Alaafin of oyo biography of donald

The Chief Olabode Akanbi Thomas story, which I came across for the first time only yesterday, is a strong warning to both the older and the younger generations on the handling of the wheels of life.

It is a window into the age-long conflict between tradition and modernity.

The Alaafia of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi , was born on October 15, He is from Alowolodu Royal House and a member of the House of.

Alaafin Adeyemi III was born in Oyo on October 15, , in the twilight of the reign of Alaafin Siyanbola Ladigbolu I (), who lit.

The Alaafin of Oyo Empire, his imperial Majesty Oba (Dr.) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, is undoubtedly a monarch not with only but also with.

Oyo State govnor Seyi Makinde don approve di selection of Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as new Alaafin of Oyo. Na di Commissioner for.

The Alaafin was only seen three times in a year, during the Ifa, Ori and Bere festivals.

It is the adorning of class war between today's youth and the so-called old school. Those that belong to the older generation must not be quick to curse. The younger generation must make respect for elders their watchword.

I stumbled on the story of this prominent but youthful Yoruba politician whose life was cut short in the mid 1950s.

Abimbola Akeem Owoade () is the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, one of the historic towns in Yorubaland, Nigeria.

The story has it that the highly adored politician took ill suddenly and barked like a dog in his Yaba residence before dying shortly after. Chief Olabode Akanbi Thomas, more popular as Bode Thomas, was born in 1918 to a wealthy trader named John Thomas.

Bode Thomas studied Law in London and returned to Nigeria to alongside his friends - FRA Willi