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Atiba's father, his great-great-grandfather, was Alaafin Abiodun, [6] and is a direct descendant of Oranmiyan, the founder of the Oyo Empire. Lamidi's father, the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi II Adeniran, was deposed and exiled in 1954 for sympathizing with the National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC).
The incumbent Alaafin (Emperor) of Oyo is Oba Abimbola Owoade whose accession was presented a certificate and staff of office by the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde. [7] [8] Owoade succeeded the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the 45th Alaafin who passed away on Friday, 22 April 2022. [9] [10] The style used for Alaafins is Imperial Majesty. [11]
Oyo, Oyo State, is the seat of the line of the rulers of Oyo.Their territory, a constituent rump state, is located in what is now Nigeria.Since the 1900 political absorption into Southern Nigeria of the kingdom that it once served as a metropolitan center, the traditional monarchy has been either a tool of British indirect rule or a legally recognised traditional polity within the republic of ...
However, on 10 January 2025, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, approved the selection of Abimbola Owoade as the successor to the late Oba Lamidi III. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] On 13 January, the state governor presented a certificate and staff of office to the new traditional ruler.
It is widely reported in Oyo history that Ashamu was the benefactor and backer of Lamidi Adeyemi on his ascension to the throne of Alaafin, becoming the 44th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi Alowolodu III, on January 14, 1971.
His son Alaafin Atiba was the founder of the ruling dynasty in the present Oyo. His grandson Cândido da Fonseca Galvão , under the title of Dom Oba II , was an important South American abolitionist during Pedro II of Brazil 's rule. [ 6 ]
The first ever Oranyan Festival of Arts, Culture and Tourism was initiated in 2012 by his descendant and reigning successor, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III of Oyo, who mandated that subsequently the festival was to be celebrated annually between the 8th and 15th days of September in Oyo, Nigeria. [11]
Fredrick Kumokun Adedeji Haastrup (1820–1901), Oba Obokun of Ilesa, first Christian Oba of Yorubaland; Ladapo Ademola (1872–1962), Alake of Abeokuta; Lamidi Adeyemi (b. 1938–2022), Alaafin of Oyo; Moremi Ajasoro (12th century), legendary queen and folk heroine of the Yoruba people; Oba, Orisha of the river Oba