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For Alaafin, so long a journey
5 years agoAláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́, Ọba Làmídì Adéyẹmí III. Photo/FACEBOOK/dabiodunMFR
Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the late Alaafin of Oyo, learnt his job of being king in the most difficult way. When he was born on October 15, 1938, his father was a dashing prince, who had witnessed the end of the old order.