₦airaland Forum

Aprocco:
Go and check the map of Oyo empire, it's well documented and in libraries around the world. Even by latitudes and longitudinal dimensions.

Back to Alaafin's question, "where did Ooni derive authority to confer titles in Yorubaland in 2025? Where was that authority before now? Which of his father's ever exercised same?"

LeeSmart:
I don't even know who has the higher power amongst these two monarchs. Someone should plss tell me who's more powerful.

BlackViper:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/48-hours-my-foot-ooni-of-ifes-spokesperson-reacts-to-alaafins-threat/

forgiveness:
Thank you for this. Everyone must respect their boundaries. If there's any issue, they can call themselves on phone to express their thought.

I will suggest they have a forum where they can elect a leader among themselves via election. Anyone elected must get the consent of all the other traditional rulers before conferring a Yorubaland title on anybody.

Besides, to discuss pressing issues facing the race. There many issues that needed urgent attention than this unnecessary ruckus.

foleskay:
Wat are u saying. Ooni has crowned the man okanlomo title 5 years ago during the reign of Lamidi. There was no rancour then. How come it's the time of Akeem the matter is coming up again. That's to tell u,Akeem is a troublesome king and an usurper too

grandstar:
The Alaafin is quite young. The Ooni might view him as a small boy.

I also sense money was involved in the conferment of the title, and might have made the Ooni act the way he did.

Walai:
Everyone here know the role they played during Ohanaeze Igbo presidential general election vis-à-vis Ikwrerre Igbo slot involved.
My Yoruba friend keep urging me to ignore the online misguided touts claiming Yoruba but I have tried to let him understand the damage they are doing to the much respected omoluabis. They should sit up before this few miscreants spoil their name completely.

bennybuhari:
Oyo empire is the headquarters of Yoruba race. This is a sacred fact

Hienna1:
Do you also read that the ife kingdom also pays tithe to the Alaafin... There are other kindgom too like the Awujale of Ijebu, alake of ake, soun of ogbomoso and others too..

Just saying you know.. the one we read in history.. the Oyo controls all activities including slave trade, military control, etc..

AyeMoJuba:
If you are a Yoruba, then, you are a disappointment because you don't know your history at all

Ile Ife is like the house of a man who fathered so many children and they all went out to become kings in their different domains
Yes, Oyo was an empire that covers the whole of Yoruba land within Nigeria and beyond but does that remove the fact that Oranmiyan, the first Alaafin of Oyo came from Ile Ife his fathers house?

Now, the man who heads that house is his father...can a man grow big and say his father is less than he is?

Konquest:
@Otipoju

Succinctly stated.

The Oyo Kingdom's role is largely ceremonial and of course the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams from Ondo State was appointed to that prestigious aristocratic position by the penultimate Alaafin of Oyo. It's even a blessing in disguise that these things are cropping up now, so that in the event that a Yoruba country comes out of a former country called Nigeria like the DEFUNCT Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and USSR, the various Yoruba cousins (States and Kingdoms) from Lagos, Kwara, Kogi and other contiguous States would know how to behave and respect one another from here on out.

The embrace of disruptive technologies, continuous human capacity building, space age tech and a robust focus on the STEM fields from the elementary years to grad school are what the over 70 million strong Yoruba folks spread worldwide in multiple economic capitals require. Same applies to other people as well NOT this lame quarrels over who has powers to issue aristocratic titles.

Shikena:
Alaafin actually went to court and won. The same way he won in 1988 in the case of Aare Ona Kakanfo when Ooni backed Ashipa to challenge Alaafin's authority to give a title covering Yorubaland. That epic case had Alaafin represented by Afe Babalola.
Also, there was the case of Alaba Lawson.

Ooni should simply downgrade the issue and change the title to cover Ife alone. If he proceeds then he would be staking it all at the court and he has the higher odds to lose out due to clear cut judicial precedence.

Ignore the drama, Alaafin can also easily descend low and have his aides mock Ooni. What the Alaafin's side did was a clear step prior to a litigation. They have clearly established a valid proof that Ooni is fully aware of the implication of his action.

otipoju:
Awolowo is one of the few visionary leaders that Yorubas have. Most of the current crop are just a bunch of donkeys who just want to chop money and flex and would shut down any progressive idea or project that will prevent them from being able to steal money.

TheWolfen:
Round one.
Fightttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LeeSmart:
I don't even know who has the higher power amongst these two monarchs. Someone should plss tell me who's more powerful.

DonXavi:
This fight did not start today

Hienna1:
Do you also read that the ife kingdom also pays tithe to the Alaafin... There are other kindgom too like the Awujale of Ijebu, alake of ake, soun of ogbomoso and others too..

Just saying you know.. the one we read in history.. the Oyo controls all activities including slave trade, military control, etc..

GhaliNaaba:
New or not New he occupies the office of Alafin. The simple truth is that Ooni has no authority to appointment that bother on Yorubaland.
Alafin is the head of Yoruba land and political leader that why he appoint chief of defence The Are Ona Kakanfo.
What is the business of Ooni in appointment.
?

AyeMoJuba:
If you are a Yoruba, then, you are a disappointment because you don't know your history at all

Ile Ife is like the house of a man who fathered so many children and they all went out to become kings in their different domains
Yes, Oyo was an empire that covers the whole of Yoruba land within Nigeria and beyond but does that remove the fact that Oranmiyan, the first Alaafin of Oyo came from Ile Ife his fathers house?

Now, the man who heads that house is his father...can a man grow big and say his father is less than he is?

AyeMoJuba:
If you are a Yoruba, then, you are a disappointment because you don't know your history at all

Ile Ife is like the house of a man who fathered so many children and they all went out to become kings in their different domains
Yes, Oyo was an empire that covers the whole of Yoruba land within Nigeria and beyond but does that remove the fact that Oranmiyan, the first Alaafin of Oyo came from Ile Ife his fathers house?

Now, the man who heads that house is his father...can a man grow big and say his father is less than he is?

LeeSmart:
I don't even know who has the higher power amongst these two monarchs. Someone should plss tell me who's more powerful.

appleous:
This new Alaafin appears to be a cantankerous character.

As this is not the first time he is clashing with the Ooni of Ife (not that the Ooni is even a reasonable person), but I feel it's too early for him to be racking up enemies.

Unless they have prior scores to settle, which would make sense given their open animosity

LeeSmart:
I don't even know who has the higher power amongst these two monarchs. Someone should plss tell me who's more powerful.