THE MAKING OF THE 15TH AARE ONAKAKANFO OF YORUBALAND (THE GENERALISSIMO OF YORUBALAND) BY THE EMPEROR OF YORUBA LAND, ALAAFIN OF OYO

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THE ONLY EMPIRE IN YORUBALAND WAS RULED BY THE ALAAFIN OF OYO, HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, OBA LAMIDI OLAYIWOLA ADEYEMI III, IKU BABA YEYE




THE AARE ONAKAKANFO IS THE HEAD OF THE YORUBA MILITARY FORCES AS FAR BACK FROM THE DAYS OF THE OLD OYO EMPIRE RULED BY THE ALAAFIN OF OYO


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