This is the salaries of south west Obas before independence

lalasticlala see your Oba Salary here

So Alaafin of Oyo is the true King as recognized by the Imperialists.

And these people have reduced him lower than their gbas gbos overhyped one of ife

Just a visit to any of our national archives or museum will help many to know that this country has turned to something else. I once came across a list of how people donated palm oil, cocoa, iron scrap etc to support the 1st World War then.

No wonder the capital of Western region was in Oyo and not in Oshun.

Good to know

seunlayi:
When money will has value

abi now

Alafin still a powerful king though

We're being told because. . .

Some of the spellings are wrong btw.

AkeNathan:
No wonder the capital of Western region was in Oyo and not in Oshun.

Let the argument begin

Afonja like money but dey won't agree

nice

Just imagine.

Civilization has reduced the hierarchical order among the royal class. The Olubadan as second class Oba was originally a 'Baale' title until it transmuted to an Oba when the Alaafin crowned the title. Despite this, the second class position still superseded some first class Obas.

Oba of Benin, Ooni of Ife and the others have actually lost their importance during the colonial era. Everything was centered around Oyo, Ibadan and Egba land. All what other Obas are doing in this modern period is to rewrite history and create some forms of importance and recognition to their royal class. By the way, where were the Soun of Ogbomosho, Ataoja of Oshogbo, Timi of Ede, in the scheme of things in those days?

That's not a list of South-West Obas, that's the list of old western region as you can see Oba of Benin on the list.

Then, that's a bullshit list of Obas. Oni of Ife should be the first on the list and Oraagun of Ila should not be on the list of second class Obas.
That list is a political rating of kings which must have been collated by a drunk Lugard, not the cultural rating of kings based on solid historical Origin.

Then, OP bia, where did you see color printing on glossy paper before independence? That snapped page is from recent time. If that were before independence, would have been at most a sheet of typed paper made from a mechanical typewriter.

WHENEVER I TELL SOME IGNORANT CHILDREN AND BUSY-BODY OSU PEOPLE THAT ALAAFIN OF OYO IS GREATER THAN OONI OF IFE, THEY WILL JUST BE ARGUING SENSELESSLY

PIKIN WEY NOR KNOW HISTORY

ALAAFIN OF OYO REMAINS THE MOST POWERFUL KING IN YORUBA KINGDOM!
FORGET ALL THESE MEDIA BULLSHEETS AROUND OONI OF IFE.

Afonja like money ,but dey wont accept

I believe it's about economic activities in those areas under the King

Alafin had the largest territory to oversee

Alake had the second largest territory to oversee

Awujale oversaw most of ijebu, Ikorodu and Remo

Oni had the least of the territory to oversee

This is not the rank of how powerful they are, it’s just their salaries. Mind you, Alaafin was collecting more money than others is because the king oversee all the Oyo Empire which comprises of many towns of Yoruba land even to Benin republic.


Till today, Ooni of Ife still remain the number 1 Oba in Yoruba land and second to Sultan of Sokoto in Nigeria.


Argue with your balls

seunlayi:
When money will has value

is this English or my eye is deceiving me?

Alafin been balling since ancient days

Iamgrey5:
I believe it's about economic activities in those areas under the King

Source..

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This is big money, even now sef

This is a concocted information and it is absolutely misleading. Whoever bring this to the front page should be reprimanded. Fake news. How on earth will the salary of Alaafin bigger than that of Ooni of Ife,

They were stooges then... And any one with half a brain knows he/she has to pay his/her stooges well

AkeNathan:
So Alaafin of Oyo is the true King as recognized by the Imperialists.

And these people have reduced him lower than their gbas gbos overhyped one of ife

Na lie no one reduced him, he is like the president while Ooni is Spiritual head. Ooni of ife is Adele Oodua or Arole Oodua.

No wonder Oyo people dey worship alaafin.
I was in that town one day when the the king showed at owode, all the drivers prostrated on the road. I kept wondering

RedBlackPepper:
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Source !