Afonja of Ilorin was the "Are-Ona-Kakanfo", or chief military leader, of the Oyo Empire. Laderin, the great-grandfather of Afonja, was the founder of...

Olaniyi Mukaila Afonja Listen(born 14 October 1974), well known as Sanyeri, is a Nigerian comedian, actor and film maker. Born in Bola Area of Oyo town...

Prince Ajibola Afonja (21 February 1943 – 19 May 2024), known as Bola Afonja, was a Nigerian politician and philanthropist. He was Minister of Labour...

Afonja was the chief military leader of the Oyo Empire. Afonja may also refer to: Biyi Afonja (born 1935), Nigerian academician Bola Afonja (1943–2024)...

Biyi Afonja (born 1935) is a Nigerian academic and retired professor of Statistics at the Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan. He is the first...

Aare-Ona Kakanfo Afonja. Afonja took cause with Awole when the latter commanded him to attack Alaafin Abiodun's maternal home, Iwere-Ile. Afonja, being bound...

19th century, Ilorin had substantial Fulani, Hausa and Yoruba populations. Afonja, an Oyo warlord, who fled to avoid a suicidal war commissioned by the then...

Ilê Axé Opó Afonjá, also known as Centro Santa Cruz Axé of Opó Afonjá or Casa de Xangô, is a Candomblé terreiro in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.: 116  It was...

deification. Shango has numerous manifestations, including Airá, Agodo, Afonja, Lubé, and Obomin. He is known for his powerful double axe (Oṣè). He is...

United Full name Kwara United Football Club Nickname(s) Harmony boys, The Afonja Warriors Founded 1997; 27 years ago (1997) Ground Kwara State Stadium Ilorin...

full members, receiving honorary positions as Obá de Xangô at Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá and Ogã at Ilê Axé Iyá Nassô Oká and Ilê Axé Iyá Omin Iyamassê, helping...

Adeyeri Ebute (2010) as Awogbemi Irapada (2006) as Soothsayer Afonja (2002) as Afonja Brass Bells (1999) as Amawomaro He is married with several wives...

state of the Oyo empire. Oyo’s commander at Ilorin, Kakanfo (Field Marshal) Afonja, led a rebellion in 1817 that destroyed the unity of the empire. He was...

value), both words also serve as the demunitive form of Ọláníyì. Olaniyi Afonja (Nigerian comedian and actor) Elijah Olaniyi (American basketball player...

in Ife, Oyo and Ketu. Much of the Ifelodun domain was overtaken by the Afonja/Alimi era and annexed to the present Ilorin enclave. It has an area of 3...

Abule Owe; Abule Titun Village; Adeku; Adeleye; Adeotan; Adeyori; Afagba; Afonja; Agarawu; Agbanla; Agbawo; Ago - Odo; Ago - Owu; Ago-Ika, oja Agbo; Agunmona;...

religion. She was the fifth iyalorixá (chief priestess) of Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá, a Candomblé terreiro in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Mãe Stella was trained...

Agboluaje, he installed Afonja of Ilorin as Aare Ona Kakanfo, a distant relative to the Oyo royal family. He was overthrown by Afonja and his army where he...

State (1978–1979). Tony Ekubia, 64, Nigerian-British boxer. 19 May – Bola Afonja, 81, politician, minister of labour (1993). 24 May – Ayo Banjo, 90, academic...

Molarere; Okegbemi; Olorisaoko; Oyodo Atiba Atiba 211108 Aaatan; Abolupe; Afonja; Agbaa; Agbaakin; Agbaka; Agbalowo-Asa; Agberinde; Agunpopo; Ajalaruru;...

Rahmatullo Zoirov, 67, Tajik legal scholar and human rights activist. Bola Afonja, 81, Nigerian politician, minister of labour (1993). Marshall Allen, 52...

Kogbara Information: Uche Chukwumerije Interior: E. S. Yusufu Labor: Bola Afonja Power: Hassan Adamu Trade: Kuforiji Olubi Transportation: Bashir Dalhatu...

meeting of a candomblé community's lay board of directors, the Cruz Santa Opô Afonjá Society, of which he was a member. He produced thousands of works, including...

Scholars affiliated with the organization from its founding included: Simi Afonja (Nigeria), N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba (Ivory Coast), (Bolanle Awe (Nigeria)...

1938) was a Brazilian Iyalorixá. She founded the candomblé Ilê Axé Opó Afonjá in Salvador, now considered a National Historic Landmark, and in Rio de...

Ilorin, had no intention of settling there or engaging in conquest. When Afonja and the Jamas engaged in excesses, Alimi considered returning to his homeland...

a table tennis player Najeem Olukokun (born 1990), a footballer Olaniyi Afonja (born 1974), an actor and comedian Adebayo Faleti, a writer and actor Archbishop...

in Ife, Oyo and Ketu. Much of the Ifelodun domain was overtaken by the Afonja/Alimi era and annexed to the present Ilorin enclave. It has an area of 3...

Alaafin of Oyo Oba Saliu Adetunji, the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan land Olaniyi Afonja, actor and comedian Benjamin Akande, academic Richard Akinjide, lawyer and...

player, composing various songs, chulas, and sambas. When the Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá was led by Mãe Senhora, he received the title of Obá de Xangô, along with...