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Ògbóni (also
known as Òsùgbó in Ijèbú) is a
fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba-speaking
polities of Nigeria,
Republic of Bénin and Togo. The...
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Reformed Ogboni Fraternity, also
known as the R.O.F, is an
international fraternal organization. It is
commonly described by
initiates as a syncretic...
- Hence, the
reason the Owus do not have "Iledi" (Ile
Ogboni), the
traditional house of the
Ogbonis. In 2006,
under the
kingship of Oba of Owu, Oba Olusanya...
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dominated by
Ogbonis who
pressured the
Native Authority to
recruit or
promote its own
members at the
expense of others. The
activities of the
Ogbonis led to...
- the
secretive Ogboni culture for over a century, they
nonetheless do not have any
Ogboni house and do not
operate according to
Ogboni tenets. The Owus...
- Movement. A
fraternity incorporating references and
insignia from the
original Ogboni, is
based on
ancient rites,
usages and customs.
Established in 1914 by the...
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Yoruba Earth cult
known as
Ogboni kept the Oba's
power in check. The Oyo Mesi
spoke for the
politicians while the
Ogboni spoke for the
people and were...
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independent entity under the
guidance of a triumvirate, the Alake, the
Ogbonis and the Egba
United Board of Management. However, the
leading chiefs wanted...
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Basorun the head of
Oyomesi (the lawmakers)
after Judgements from the
Ogbonis which were in the
judiciary wing. In most cases, the
message would compel...
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though real political, legislative, and
judicial powers resided with the
Ogboni, a
council of
notable elders. The
notion of the
divine king was so important...
