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Ogedemgbe was the most influential war hero in Ijesaland and rose to become a kingmaker and the Obanla of Ilesa , the next in command to the Owa, the King. Born as Orisarayibi Ogundamola in 1822, his passion for leadership earned him the appellation Ogedengbe Agbogungboro. ...

Amina was the warrior queen of Zauzzau now Zaria in Kaduna State , Nigeria Born in 1533, She is also known as Amina Sarauniya Zazzau. Queen Amina reigned for 34 Years at the turn of 16th and 17th Centuries. She was a skillful warrior who commanded a vast ...

Efunsetan Aniwura is the second Iyalode of Ibadanland She was born in the 1790s in Egbaland, Ogun State before migrating to Ibadan where she settled down and became prominent. She was a successful Business woman who deals in Tobacco and Slave Trade. She was said to have ...