“Samuel Johnson, a freed slave traced to Oyo origin, was the one that used the title Ooni for all Ife kings so as not to rival the king of his ancestral home. Luwo Gbagida was the 16th Alaafin ...

The title of Ooni was first used by the second ruler of Ife, Obamakin Osangangan, as they were from the shrine priesthood lineage. “Samuel Johnson, a freed slave of Oyo origin, was the one who ...

It was one of a group of heads discovered in 1938 in the grounds of a palace in Ife, Nigeria, and they astonished the world with their beauty. They were immediately recognised as supreme documents ...

It was one of a group of heads discovered in 1938 in the grounds of a palace in Ife, Nigeria, and they astonished the world with their beauty. They were immediately recognised as supreme documents ...