Olaniyi Olanrewaju

Before we look at the birth of Oranmiyan, it is necessary to learn about a certain man- Ogun. The war situation between Oduduwa and Obatala gave Oduduwa a lot of concerns. He gave birth to seven sons whom he sent into other locations to establish themselves and regard Ile Ife as their source. This is why we refer to Oduduwa today as the projenitor of the Yoruba people whereas, Oduduwa's family only took over the thrones of an already established tribe. It is historically inaccurate to refer to the Yoruba people as children of Oduduwa. Taking over a place and changing their culture completely is a pattern that is seen in a nation in the bible. That nation is Babylon. When Babylon takes over a place, they suck out their culture and give them Babylon culture. They take the best sons of the land and train them in Babylon ways so that the original culture of those people will be lost. This is what Nebuchadnezzar did with Daniel and his friends and the reason why the princes of Babylon d...

If you have been following this series, you would be aware that the most probable origin of the Yoruba tribe is from a certain man called Lamurudu who was displaced by Muslims from the middle east because of his idolatry. He left with the aim of settling in Egypt. In Egypt, men were fellowshipping with demons of high ranking and taking up their nature. In return, these demons found a way to implant their seed in Egyptian women (like it happened in Genesis 6) who gave birth to Nephilims- giants. Lamurudu learned from a man called Yariba how to fellowship with these demonic princes too. His own demon of high ranking is called Oduduwa. This is why most history books are lost when they trace the origin of Oduduwa. Lamurudu soon became a master in this kind of sorcery that Yariba became jealous and it led to a fight. Lamurudu decided to move on to a place where he would be able to settle and be the king. Leaving Egypt, he began to introduce himself as Oduduwa instead of Lamurudu. In Ile Ife...