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ILORIN CAN NEVER BE PART OF SOUTH WEST OF NIGERIA
Some individuals from the South West region of Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌalways make me laugh when they are discussing ILORIN, especially on social media. Let me help them with this fact maybe it help them to understanding what constituted the city of Shehu Saliu Alimi Janta (ILORIN).
"The depth of cultural assimilation that has occurred and give a deceptive impression of the ethno-cultural complexity of Ilorin.
The core families in Agbaji namely, Ile Saura, Ile Aburo, Ile Baba Sa'are, Ile Agoro and Ile Imam Agbaji were originally Sudanese Arabs from a town called Ar-Baji on the Blue Nile.
So also were the ancestral parents of the people of Ile Ara-Ag-baji at Masingba, Okemale. Ile Kejebu, Ile Singini, Ile Oloko, Ile Oniko, Ile Ada-ara and Ile Majo are extensions of the core families in Agbaji.
Members of Ile Ibrahim Bature at Oke-Apomu are Arabs by origin. They migrated to Ilorin from Agades in Niger Republic. The Ojibara family in the same area are of Fulani descent. They initially sojourned in Bornu before they migrated to Ilorin finally.
The people of Ile Ture of Ode Alausa like members of the core families at Agbaji, are Sudanese migrants in Ilorin.
The Solagberu family at Agbaji, the Onagun family of Ita-Egba, the members of Ile Oloyin (formerly called Ile Igbon) at Ita Elepa, the Giwa family of Popo Giwa and the Mekabara family of Ita Ogunbo are Kanuri migrants. Solagberu migrated from Bama in Bornu and was founder of ancient Okesuna. The Oninahu family at Kuntu and Mukadam Adangba's progenitors were Kanuri kins of the Giwa family at Popo.
The family of Magaji Kuntu are Boko-Barubas paternally but Fulani maternally while members of Ile Eleran, Adangba are Barubas.
Both of them migrated to Ilorin via Kobayi. Some of the other families which migrated from Kobayi to Ilorin are Magaji Oku-Ajanaku of Oke-Kura who are Fulani, Baba Kinni (that is Shaikh Salimonu Ake's family) of Omoda and the Imam Imale family (at both Okemale and Fa'agba), who are Malians.
The Ala'aya family of Pakata/Ubandawaki, the Elewu Sanyan family and the Ile Ele'eru of Popo Giwa/Okeleru area are Malian Fulani by origin. The renowned Alfa Nda-Salati was, of course, Nupe.
Members of the following families are Hausa by ancestry: Ile Alalikinla (that is, late S.K. Dan Alhaji's family) at Ita Ogun-bo, Ile Shiru at Ode Alfa Nda, Ile Saba'ani (that is, Ile Imam Kadara) at Ode Alausa and Ile Saba'ani at Idi-Orombo, Ile Jawondo at Ita Ogunbo and Ile Alfa Ajongolo which was formerly called Ile Alapata.
Ile Kakandiyan now called Ile Okudile on Popo Giwa is Nupe while Ile Tejidini at Idi-Igba is Fulani. Members of Ile Alaro of Popo Giwa are Gwari.
Magaji Ojuekun family is paternally Kanuri but maternally related to the Alafin of Oyo while the Afunku family of Alanamu have Baruba ancestry.
A similar random sampling of families in Balogun Fulani Ward indicates that the Ward, contrary to popular assumption, is ethno-culturally more Yoruba than Fulani even though it is called, and regarded as Fulani Ward. The following examples il-lustrate the point.
The famous Alfa Tukur Asunnara and Alfa Erubu were Yoruba.
The Alaya-bi-agba family is Igbomina from Omu-Aran as are the Oniyangis who came from Ada-nla near Igbaja; the Edun family which is Igbomina, too, came from Ila Orangun al-though Alhaji Buhari Edun had a Nupe mother.
Babatunde Gada, the first secretary of Ilorin Progressive Union who resided in the Fulani Ward came from Laduba. Members of the other notable families in the Fulani Ward, like the Audu Gada family, with whom the name "Gada" is as-sociated came from Igbomina land. The family of late Honourable Ibrahim La'aro, too, came from Igbaja.
In the case of Balogun Gambari Ward, although the Ward is preponderantly a mixed-grill of Hausa, Kanuri, Nupe, Gwari, Baruba and Kemberi, there are Yorubas even among the key chieftaincy families in the Ward. The Ajia Opele of Ita-Ajia is one of such families.
ILORIN CAN NEVER BE PART OF SOUTH WEST OF NIGERIA
Some individuals from the South West region of Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌalways make me laugh when they are discussing ILORIN, especially on social media. Let me help them with this fact maybe it help them to understanding what constituted the city of Shehu Saliu Alimi Janta (ILORIN).
"The depth of cultural assimilation that has occurred and give a deceptive impression of the ethno-cultural complexity of Ilorin.
The core families in Agbaji namely, Ile Saura, Ile Aburo, Ile Baba Sa'are, Ile Agoro and Ile Imam Agbaji were originally Sudanese Arabs from a town called Ar-Baji on the Blue Nile.
So also were the ancestral parents of the people of Ile Ara-Ag-baji at Masingba, Okemale. Ile Kejebu, Ile Singini, Ile Oloko, Ile Oniko, Ile Ada-ara and Ile Majo are extensions of the core families in Agbaji.
Members of Ile Ibrahim Bature at Oke-Apomu are Arabs by origin. They migrated to Ilorin from Agades in Niger Republic. The Ojibara family in the same area are of Fulani descent. They initially sojourned in Bornu before they migrated to Ilorin finally.
The people of Ile Ture of Ode Alausa like members of the core families at Agbaji, are Sudanese migrants in Ilorin.
The Solagberu family at Agbaji, the Onagun family of Ita-Egba, the members of Ile Oloyin (formerly called Ile Igbon) at Ita Elepa, the Giwa family of Popo Giwa and the Mekabara family of Ita Ogunbo are Kanuri migrants. Solagberu migrated from Bama in Bornu and was founder of ancient Okesuna. The Oninahu family at Kuntu and Mukadam Adangba's progenitors were Kanuri kins of the Giwa family at Popo.
The family of Magaji Kuntu are Boko-Barubas paternally but Fulani maternally while members of Ile Eleran, Adangba are Barubas.
Both of them migrated to Ilorin via Kobayi. Some of the other families which migrated from Kobayi to Ilorin are Magaji Oku-Ajanaku of Oke-Kura who are Fulani, Baba Kinni (that is Shaikh Salimonu Ake's family) of Omoda and the Imam Imale family (at both Okemale and Fa'agba), who are Malians.
The Ala'aya family of Pakata/Ubandawaki, the Elewu Sanyan family and the Ile Ele'eru of Popo Giwa/Okeleru area are Malian Fulani by origin. The renowned Alfa Nda-Salati was, of course, Nupe.
Members of the following families are Hausa by ancestry: Ile Alalikinla (that is, late S.K. Dan Alhaji's family) at Ita Ogun-bo, Ile Shiru at Ode Alfa Nda, Ile Saba'ani (that is, Ile Imam Kadara) at Ode Alausa and Ile Saba'ani at Idi-Orombo, Ile Jawondo at Ita Ogunbo and Ile Alfa Ajongolo which was formerly called Ile Alapata.
Ile Kakandiyan now called Ile Okudile on Popo Giwa is Nupe while Ile Tejidini at Idi-Igba is Fulani. Members of Ile Alaro of Popo Giwa are Gwari.
Magaji Ojuekun family is paternally Kanuri but maternally related to the Alafin of Oyo while the Afunku family of Alanamu have Baruba ancestry.
A similar random sampling of families in Balogun Fulani Ward indicates that the Ward, contrary to popular assumption, is ethno-culturally more Yoruba than Fulani even though it is called, and regarded as Fulani Ward. The following examples il-lustrate the point.
The famous Alfa Tukur Asunnara and Alfa Erubu were Yoruba.
The Alaya-bi-agba family is Igbomina from Omu-Aran as are the Oniyangis who came from Ada-nla near Igbaja; the Edun family which is Igbomina, too, came from Ila Orangun al-though Alhaji Buhari Edun had a Nupe mother.
Babatunde Gada, the first secretary of Ilorin Progressive Union who resided in the Fulani Ward came from Laduba. Members of the other notable families in the Fulani Ward, like the Audu Gada family, with whom the name "Gada" is as-sociated came from Igbomina land. The family of late Honourable Ibrahim La'aro, too, came from Igbaja.
In the case of Balogun Gambari Ward, although the Ward is preponderantly a mixed-grill of Hausa, Kanuri, Nupe, Gwari, Baruba and Kemberi, there are Yorubas even among the key chieftaincy families in the Ward. The Ajia Opele of Ita-Ajia is one of such families.
๐จ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Wayne Rooney on Portugal's performance vs DR Congo:
โNeither Bruno nor Bernardo created a single clear chance for Cristiano throughout the entire game. Forget creating chances, they didn't even score themselves.
It doesn't make sense to me that people are calling for Ronaldo to be benched when he isn't getting any service in the first place.
Bruno was supposed to be Portugal's best player at this World Cup, even a potential Golden Ball contender. What exactly did he do in this match, and why isn't the media holding him to the same standard?โ ๐ต๐น๐ค
@Erulin@NoodleHairCR7 To my understanding the tie breaks criteria is used to decided which country to cqualified when the are both tie.. not in group rankings