guidance for the new traditional leader as he assumes his new role.

The event further cements Alhaji Yakubu Gobir’s status as a key figure in Ilorin’s traditional leadership, tasked with the responsibility of fostering unity within the Gobir clan and advancing the Emirate’s cultural legacy.

Jonathan:
Ilorin people
ỌMỌ TẸ KPA NKỌ?

Where is alfa Abdul ramon?

And who told u the man on question is an Alfa?

An emir in a Yoruba land

rummmy:
An emir in a Yoruba land

Yes, l think he's the Saiki of Hausa/Fulanis' In Kwara State just like you have the Oba of Yorubas' in some northern states and Eze ndi lgbos' outside lgbo lands.

Callmedondee:
And who told u the man on question is an Alfa?

now, the guy no be Alfa.


Ilorin people, omo te pa nko?.

Koni da fuyin if you people delay justice

[quote author=Hezzyluv post=134246096]Yes, l think he's the Saiki of Hausa/Fulanis' In Kwara State just like you have the Oba of Yorubas' in some northern states and Eze ndi lgbos' outside lgbo lands.[/quozrte]EMIR of ilorin..is different from what you are saying

rummmy:
An emir in a Yoruba land

Yes. Northerner rule over Ilorin people.
Very soon it will be extended to other parts of West.

Hezzyluv:
Yes, l think he's the Saiki of Hausa/Fulanis' In Kwara State just like you have the Oba of Yorubas' in some northern states and Eze ndi lgbos' outside lgbo lands.

You must be silly if you didn’t see where they went to the palace of the Emir of illorin to crown him
There are no Obas in illorin,Only Emirs

It should be basorun not sarkin
Ilorin is Yorubaland
This aberration needs to stop

shortIGBOman:
Yes. Northerner rule over Ilorin people.
Very soon it will be extended to other parts of West.

Just because Peter Obi came third in the last elections, it is well.

Happy birthday to him

Is this Religion or Tribal?

I am proud to be an indigene of Ilorin

We have ye highest number of professors living in the state

We have the highest number of Muslim clerics in the country

Ilorin still belongs to Yoruba despite as some people might have opposed.

Yoruba tribe still makes 70 percent of the tribes in the state

And the most intriguing part is that all these Fulani defendants and other tribes in the state only speaks Yoruba as their languages and don't even sound Fulani at all

Ilorin ni mi anywhere and any day

👋

This is furtherance of the Jihadists enslavement of the aboriginal Yoruba people. They have subjugated them, enslaved them and annihilated them using Islam. Yorubas who owned the land before Afonj.a betrayer sold his people to the invading Jihadists from Futa Jalon.

Islam, religion of Piss indeed.

Ojuntana:
It should be basorun not sarkin
Ilorin is Yorubaland
This aberration needs to stop

Oyo got back Ilorin from the jihadists, then came Britain that foisted the offsprings of the jihadists on Ilorin - the West.

Kwara the conquered Yoruba state, by the Fulanis 🤣

Greenlandz:
I am proud to be an indigene of Ilorin

We have ye highest number of professors living in the state

We have the highest number of Muslim clerics in the country

Ilorin still belongs to Yoruba despite as some people might have opposed.

Yoruba tribe still makes 70 percent of the tribes in the state

Ilorin ni mi anywhere and any day

👋

Omo Eru

Ilorin captured, Ibadan next.

Ojuntana:
It should be basorun not sarkin
Ilorin is Yorubaland
This aberration needs to stop

Oga it belongs to the Fulanis now

agadez007:
You must be silly if you didn’t see where they went to the palace of the Emir of illorin to crown him
There are no Obas in illorin,Only Emirs

Ilorin is just a capital city in kwara.

There are oba in other town and city in kwara.

Hezzyluv:
Yes, l think he's the Sarki of Hausa/Fulanis' In Kwara State just like you have the Oba of Yorubas' in some northern states and Eze ndi lgbos' outside lgbo lands.

What's the Olayiwola doing there?

long live the caliphate

Kwara Emirates
🤣🤣🤣🤣

The legacy of Dan Fodio and Alimi lives on forever

Jonathan:
Ilorin people
ỌMỌ TẸ KPA NKỌ?

Where is alfa Abdul ramon?

Dont mind them. Ilorin agog turbaning another evil cannage.


Just look at his face like Turji Bello. They are turbaning you and you look angry, frustrated like a potential terrorist. No joy in his face. Nonsense!!!

Greenlandz:
I am proud to be an indigene of Ilorin
We have ye highest number of professors living in the state
We have the highest number of Muslim clerics in the country
👋

...yet the most poverty stricken state. Ilorin that looks like a 1957 village in West Africa.

There is nothing to be proud about Kwara State. A state that have been in existence almost half a century but is not developed, except for religious fanatics and extremists, killing and maiming other people practicing their own religion.

Shame on you.

Emir as how? Kwara state has been captured...

Callmedondee:
And who told u the man on question is an Alfa?

Don't even try to defend your people abeg
I was birn in ilorin
Used almost 3decades in that city
I know what's up
It something u people do
Why una come dey pretend like its new
Because dem do am to one of una daughters
Naso una voice out when dem do am for that nurse for Adewole, no be break una go

Ilorin,a conquered territory forever