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aribisala0:
Asese ran onde majesin bi ogun bi ogun ni maa se won
When you know a little you think you know more than people who have been on the subject before you were born
Nobody owns anything
Yoruba is not an identity that can be owned
That is where you get it wrong
It is like saying who owns the terms Nigerian African or amala or moin moin

You think you know but do not

Yoruba was a term that was always used by an external group to refer to another

No group went anywhere and identified themselves as Yoruba before Nigeria was created

The half information you have about Oyo and Yoruba makes you think you are enlightened and know everything

Yes outsiders at some point called Oyo Yoruba but they never called themselves so
They are Oyo that us their identity Oyo not Yoruba

Also that term Yorubaland

All I will tell you is LAND is not our language
Cross over to Benin they call themselves Nago or Anago

seunlayi:
This Alaafin just want to collect. If it were to be about 150yrs ago and this happened, Oyo and Ibadan people supposed to be at war this morning

Okexchange:
Did you notice only the Oyo treaty has the Yoruba name? That’s why the Oyos owned the name exclusively. You can see that Ife didn’t use the name. It was later that every Yoruba chose to accept the Yoruba identity for uniformity. So whenever anyone talks about Yoruba and Yorubaland, one is literally referring to old Oyo land (which doesn’t covered the whole lands of the descendants of Odua of course). I think that’s where the pride of the new Alaafin is coming from but he failed to realize its a new order in town. No descendants of Oodua still owes their loyalty to Oyo. I’m pretty sure he will realize soon that he’s just the Alaafin of Oyo ile and has no subject anywhere anymore.

mikeapollo:
Just ask yourself who is the progenitor of the Yoruba race and where was his kingdom and throne. Oyo can never be higher or greater than Ife in terms of historical, cultural and spiritual relevance in Yoruba land.

Okexchange:
They do. They sign the treaty on behalf of us all and they also own the Yoruba identity. Wether it’s the present or not. Little can be done about that now.

Okexchange:
You haven’t even been following the thread. Oyo is known as the Yoruba people and Yoruba kingdom not even before Nigeria. When they signed their treaty with the Brits, they used the name Yoruba and their kingdom called Yoruba kingdom. It was after this that the rest of Yoruba speaking people everywhere were persuaded to accept the Yoruba identity for uniformity sake. I think there’s even a signed treaty to that effect. Oyo were the original Yoruba people and their kingdom referred to as Yoruba kingdom.

Goodvibes007:
In that treaty, do you know that Ife and other kingdoms also signed separately.

I have attached the towns he signed for in my earlier comment.

Ife's signature below at the same time the Alafin signed for the Yoruba towns (Oyo Atiba, Awe, Akinmarin, Ilora, Iseyin, Papa, Tede. and Sabe.)

😂😂😂 whatever you do to the people before you the ones after you are learning from it this is what Alaafin did to Ooni now Olubadan did the same to him 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/QlifxxnLfe

— Ààrẹ Ayọ̀dèjì (@omolisabi1) January 12, 2026

aribisala0:
You are making claims

My advice to you
Pause
Reset
Admit you do not know
Then and only then
Can you know
If you proceed from a position of arrogance you will never learn anything

Two questions
Name who signed treaty for Oyo

What year was this signed

Okexchange:
Bro search for the Yoruba unity treaty of 1886 and then the one signed by Alaafin Adeyemi on behalf of Yorubaland with the Great Britain in 1888.

Kukutente23:
The Sabe in question still exists. It's different from the one in Benin Republic

aribisala0:
I do not need to search for what does not exist

Okexchange:
LOL.

Adeyinka90:
He could have just stand up and shake hands with ladoja..that’s rude from alaafin

They are Ogu or Egun but they trace their ancestry to Ile Ife as well. Video of the late king below saying his ancestors are from Ile Ife. That is how they were easily absorbed as one of our kith and kin. pic.twitter.com/EgkVbMux5k

— John Fash (@Omoaladeogo123) January 12, 2026

JooEeL:
Hahas. Yoruba been like war that year o. How times have changed

Okexchange:
We know Oyo owns Yorubaland and the Yoruba identity but Alaafin should calm down abeg. The empire is long gone.

benardtotti:
His domain doesn't extend to ibadan and infact is smaller than the Olubadans domain in size .

Ibadan created an empire outside of oyo in the 18th century.

illicit:
His town is very small compared to Ibadan and this Olubadan senior am in all ramifications

At least he should stretch his hand while standing,...


If the Olubadan take that handshake it would appear he was bowing to the Alaafin

zelnababa:
The oyos still believe in old and dead empire, Owoade should act as a leader, you can't be having issue with every monarch, that shows he was the problem.

Tflex01:
Yorubas fought many war in the past, both the necessary and unnecessary ones. Now they know that the cost of war is huge and it’s always better to tow the path of peace.

PriceActionZ:
Seems this aalafin oyo forced himself there. It's like he is not loved at all even among the kings. Too much disrespect. He likes to create unnecessary beef everywhere with everyone.
Even you are having beef with someone, there is always a mature way to handle that. There is what Yoruba called "oju aye". At least do that and save your self from unnecessary drama.

lagonovo:
Every king still believe in old and dead kingdoms, with no exception! All the kingdoms and empires are dead. Any reference to them will have to be all or nothing, they are traditional and the traditional context of their relationship must be in consideration until they are all constitutionally eradicated.