WHAT IS AN ỌBA IN YORUBA LAND?
Part 1… The word Ọba is said to be an Edo (Bini/Benin) word. The kingdom of Benin in South-west Nigeria was a very powerful kingdom which wielded considerable influence in much of what constitutes the West African coastline. In Yoruba land, the original descriptive term for a monarch was Ọlọ́fin. This referred to a