Oluwo: No Other Title Superior to Alaafin in Yorubaland - Daily Trust

Oluwo: No other title superior to Alaafin in Yorubaland - Daily Trust

Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, has described the Alaafin as the most superior title in Yoruba land. While hosting the first-class monarch, on Tuesday, Oba Akanbi said the Alaafin title is supreme to all other traditional titles in Yorubaland. He said the title was originally for oduduwa descendants. “I don’t know any other title in Yorubaland that is superior to the Alaafin. Alaafin will continue to be Alaafin because that is the tit…

Oluwo of Iwo Stirs Controversy, Declares Support For Alaafin’s Supremacy Over Oni Of Ife - Blackbox Nigeria

Habeeb Ibrahim In a move that’s likely to spark lively conversation across Yorubaland, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has openly declared that the Alaafin of Oyo holds the most prestigious traditional title among the Yoruba people. Taking things a step further, he revealed his own intention to assume the historic Alaafin title. Oba Akanbi made this declaration on Tuesday during a courtesy visit from the newly crowned Alaafin of O…

I Want to be Called Alaafin of Iwo — Oluwo — Akelicious

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has expressed his desire to be addressed as the “Alaafin of Iwo,” asserting the significance of Iwo in Yoruba history and royal lineage. Oba Akanbi made this known when he received the newly crowned Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akinloye Owoade, who paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Iwo, Osun State. The Oluwo noted that the visit of the Alaafin was not only a sign of mutual respect but also an extension …

Alaafin supremacy: History, tradition, culture sacrosanct – Olugbon

The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Surulere Local Government Area (LGA), Oyo State, Oba Olushola Alao, has said history, The post Alaafin supremacy: History, tradition, culture sacrosanct – Olugbon appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.