Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.5 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 2114 41738 41589 2026-06-04T05:20:18Z Paul maji 892 41738 wikitext text/x-wiki {{more footnotes needed|date=December 2010}} '''Vmobile''' î chì omá Naijilia kì nì [[mobile phone]] Ẹnẹ k'alú uchi ẹwñ k'á d'ọwọ t'ójeu-mẹlu kpaí amonẹ k'á dọmọ efu ọdọ 2004. Óbànẹ́ k’í kpalúwñ, ẹ́nẹ́ k’í mú jẹ tọ́wọ́tọ́wọ́ l’ẹ́ kì chì [[Econet Wireless Nigeria]],Abajíkọ̀, ọ̀nà kìí amánẹ́ k’í d’ọwọ́ t’í óbànẹ́ lẹ́ kpaí ẹgwa gba l’ẹ́, kómìnì Vodacom k’í d’ọwọ́ t’í South Africa wá rà á f’ọ́dù k’í d’ólí. Alá kpaí Vodacom lẹ́ d’ọwọ́ kpo tàkà, kómìnì lẹ́ gba rọ̀nà f’ọ́dù fúfú k’í d’ọwọ́ t’í Naijilia VMobile, tàkí kómìnì k’á dọ̀mọ̀ k’í jẹ́ Vee Networks Limited wá mú jẹ "Ọ́dù kìí í jẹ́ Vee lẹ́, efú ọ́dù Vodacom lẹ́ ma kwó mútá abajíkọ̀ kìí Vodacom kpa kpué kwó nọ̀nà lẹ́. Amá amá k’í kpalúwñ kwó South Africa lẹ́, amá amá kìí Nigeria wá rà á mu nẹ́ títí k’amá kpé nẹ́té k’amá ch’úkólò efú uchi ẹwñ kìí amá kpé VMobile abàjì. Willem Swart ma dá mọ̀ k’í jẹ́ gwanẹ́ gba úkólò lẹ́, kpaí amá amá úkólò kwó Econet tọ́wọ́tọ́wọ́ wá jẹ́ gwanẹ́ k’í d’ọwọ́ t’í kómìnì lẹ́ . Kómìnì lẹ́ kàkà kà dọ̀ nọ̀ amánẹ́ k’í d’ọwọ́ t’í úkólò lẹ́ kpaí amánẹ́ k’á dọ̀mọ̀, amánẹ́ efú ánẹ́ Naijilia amá dẹ́ pátápátá. Ma d’ọwọ́ t’í amá gómẹ́tí yé amá 'state' kìí chí [[Lagos]], [[Delta State, Nigeria|Delta]],kpaí [[Akwa Ibom State|Akwa Ibom]]. Ọjọ kî'ochu ékẹ̀lé nolu mégwéfa efu ọdọ 2006, [[Celtel]] "Ma dọ́wọ́ t’í óbànẹ́ lẹ́ kí amá rà á, amá íchí dẹ́ k’í rí nọ̀nà k’amá dọ̀mọ̀ efu ó'chu ékelu odo 2006, Celtel wá rà óbànẹ́ VMobile lẹ́ kpaí íwó k’í dọ́wọ́ t’í 'dollar' tóbù miliyọnu kàñ kpaí mẹ́fà, abajíkọ̀ kìí Celtel rà 'share' k’í jẹ́ ọ̀nà mẹ́fà l’ẹ́fù mọ́gwá (mẹ́gwẹ́fà n’ọ̀yọ̀ mẹ́fà) kíí jẹ́ kí kómìnì lẹ́ d’ọ́wọ́ t’í ma. Efú ọ̀dọ̀ k’í kómìnì Vmobile dọ̀mọ̀, ma kà kí uchi ẹwñ ma lẹ́ chjú íchí amánẹ́ Naijiria pátápátá, kpaí íchí k’í gí gb’ọwọ́ pátá l’ẹ́fù ma kí jẹ́ 'ẹ́wẹ́ nọ̀ dọ̀mọ̀ pátápátá <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20052607.shtml|title=Celtel Sierra Leone buys Nigeria's Vmobile|access-date=2007-06-14|author=Awareness Times|date=2006-05-31}}</ref> == References == <references /> == External links == * [http://www.celtel.com/en/index.html Celtel Company Website] * {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20060320191735/http://www.worldreport-ind.com/nigeria/vmobile.htm Interview with Willem Swart]}} {{Nigeria-media-stub}} {{telecom-company-stub}} {{Nigeria-company-stub}} ovk2cu2uzafbliqj3j0zp50q5v3pwjd 0 2136 41728 2026-06-03T18:36:46Z Halims12 1490 Created page with "{{redirect|Gongola|the river|Gongola River}} {{short description|Former state of Nigeria}} {{One source|date=November 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2024}} [[File:Gongola State Nigeria.jpg|thumb|Location map of the Gongola State.]] '''Gongola State''' is a former administrative division of [[Nigeria]]. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of North State, together with the Wukari Division of the..." 41728 wikitext text/x-wiki {{redirect|Gongola|the river|Gongola River}} {{short description|Former state of Nigeria}} {{One source|date=November 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2024}} [[File:Gongola State Nigeria.jpg|thumb|Location map of the Gongola State.]] '''Gongola State''' is a former administrative division of [[Nigeria]]. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of North State, together with the Wukari Division of the then [[Benue-Plateau State]]. It existed until 27 August 1991, when it was divided into two states - [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] and [[Taraba State|Taraba]]. Its capital city was Yola.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Gongola State of Nigeria Executive Council | work = Library of Congress Pamphlet Collection - Flickr | date = 2 May 2014 | access-date = 2014-05-11 | url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/pohick2/14176573783/in/set-72157644200924229 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = Gongola State in Figures | author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning. | publisher = Economic Planning Division | year = 1976 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title =Gongola State in Figures | author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning, Economic Planning Division | year = 1987}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{GongolaStateGovernors}} {{coord|8|30|N|11|45|E|region:NG_source:kolossus-svwiki|display=title}} [[Category:Former Nigerian administrative divisions]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1976]] [[Category:Library of Congress Africa Collection related]] [[Category:Gongola State]] [[Category:States of Nigeria]] {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub}} {{Taraba-geo-stub}} [[Category:Adamawa State]] [[Category:Taraba State]] b4lqno8vyck5oc1wmvrvn9k30ulpojo 41729 41728 2026-06-03T20:52:28Z Halims12 1490 41729 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Gongola State''' chi administrative division ọjanẹ [[Nigeria]] akwobi. Ma ñyi ọchu ẹkẹji nọlu ojo mẹta ọdọ 1976 gwi Adamawa manyi Sardauna Provinces ojane North State, manyi Wukari Division eyi [[Benue-Plateau State]]. Gongola dẹ ati ọchu ẹkẹjọ nolu ọgwu nyo mebiẹ kq ku ma gbe ri state mẹji, [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] kpai [[Taraba State|Taraba]]. capital city was Yola.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Gongola State of Nigeria Executive Council | work = Library of Congress Pamphlet Collection - Flickr | date = 2 May 2014 | access-date = 2014-05-11 | url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/pohick2/14176573783/in/set-72157644200924229 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = Gongola State in Figures | author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning. | publisher = Economic Planning Division | year = 1976 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title =Gongola State in Figures | author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning, Economic Planning Division | year = 1987}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{GongolaStateGovernors}} {{coord|8|30|N|11|45|E|region:NG_source:kolossus-svwiki|display=title}} [[Category:Former Nigerian administrative divisions]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1976]] [[Category:Library of Congress Africa Collection related]] [[Category:Gongola State]] [[Category:States of Nigeria]] {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub}} {{Taraba-geo-stub}} [[Category:Adamawa State]] [[Category:Taraba State]] 8kz1evabolis6g6lczg44lq17tygim4 41730 41729 2026-06-03T20:53:14Z Halims12 1490 41730 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Gongola State''' chi administrative division ọjanẹ [[Nigeria]] akwobi. Ma ñyi ọchu ẹkẹji nọlu ojo mẹta ọdọ 1976 gwi Adamawa manyi Sardauna Provinces ojane North State, manyi Wukari Division eyi [[Benue-Plateau State]]. Gongola dẹ ati ọchu ẹkẹjọ nolu ọgwu nyo mebiẹ kq ku ma gbe ri state mẹji, [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] kpai [[Taraba State|Taraba]]. capital city chi Yola.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Gongola State of Nigeria Executive Council | work = Library of Congress Pamphlet Collection - Flickr | date = 2 May 2014 | access-date = 2014-05-11 | url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/pohick2/14176573783/in/set-72157644200924229 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = Gongola State in Figures | author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning. | publisher = Economic Planning Division | year = 1976 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title =Gongola State in Figures | author = Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning, Economic Planning Division | year = 1987}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Former Nigerian administrative divisions]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1976]] [[Category:Library of Congress Africa Collection related]] [[Category:Gongola State]] [[Category:States of Nigeria]] [[Category:Adamawa State]] [[Category:Taraba State]] m7bk0tdy52yfsba3t78c34od17tmeh1 0 2137 41731 2026-06-03T20:58:18Z Halims12 1490 Created page with "{{Short description|Former state of Nigeria}} {{For|the North Eastern State of Somalia|Khatumo State}} {{More references|date=December 2009}} [[File:Northeastern State Nigeria.png|thumb|right|Northeastern State, with the successor states named.]] '''North-Eastern State''' is a former administrative division of [[Nigeria]]. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. Its capital was the city of [[Maiduguri]]. On 3 Februar..." 41731 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Former state of Nigeria}} {{For|the North Eastern State of Somalia|Khatumo State}} {{More references|date=December 2009}} [[File:Northeastern State Nigeria.png|thumb|right|Northeastern State, with the successor states named.]] '''North-Eastern State''' is a former administrative division of [[Nigeria]]. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. Its capital was the city of [[Maiduguri]]. On 3 February 1976, two states were carved out of North-Eastern state, namely [[Bauchi State|Bauchi state]] and [[Gongola State|Gongola state]], and the remaining portion of the North-Eastern state was renamed to [[Borno State|Borno state]]. The North-Eastern state was divided into [[Bauchi State|Bauchi]], [[Borno State|Borno]] and [[Gongola State|Gongola]] states. [[Gombe State]] was later split out of Bauchi, [[Yobe State]] from Borno and Gongola was split into [[Taraba State]] and [[Adamawa State]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-10-24|title=This is how the 36 states were created|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerian-states-this-is-how-the-36-states-were-created/mdtnq3e|access-date=2021-07-12|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]|language=en}}</ref> == North-Eastern State Governors == *[[Musa Usman]] (28 May 1967 – July 1975) *[[Muhammadu Buhari]] (July 1975 – February 1976) ==References== {{Reflist}} 92ahawo4mpj4ua7qbm2s9txxza5ei43 41732 41731 2026-06-03T21:02:47Z Halims12 1490 41732 wikitext text/x-wiki '''North-Eastern State''' chi administrative division ọjanẹ [[Nigeria]] akwobi. Ma nyi ọchu ẹkẹlu nọlu mi ọgwu nyo mebie ọdọ 1967 gwi ẹfu iba [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. capital nwu chi ẹfẹwọ [[Maiduguri]]. On 3 February 1976, two states were carved out of North-Eastern state, namely [[Bauchi State|Bauchi state]] and [[Gongola State|Gongola state]], and the remaining portion of the North-Eastern state was renamed to [[Borno State|Borno state]]. The North-Eastern state was divided into [[Bauchi State|Bauchi]], [[Borno State|Borno]] and [[Gongola State|Gongola]] states. [[Gombe State]] was later split out of Bauchi, [[Yobe State]] from Borno and Gongola was split into [[Taraba State]] and [[Adamawa State]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-10-24|title=This is how the 36 states were created|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerian-states-this-is-how-the-36-states-were-created/mdtnq3e|access-date=2021-07-12|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]|language=en}}</ref> == North-Eastern State Governors == *[[Musa Usman]] (28 May 1967 – July 1975) *[[Muhammadu Buhari]] (July 1975 – February 1976) ==References== {{Reflist}} fe32cugdklznt9vzt0g53oupu27e1h5 41733 41732 2026-06-03T21:09:31Z Halims12 1490 41733 wikitext text/x-wiki '''North-Eastern State''' chi administrative division ọjanẹ [[Nigeria]] akwobi. Ma nyi ọchu ẹkẹlu nọlu mi ọgwu nyo mebie ọdọ 1967 gwi ẹfu iba [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. capital nwu chi ẹfẹwọ [[Maiduguri]]. Ọchu ẹkeji nọlu mi ọjọ mẹta ọdọ 1976 ma nyi states mẹji gwi North-Eastern state, ọdu ma chu [[Bauchi State|Bauchi state]] manyi. Ami oji ewo North-Eastern kibo, ma mi ọdu state du kọ [[Borno State|Borno state]]. The North-Eastern state was divided into [[Bauchi State|Bauchi]], [[Borno State|Borno]] and [[Gongola State|Gongola]] states. [[Gombe State]] was later split out of Bauchi, [[Yobe State]] from Borno and Gongola was split into [[Taraba State]] and [[Adamawa State]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-10-24|title=This is how the 36 states were created|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerian-states-this-is-how-the-36-states-were-created/mdtnq3e|access-date=2021-07-12|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]|language=en}}</ref> == North-Eastern State Governors == *[[Musa Usman]] (28 May 1967 – July 1975) *[[Muhammadu Buhari]] (July 1975 – February 1976) ==References== {{Reflist}} dabst9ktcejbtdw1443zwdaqd09kp8q 41734 41733 2026-06-04T04:37:43Z Halims12 1490 41734 wikitext text/x-wiki '''North-Eastern State''' chi administrative division ọjanẹ [[Nigeria]] akwobi. Ma nyi ọchu ẹkẹlu nọlu mi ọgwu nyo mebie ọdọ 1967 gwi ẹfu iba [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. capital nwu chi ẹfẹwọ [[Maiduguri]]. Ọchu ẹkeji nọlu mi ọjọ mẹta ọdọ 1976 ma nyi states mẹji gwi North-Eastern state, ọdu ma chu [[Bauchi State|Bauchi state]] manyi. Ami oji ewo North-Eastern kibo, ma mi ọdu state du kọ [[Borno State|Borno state]]. Ma fi North-Eastern state kperu ti [[Bauchi State|Bauchi]], [[Borno State|Borno]] kpai [[Gongola State|Gongola]] states. Ma nyi [[Gombe State]] gwi Bauchi, [[Yobe State]] gwi Borno manyi ma fi Gongola kperu ti [[Taraba State]] kpai [[Adamawa State]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-10-24|title=This is how the 36 states were created|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerian-states-this-is-how-the-36-states-were-created/mdtnq3e|access-date=2021-07-12|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]|language=en}}</ref> == Amu Gobinor North-Eastern State == *[[Musa Usman]] (28 May 1967 – July 1975) *[[Muhammadu Buhari]] (July 1975 – February 1976) ==References== {{Reflist}} lpoy7grsji2av8fzz9gdv1lq3i0vvr5 0 2138 41735 2026-06-04T04:50:42Z Halims12 1490 Created page with "{{short description|Former state of Nigeria}} {{Infobox former subdivision | conventional_long_name = Benue-Plateau State | common_name = Benue-Plateau | subdivision = State | nation = Nigeria | capital = Jos | year_start = 1967 | year_end = 1976 | today = present-day [[Benue State]], [[Plateau State]], [[Nassarawa State]] and [[Kogi State]] }} '''Benue-Plateau State''' is a former administrative..." 41735 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Former state of Nigeria}} {{Infobox former subdivision | conventional_long_name = Benue-Plateau State | common_name = Benue-Plateau | subdivision = State | nation = Nigeria | capital = Jos | year_start = 1967 | year_end = 1976 | today = present-day [[Benue State]], [[Plateau State]], [[Nassarawa State]] and [[Kogi State]] }} '''Benue-Plateau State''' is a former administrative division of [[Nigeria]]. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]] and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - [[Benue State|Benue]] and [[Plateau State|Plateau]]. Its capital city was Jos, the current capital of standalone Plateau State.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria (1967 - 1970)|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ng-bepla.html|website=www.crwflags.com}}</ref><ref name="caho" /> ==Benue-Plateau State Governors== *[[Joseph Gomwalk]] (May 1967 – July 1975)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dimka's coup: Group wants national pardon for late Gomwalk - Premium Times Nigeria|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/182971-dimkas-coup-group-wants-national-pardon-for-late-gomwalk.html|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|date=14 May 2015}}</ref> *[[Abdullahi Mohammed]] (July 1975 – March 1976)<ref name=caho>{{cite web|last1=Cahoon|first1=Ben|title=Nigerian States|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm|website=www.worldstatesmen.org}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Coord missing|Nigeria}} [[Category:Former Nigerian administrative divisions]] [[Category: States and territories established in 1967]] {{Benue-geo-stub}} {{PlateauNG-geo-stub}} 35gew7g37zopm7yi1trltx7k2fdt8n7 41736 41735 2026-06-04T04:56:29Z Halims12 1490 41736 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Benue-Plateau State''' chi former administrative division ọjanẹ [[Nigeria]]. Ma nyi ọchu ẹkẹlu nọlu mi ọjọ ọgwu nyọ mebiẹ gwi ẹfu [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. Benue Plateau State de ati ọchu ẹkẹji nolu mi ọjọ meta ọdọ 1976, ka ku ma kperl state mẹji [[Benue State|Benue]] kpai[[Plateau State|Plateau]]. Capital nwu chi Jos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria (1967 - 1970)|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ng-bepla.html|website=www.crwflags.com}}</ref><ref name="caho" /> ==Ami Gobinor Benue-Plateau State == *[[Joseph Gomwalk]] (May 1967 – July 1975)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dimka's coup: Group wants national pardon for late Gomwalk - Premium Times Nigeria|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/182971-dimkas-coup-group-wants-national-pardon-for-late-gomwalk.html|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|date=14 May 2015}}</ref> *[[Abdullahi Mohammed]] (July 1975 – March 1976)<ref name=caho>{{cite web|last1=Cahoon|first1=Ben|title=Nigerian States|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm|website=www.worldstatesmen.org}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Coord missing|Nigeria}} [[Category:Former Nigerian administrative divisions]] [[Category: States and territories established in 1967]] {{Benue-geo-stub}} {{PlateauNG-geo-stub}} r03f5lr6knwd49dgivu2sqgf9bkwubh 41737 41736 2026-06-04T04:57:06Z Halims12 1490 41737 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Benue-Plateau State''' chi former administrative division ọjanẹ [[Nigeria]]. Ma nyi ọchu ẹkẹlu nọlu mi ọjọ ọgwu nyọ mebiẹ gwi ẹfu [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. Benue Plateau State de ati ọchu ẹkẹji nolu mi ọjọ meta ọdọ 1976, ka ku ma kperl state mẹji [[Benue State|Benue]] kpai[[Plateau State|Plateau]]. Capital nwu chi Jos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria (1967 - 1970)|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ng-bepla.html|website=www.crwflags.com}}</ref><ref name="caho" /> ==Ami Gobinor Benue-Plateau State == *[[Joseph Gomwalk]] (May 1967 – July 1975)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dimka's coup: Group wants national pardon for late Gomwalk - Premium Times Nigeria|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/182971-dimkas-coup-group-wants-national-pardon-for-late-gomwalk.html|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|date=14 May 2015}}</ref> *[[Abdullahi Mohammed]] (July 1975 – March 1976)<ref name=caho>{{cite web|last1=Cahoon|first1=Ben|title=Nigerian States|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm|website=www.worldstatesmen.org}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Former Nigerian administrative divisions]] [[Category: States and territories established in 1967]] pczw8ive4nysgugh7t1moj6mw682tdu 0 2139 41739 2026-06-04T05:38:57Z Paul maji 892 Created page with "{{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''" is a [[highlife]] song by the [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] and [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] singer [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] and his band Rocafil Jazz, released in 1976. The [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] of "Sweet Mother" was turned down by [[EMI]] in 1974, cit..." 41739 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''" is a [[highlife]] song by the [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] and [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] singer [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] and his band Rocafil Jazz, released in 1976. The [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] of "Sweet Mother" was turned down by [[EMI]] in 1974, citing the song's "childish appeal". "Sweet Mother" was later also rejected by [[Decca Records|Decca]] and [[Philips Records]], before it was eventually released in December 1976, by [[Rogers All Stars]], a Nigerian recording company based in [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} gc9awsmlisl2chddkc35l4w19gqq139 41740 41739 2026-06-04T05:47:44Z Paul maji 892 41740 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé is a [[highlife]] ùgbo î song by the [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí and [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî singer [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó and his band Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ released in 1976. É î The [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] of "Iye imale Sweet Mother" was turned down by [[EMI]] in 1974, citing the song's "childish appeal". "Sweet Mother" was later also rejected by [[Decca Records|Decca]] and [[Philips Records]], before it was eventually released in December 1976, by [[Rogers All Stars]], a Nigerian recording company based in [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 7p72fdzk05j27t54a1hhh0f9n209c13 41741 41740 2026-06-04T05:54:39Z Paul maji 892 41741 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" was turned down by [[EMI]] in 1974, citing the song's "childish appeal". "Sweet Mother" was later also rejected by [[Decca Records|Decca]] and [[Philips Records]], before it was eventually released in December 1976, by [[Rogers All Stars]], a Nigerian recording company based in [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} b0u5zwphc1089wdkvgowhd7dup2yukn 41742 41741 2026-06-04T05:58:07Z Paul maji 892 41742 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ in 1974, citing the song's "childish appeal". "Sweet Mother" was later also rejected by [[Decca Records|Decca]] and [[Philips Records]], before it was eventually released in December 1976, by [[Rogers All Stars]], a Nigerian recording company based in [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 0pslw24fkkn9t48pn9f9cg7vc87ymuf 41743 41742 2026-06-04T06:05:42Z Paul maji 892 41743 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ in 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ citing the song's "childish appeal". "Sweet Mother" was later also rejected by [[Decca Records|Decca]] and [[Philips Records]], before it was eventually released in December 1976, by [[Rogers All Stars]], a Nigerian recording company based in [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 3ervnxxwql0cn8kfhjmmeoaielwjllt 41744 41743 2026-06-04T06:16:24Z Paul maji 892 41744 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ before it was eventually released in December 1976, by [[Rogers All Stars]], a Nigerian recording company based in [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 2hkrdfa264uoh8wq1n0x5kv9u59fy2j 41745 41744 2026-06-04T06:23:19Z Paul maji 892 41745 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ before it was eventually released in December 1976, by [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé.a Nigerian recording company based in [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} j3zwsy12ul13savxrz6esulo0w5a1vq 41746 41745 2026-06-04T06:25:05Z Paul maji 892 41746 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]]. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} io2bhzwhzqga1xqwagspmb1bupgqzhw 41747 41746 2026-06-04T06:34:26Z Paul maji 892 41747 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> "Ẹ̀nẹ̀ kélé íyẹ́ k'ómó, k'á kọ k'í dé.The song is a celebration of motherhood, sung in [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]].álí lèé chẹ́ ọ́fẹ̀ highlife kí ya n’ọwọ́ West Africa, kpaí áwọ̀ Congolese. The music is West African highlife, with Congolese [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} "Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 63cut33kv98xx2pcc6xsbrycdz9sogk 41748 41747 2026-06-04T08:17:37Z Paul maji 892 41748 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> "Ẹ̀nẹ̀ kélé íyẹ́ k'ómó, k'á kọ k'í dé. [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]].álí lèé chẹ́ ọ́fẹ̀ highlife kí ya n’ọwọ́ West Africa, kpaí áwọ̀ Congolese. [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} alí 'Sweet Mother' lèé lá wá gbeju cha alí kí d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kpoáá kpoáá ugbo kí dẹ́ lẹ́ kpoá cháká mọ́ wọ́, ma lá tà á kwí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́ta kpaí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́gwẹ́ta lẹ́ tà gba Sweet Mother" went on to become one of the most popular hits in Africa, selling between 3 and 13 million copies.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} kjuq02bizbtb2jf4m7p1eqij9g4shj5 41749 41748 2026-06-04T08:21:09Z Paul maji 892 41749 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> "Ẹ̀nẹ̀ kélé íyẹ́ k'ómó, k'á kọ k'í dé. [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]].álí lèé chẹ́ ọ́fẹ̀ highlife kí ya n’ọwọ́ West Africa, kpaí áwọ̀ Congolese. [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} alí 'Sweet Mother' lèé lá wá gbeju cha alí kí d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kpoáá kpoáá ugbo kí dẹ́ lẹ́ kpoá cháká mọ́ wọ́, ma lá tà á kwí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́ta kpaí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́gwẹ́ta lẹ́ tà gba .<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Kí ma dọ̀ kpoà 'Ukóló Africa' dẹ́ẹ́ dẹ́ẹ́ lẹ́, ma gbé ọ́wọ́ d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ fẹ́ kí ch’olí kí mọ́ gb’ẹdọ̀ amonẹ jù cháká gba. Sometimes called "Africa's anthem", it was voted the continent's favourite song by [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} b7amooo9afm9cwwn82xshwnm1gihupv 41750 41749 2026-06-04T08:22:23Z Paul maji 892 41750 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> "Ẹ̀nẹ̀ kélé íyẹ́ k'ómó, k'á kọ k'í dé. [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]].álí lèé chẹ́ ọ́fẹ̀ highlife kí ya n’ọwọ́ West Africa, kpaí áwọ̀ Congolese. [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} alí 'Sweet Mother' lèé lá wá gbeju cha alí kí d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kpoáá kpoáá ugbo kí dẹ́ lẹ́ kpoá cháká mọ́ wọ́, ma lá tà á kwí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́ta kpaí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́gwẹ́ta lẹ́ tà gba .<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Kí ma dọ̀ kpoà 'Ukóló Africa' dẹ́ẹ́ dẹ́ẹ́ lẹ́, ma gbé ọ́wọ́ d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ fẹ́ kí ch’olí kí mọ́ gb’ẹdọ̀ amonẹ jù cháká gba. [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", and [[Miriam Makeba]]'s version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} dlsarq3fabvvvg76i1geypklu9ofg95 41751 41750 2026-06-04T08:23:47Z Paul maji 892 41751 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> "Ẹ̀nẹ̀ kélé íyẹ́ k'ómó, k'á kọ k'í dé. [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]].álí lèé chẹ́ ọ́fẹ̀ highlife kí ya n’ọwọ́ West Africa, kpaí áwọ̀ Congolese. [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} alí 'Sweet Mother' lèé lá wá gbeju cha alí kí d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kpoáá kpoáá ugbo kí dẹ́ lẹ́ kpoá cháká mọ́ wọ́, ma lá tà á kwí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́ta kpaí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́gwẹ́ta lẹ́ tà gba .<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Kí ma dọ̀ kpoà 'Ukóló Africa' dẹ́ẹ́ dẹ́ẹ́ lẹ́, ma gbé ọ́wọ́ d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ fẹ́ kí ch’olí kí mọ́ gb’ẹdọ̀ amonẹ jù cháká gba. [[BBC]] readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", kpaí and [[Miriam Makeba]]'chî ugánè yé í version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} h0s285s8b84zpu5fi0qbh2ebjmr62s3 41752 41751 2026-06-04T08:28:00Z Paul maji 892 41752 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> "Ẹ̀nẹ̀ kélé íyẹ́ k'ómó, k'á kọ k'í dé. [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]].álí lèé chẹ́ ọ́fẹ̀ highlife kí ya n’ọwọ́ West Africa, kpaí áwọ̀ Congolese. [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} alí 'Sweet Mother' lèé lá wá gbeju cha alí kí d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kpoáá kpoáá ugbo kí dẹ́ lẹ́ kpoá cháká mọ́ wọ́, ma lá tà á kwí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́ta kpaí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́gwẹ́ta lẹ́ tà gba .<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Kí ma dọ̀ kpoà 'Ukóló Africa' dẹ́ẹ́ dẹ́ẹ́ lẹ́, ma gbé ọ́wọ́ d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ fẹ́ kí ch’olí kí mọ́ gb’ẹdọ̀ amonẹ jù cháká gba. [[BBC]] amí ogbẹgẹgbẹ́ kpaí amí ogbẹ́mẹ́ efu ọ́dọ́ 2004 lẹ́, kí ya d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kí ya tẹ́jú.readers and listeners in 2004, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", kpaí and [[Miriam Makeba]]'chî ugánè yé í version of "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 1p8igdupjlujomp30xxzyz6i5p1zzij 41753 41752 2026-06-04T08:29:56Z Paul maji 892 41753 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|1976 song by Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz}}{{For|the 2012 Brazilian film|Doce de Mãe}} {{Missing information|the song's author|date={{monthyear}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} "'''Sweet Mother'''"Î chî éné kî kalî yé [[highlife]] ùgbo î [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] kpaí [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] ákélî [[Prince Nico Mbarga]] kpaí î ujó Rocafil Jazz,kî du dúfú efu ọdọ 1976. É [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] "Iye ómamale" takî énè kî chî was turned down by [[EMI]] fu î ré û rẹ̀ efu ọdọ 1974,tódú kí í ya nọ̀mọ̀, lẹ́yìn nà, ná kọ̀ alí "Sweet Mother" dànù nọ́ [[Decca Records|Decca]] kpaí and [[Philips Records]],ubîlé takî î màmà du dufu efu êgba ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ 1976, kpî [[Rogers All Stars|Rogers All St]] Úfẹ́ kọ́ọ̀fẹ̀nì k'ólú fẹ́ k'ẹ̀nẹ̀ k'í Naijilia k'í dé [[Onitsha]].<ref name="nicombarga">[http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/nicombarga.htm Prince Nico Mbarga: Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/news2/1975/4/tribute-to-nico-mbarga-of-sweet-mother.html Tribute to Nico Mbarga of Sweet Mother], ''ModernGhana.com'' 11 February 2008</ref> "Ẹ̀nẹ̀ kélé íyẹ́ k'ómó, k'á kọ k'í dé. [[Nigerian Pidgin|Nigerian Pidgin English]].álí lèé chẹ́ ọ́fẹ̀ highlife kí ya n’ọwọ́ West Africa, kpaí áwọ̀ Congolese. [[soukous]]-style guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger-picking]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} alí 'Sweet Mother' lèé lá wá gbeju cha alí kí d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kpoáá kpoáá ugbo kí dẹ́ lẹ́ kpoá cháká mọ́ wọ́, ma lá tà á kwí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́ta kpaí ẹ́mọ̀ọ́mẹ́gwẹ́ta lẹ́ tà gba .<ref name="sales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.narratively.com/p/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him|title=His Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles'. So Why Haven't You Heard of Him?|publisher=Narratively|date=25 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2023|first=Sami|last=Kent}}</ref><ref name="sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/26/music-extra|title=Music Extra: Sweet Mother|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2017|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> Kí ma dọ̀ kpoà 'Ukóló Africa' dẹ́ẹ́ dẹ́ẹ́ lẹ́, ma gbé ọ́wọ́ d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ fẹ́ kí ch’olí kí mọ́ gb’ẹdọ̀ amonẹ jù cháká gba. [[BBC]] amí ogbẹgẹgbẹ́ kpaí amí ogbẹ́mẹ́ efu ọ́dọ́ 2004 lẹ́, kí ya d’ọwọ́ rẹ́ jù fẹ́ kí ya tẹ́jú, coming before [[Brenda Fassie]]'s "Vuli Ndlela", [[Fela Kuti]]'s "Lady", [[Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco]]'s "[[Mario (song)|Mario]]", kpaí [[Miriam Makeba]]'chî ugánè yé í "[[Malaika]]".<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4137879.stm Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem], ''BBC'', 31 December 2004</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Cameroon-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} irjobvslkm8o4ksush8mq6bugm47dnb 0 2140 41754 2026-06-04T09:21:07Z Paul maji 892 Created page with "{{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|a..." 41754 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air''' was a [[cargo airline]] based in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]], operating worldwide{{Dubious|date=August 2010}} cargo flights out of [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], and [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], Lagos.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Al-Dawood Air was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of the [[Al-Dawood Group]], and ceased operations in 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} coi6diywq13xflfxy957kawl94kxaj5 41755 41754 2026-06-04T09:24:04Z Paul maji 892 41755 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' was a [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo based in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì operating worldwide{{Dubious|date=August 2010}} cargo flights out of [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], and [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], Lagos.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Al-Dawood Air was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of the [[Al-Dawood Group]], and ceased operations in 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} kuskqcmoypsrzt323xhfo42bgfct20e 41756 41755 2026-06-04T09:30:14Z Paul maji 892 41756 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí. cargo flights out of [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], and [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], Lagos.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Al-Dawood Air was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of the [[Al-Dawood Group]], and ceased operations in 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} 03b8l0vxsr4vz8xoga0c1u4qsp7u85y 41757 41756 2026-06-04T09:32:30Z Paul maji 892 41757 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí and [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî Lagos.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of the [[Al-Dawood Group]], and ceased operations in 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} icufgcurtdwtf7eivufm4h6be0osbyv 41758 41757 2026-06-04T09:35:01Z Paul maji 892 41758 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí and [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî Lagos.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ was founded in 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí as a subsidiary of the [[Al-Dawood Group]], and ceased operations in 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} 7ex8yq7dnbp66epaamopesqzgp7gfo3 41759 41758 2026-06-04T09:38:24Z Paul maji 892 41759 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí [[Al-Dawood Group]], and ceased operations in 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} q7jrvq5yz1m6l0ixwu4oeawqanoxsfy 41760 41759 2026-06-04T09:39:26Z Paul maji 892 41760 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí [[Al-Dawood Group]], : "Í kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ́ dẹ́ fẹ́ éfu ọdọ and ceased operations in 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} 2bf3tm69b98qk95qki3kibqu9jk6e2p 41761 41760 2026-06-04T09:40:24Z Paul maji 892 41761 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí [[Al-Dawood Group]], : "Í kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ́ dẹ́ fẹ́ éfu ọdọ 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} 2pv6cavp9fo5vak64c5ipb6d3v4mp2u 41762 41761 2026-06-04T09:42:57Z Paul maji 892 41762 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí [[Al-Dawood Group]], : "Í kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ́ dẹ́ fẹ́ éfu ọdọ 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == Amí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù cháká kí Al-Dawood Air ní, í kpa mọ́ d’ọwọ́ t’ọ́ka kárí The Al-Dawood Air fleet consisted of only one [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} j09la75mbg0iha26umwwm072ppozew6 41763 41762 2026-06-04T09:44:25Z Paul maji 892 41763 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí [[Al-Dawood Group]], : "Í kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ́ dẹ́ fẹ́ éfu ọdọ 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Fleet == Amí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù cháká kí Al-Dawood Air ní, í kpa mọ́ d’ọwọ́ t’ọ́ka kárí [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} knruzfypdvapfg1w5z6jbwlvhp0x116 41764 41763 2026-06-04T09:50:47Z Paul maji 892 41764 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí [[Al-Dawood Group]], : "Í kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ́ dẹ́ fẹ́ éfu ọdọ 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Kî kwané alóo Fleet == Amí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù cháká kí Al-Dawood Air ní, í kpa mọ́ d’ọwọ́ t’ọ́ka kárí [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} o5e572xn3bkvlx0nv64ciez158kearx 41765 41764 2026-06-04T09:51:26Z Paul maji 892 41765 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox Airline|airline=Al-Dawood Air|logo=|logo_size=|fleet_size=|destinations=|IATA=-|ICAO=LIE|callsign=AL-DAWOOD AIR|parent=|company_slogan=|founded=2002|ceased=2005|headquarters=[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]|key_people=|hubs=[[Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport]]<br />[[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]]|secondary_hubs=|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=|lounge=|alliance=|website=http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm}} [[Fáílú:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-8-63(F)_AN1094195.jpg|alt=McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane with red and green stripes|right|thumb|A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63(F) airplane formerly used by Al-Dawood Air.]] '''Al-Dawood Air î ché''' [[cargo airline]] kî dé éfî-ewo [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],kîa chùkolo gbóduu ojîane îleì {{Dubious|date=August 2010}} Unyí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù kí ya gbé ẹrù n’ọwọ́ kwí [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport]], [[Belgium]], kpaí [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]], lágosî.<ref name="AD">[http://www.aldawoodgroup.com/air_main.htm Al-Dawood Air website] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> Ma chane Al-Dawood Air efu ọdọ 2002 kí ch’ọ́mabí n’únyí [[Al-Dawood Group]], : "Í kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ́ dẹ́ fẹ́ éfu ọdọ 2005{{Why?|date=August 2010}}.<ref name="AD" /><ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Al-Dawood Air at airlineupdate.com]}}</ref> == Kî kwané alóo == Amí ọ̀kọ̀-ojú-ọrọ̀nù cháká kí Al-Dawood Air ní, í kpa mọ́ d’ọwọ́ t’ọ́ka kárí [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8 Series 63F]] aircraft.<ref name="AD" /> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Nigeria|Aviation|Companies}} {{Airlines of Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-airline-stub}} cng5lggqbqw7qn01gh86cmfz4nrv1cx 0 2141 41766 2026-06-04T09:57:29Z Paul maji 892 Created page with "{{short description|None}}{{Yoruba people}} Territory located in present-day [[Benin]]. {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" |''c.'' | colspan="2" |''Foundation of Icha state'' |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Baba Akete]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru (Icha)|Lauru]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec..." 41766 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}{{Yoruba people}} Territory located in present-day [[Benin]]. {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" |''c.'' | colspan="2" |''Foundation of Icha state'' |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Baba Akete]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru (Icha)|Lauru]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Obinti]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Akan Aku]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Kase Kpe]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tofa]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tonyon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauro Bezon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Asogba]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>''ante/post''1920 to ''ante/post''1920</small> |'''Lauru''' | |} == Sources == * [http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html Official website] == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} c7ahbpijikbvdic0hr002mh8yqk1l5j 41767 41766 2026-06-04T10:00:28Z Paul maji 892 41767 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}} {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" |''c.'' | colspan="2" |''Foundation of Icha state'' |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Baba Akete]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru (Icha)|Lauru]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Obinti]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Akan Aku]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Kase Kpe]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tofa]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tonyon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauro Bezon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Asogba]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>''ante/post''1920 to ''ante/post''1920</small> |'''Lauru''' | |} == Sources == * [http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html Official website] == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} dwn97mevgi26o4pze6zv9jj0sow1290 41768 41767 2026-06-04T10:04:01Z Paul maji 892 /* Sources */ 41768 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}} {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" |''c.'' | colspan="2" |''Foundation of Icha state'' |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Baba Akete]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru (Icha)|Lauru]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Obinti]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Akan Aku]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Kase Kpe]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tofa]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tonyon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauro Bezon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Asogba]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>''ante/post''1920 to ''ante/post''1920</small> |'''Lauru''' | |} == Úbárá Sources == * [http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html Official website] == góo gẹ́ See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} m0ay7id8j9omkyma9abwc33mtktxu3l 41769 41768 2026-06-04T10:04:34Z Paul maji 892 41769 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}} {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" |''c.'' | colspan="2" |''Foundation of Icha state'' |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Baba Akete]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru (Icha)|Lauru]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Obinti]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Akan Aku]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Kase Kpe]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tofa]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Tonyon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauro Bezon]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>???? to ????</small> |'''[[Lauru Asogba]]''' | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>''ante/post''1920 to ''ante/post''1920</small> |'''Lauru''' | |} == Úbárá == * [http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html Official website] == góo gẹ́ == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} ropovecrvmwckcb765m6jx0li5or9al 0 2142 41770 2026-06-04T10:09:46Z Paul maji 892 Created page with "{{short description|None}}{{Yoruba people}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2021}} Sabe is a territory located in present-day [[Benin]], based in and around the town of [[Savé]] In the [[Yoruba language]], the word [[Oba (king)|Oba]] means '''king''' or '''ruler'''. It is also common for the obas of the various [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are..." 41770 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}{{Yoruba people}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2021}} Sabe is a territory located in present-day [[Benin]], based in and around the town of [[Savé]] In the [[Yoruba language]], the word [[Oba (king)|Oba]] means '''king''' or '''ruler'''. It is also common for the obas of the various [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] 6u4v1ecyat3s1aocbeaav4rzjspvcuv 41771 41770 2026-06-04T10:10:37Z Paul maji 892 41771 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}In the [[Yoruba language]], the word [[Oba (king)|Oba]] means '''king''' or '''ruler'''. It is also common for the obas of the various [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] 397e8pcjnzwxehewg20raxbu37e6ud4 41772 41771 2026-06-04T10:19:05Z Paul maji 892 41772 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î In the [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá the word [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché means '''king''' abî or '''ruler'''. It is also common for the obas of the various [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] lh5l2s6zu1e8cy41m7rrinodkeiwudx 41773 41772 2026-06-04T10:21:02Z Paul maji 892 41773 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î In the [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá the word [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché means '''king''' abî or '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo. It is also common for the obas of the various [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] st4stl61bkx3oun3tba1bkauoehsy07 41774 41773 2026-06-04T10:22:41Z Paul maji 892 41774 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î In the [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá the word [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché means '''king''' abî or '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] e97sd5ao42apccm91b7p758gsnl1nuh 41775 41774 2026-06-04T10:25:27Z Paul maji 892 41775 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] bo1ezuz4y5z0qy4keixk1obmzjj1w8e 41776 41775 2026-06-04T10:27:19Z Paul maji 892 41776 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù"domains to have their own special titles. In '''Sabe''' the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] qqux9dvk8ltp4gfvclzd8azyi84qo6t 41777 41776 2026-06-04T10:31:00Z Paul maji 892 41777 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ the Oba is referred to as the '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] a7dm4r6v2zyr7wpv5mtbcre8th6lxnp 41778 41777 2026-06-04T10:32:21Z Paul maji 892 41778 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] ezy6frerevovm8rsj4200li9ubhc3bq 41779 41778 2026-06-04T10:35:21Z Paul maji 892 41779 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Òkò tàkàrdá ífíñu Sabe nwù kà kpaí á káná-káná, éñwù kù má kọ tàkàrdá dọmọ che éfù dídí am’Onu kù má dọ Ola kpái Oba. Òbò kàná ka kọ am’Onu égba kélée kí lé wá á f’ọwọ mọ amáneñwu kpaí ányá chégbée ugbo amí òmàyẹ éñwù mọnyu méjì. Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] 2w0ryvczuf5nttrr13xwkbk4sh3fp6p 41780 41779 2026-06-04T10:36:32Z Paul maji 892 41780 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Òkò tàkàrdá ífíñu Sabe nwù kà kpaí á káná-káná, éñwù kù má kọ tàkàrdá dọmọ che éfù dídí am’Onu kù má dọ Ola kpái Oba. Òbò kàná ka kọ am’Onu égba kélée kí lé wá á f’ọwọ mọ amáneñwu kpaí ányá chégbée ugbo amí òmàyẹ éñwù mọnyu méjì. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] rodqs2rbaoomipt1ntmjjxg0sevsbs3 41781 41780 2026-06-04T10:38:36Z Paul maji 892 41781 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Òkò tàkàrdá ífíñu Sabe nwù kà kpaí á káná-káná, éñwù kù má kọ tàkàrdá dọmọ che éfù dídí am’Onu kù má dọ Ola kpái Oba. Òbò kàná ka kọ am’Onu égba kélée kí lé wá á f’ọwọ mọ amáneñwu kpaí ányá chégbée ugbo amí òmàyẹ éñwù mọnyu méjì. Odú-odú kù má kọ dọmọ í che òkò tàkàrdá kpaí ukọlá gñgba kí amí àgbà-íchi íñu Sabe má gba dọmọ. The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] bap8o6oo524l99tmq434z11mali8d7c 41782 41781 2026-06-04T10:39:21Z Paul maji 892 41782 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Òkò tàkàrdá ífíñu Sabe nwù kà kpaí á káná-káná, éñwù kù má kọ tàkàrdá dọmọ che éfù dídí am’Onu kù má dọ Ola kpái Oba. Òbò kàná ka kọ am’Onu égba kélée kí lé wá á f’ọwọ mọ amáneñwu kpaí ányá chégbée ugbo amí òmàyẹ éñwù mọnyu méjì. Odú-odú kù má kọ dọmọ í che òkò tàkàrdá kpaí ukọlá gñgba kí amí àgbà-íchi íñu Sabe má gba dọmọ. == List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] ik6b88n4yd3iwy0v4xb25ta5vn4t3y4 41783 41782 2026-06-04T10:42:55Z Paul maji 892 41783 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Òkò tàkàrdá ífíñu Sabe nwù kà kpaí á káná-káná, éñwù kù má kọ tàkàrdá dọmọ che éfù dídí am’Onu kù má dọ Ola kpái Oba. Òbò kàná ka kọ am’Onu égba kélée kí lé wá á f’ọwọ mọ amáneñwu kpaí ányá chégbée ugbo amí òmàyẹ éñwù mọnyu méjì. Odú-odú kù má kọ dọmọ í che òkò tàkàrdá kpaí ukọlá gñgba kí amí àgbà-íchi íñu Sabe má gba dọmọ. == Odú am’Onu kí lé íñu Yoruba íbá Sabe List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] 218undxzysjd59psj43dnbbhzsp611l 41784 41783 2026-06-04T10:43:33Z Paul maji 892 41784 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|None}}Éfu î [[Yoruba language]],ọ́fá [[Oba (king)|Oba]] ché '''king''' abî '''ruler'''.Iche kpai amā Oba ùgbo-ùgbo [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] íñu kì amáneñwu áfù kpáí odú uñwú kì í che áfù . '''Sabe''' Málá á dọ Oba nọ '''Onisabe of Sabe''' Òkò tàkàrdá ífíñu Sabe nwù kà kpaí á káná-káná, éñwù kù má kọ tàkàrdá dọmọ che éfù dídí am’Onu kù má dọ Ola kpái Oba. Òbò kàná ka kọ am’Onu égba kélée kí lé wá á f’ọwọ mọ amáneñwu kpaí ányá chégbée ugbo amí òmàyẹ éñwù mọnyu méjì. Odú-odú kù má kọ dọmọ í che òkò tàkàrdá kpaí ukọlá gñgba kí amí àgbà-íchi íñu Sabe má gba dọmọ. == Odú am’Onu kí lé íñu Yoruba íbá Sabe. == {| class="wikitable" |- align="left" ! width="18%" |Tenure ! width="40%" |Incumbent ! width="20%" |Notes |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1738 to 1765</small> |'''Ola Obe''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1769 to 1796</small> |'''Ola Monen''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec" |<small>1798 to 1825</small> |'''Oba Akikenju''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1852 to 1860 |'''Oba Otewa''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1881 to 1887 |'''Oba Alamu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1888 to 1925 |'''Oba Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1926 to 1933 |'''Oba Adegboye''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1935 to 1946 |'''Oba Adeyemi''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1946 to 1963 |'''Oba Ademoyegun''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1964 to 1968 |'''Oba Adegeriolu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1971 to 1973 |'''Oba Adegbamife''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |1975 to 2005 |'''Oba Adeleke''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |- |2005 to ------ |'''Oba Adetutu Akenmu''', <small>Onisabe</small> | |} == Sources == * http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html * Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992 == See also == * [[Benin]] ** [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] states *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu]] *** [[List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo]] * [[Lists of office-holders]] 8ezs72l164c81st0k78yel9g1udb9ip 0 2143 41785 2026-06-04T11:13:10Z Paul maji 892 Created page with "{{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music''' is a popular [[Islamic]]-oriented [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] musical genre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Gr..." 41785 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music''' is a popular [[Islamic]]-oriented [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] musical genre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref> It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]], who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka singer to record an album. Later, younger singers like [[Salawa Abeni]] and Kuburatu Alaragbo joined the pack. In 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] was crowned "Queen of Waka" by the [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} sxs6zmwlps9yzn32hwld6odtiukjcyj 41786 41785 2026-06-04T11:26:46Z Paul maji 892 41786 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' is a popular [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî oriented [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] "Íñu-íñu uleleá musical genre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref> It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]], who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka singer to record an album. Later, younger singers like [[Salawa Abeni]] and Kuburatu Alaragbo joined the pack. In 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] was crowned "Queen of Waka" by the [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} stum6d5f9r3ve4vycdsa11l9l0n8c8s 41787 41786 2026-06-04T11:28:48Z Paul maji 892 41787 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref> It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]], who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka singer to record an album. Later, younger singers like [[Salawa Abeni]] and Kuburatu Alaragbo joined the pack. In 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] was crowned "Queen of Waka" by the [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 6o3suotf89b2gzekcj33fxydw3dqmo9 41788 41787 2026-06-04T11:34:01Z Paul maji 892 41788 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Nigeria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í..." who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka singer to record an album. Later, younger singers like [[Salawa Abeni]] and Kuburatu Alaragbo joined the pack. In 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] was crowned "Queen of Waka" by the [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} oyh5trbmdhsrh46df7vk5t5ut2nqf4a 41789 41788 2026-06-04T11:36:33Z Paul maji 892 41789 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Nigeria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í [[Salawa Abeni]] kpaî and Kuburatu Alaragbo joined the pack. In 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] was crowned "Queen of Waka" by the [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} tbi7nuza5j15okn8fd8wrraimisi8m2 41790 41789 2026-06-04T11:43:59Z Paul maji 892 41790 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Nigeria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í [[Salawa Abeni]] kpaî and Kuburatu Alaragbo kî dama kpî .joined the pack. Efu ọdọ In 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] kù má f’ólú-ọ́ba 'Queen of Waka' jẹ nọ úgbowas crowned "Queen of Waka" by the [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} l6aelfhvv4z8w5h67wiecaqbkikddnv 41791 41790 2026-06-04T11:45:26Z Paul maji 892 41791 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Naijiria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í [[Salawa Abeni]] kpaî Kuburatu Alaragbo kî dama kpî .joined the pack. Efu ọdọ In 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] kù má f’ólú-ọ́ba 'Queen of Waka' jẹ nọ úgbo [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} i6pv2kf37vwvy8qrcuck5bxv30bffhd 41792 41791 2026-06-04T11:46:30Z Paul maji 892 41792 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Naijiria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í [[Salawa Abeni]] kpaî Kuburatu Alaragbo kî dama kpî pack . Efu ọdọ 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] kù má f’ólú-ọ́ba 'Queen of Waka' jẹ nọ úgbo [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} iyztefayebff8vp1yjz97jnbiuvl18b 41793 41792 2026-06-04T11:50:19Z Paul maji 892 41793 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Naijiria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í [[Salawa Abeni]] kpaî Kuburatu Alaragbo kî dama kpî pack . Efu ọdọ 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] kù má f’ólú-ọ́ba 'Queen yé Waka' jẹ nọ úgbo [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Uleleá Waka ñwù nó kpaí ùgbo kì á kọ́ dápù kpáí uleleá gñgba kù má kọ́ nọ úgbo.Waka music has no connection whatsoever with the official song of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} slnhp8g2ewkpawfxhd1qvpf8y01h34c 41794 41793 2026-06-04T11:52:14Z Paul maji 892 41794 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Naijiria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í [[Salawa Abeni]] kpaî Kuburatu Alaragbo kî dama kpî pack . Efu ọdọ 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] kù má f’ólú-ọ́ba 'Queen yé Waka' jẹ nọ úgbo [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Uleleá Waka ñwù nó kpaí ùgbo kì á kọ́ dápù kpáí uleleá gñgba kù má kọ́ nọ úgbo. [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] kî dóọ̀ called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} f1affayunmn7tups9ijq50eru06j2zc 41795 41794 2026-06-04T11:57:39Z Paul maji 892 41795 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Islamic-oriented genre of Yoruba music}}{{refimprove|date=October 2021}} {{Music of Nigeria}} '''Waka music î chénè keju móọ̀ efu''' [[Islamic]]-kî étewn chî [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] Íñu-íñu uleleá .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waka|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052710|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Grove Music Online|year=2001|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52710|last1=Graham|first1=Ronnie|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>ené kî jewn eju móọ̀ chî It was made popular by [[Batile Alake|Alhaja Batile Alake]] kî kwó from [[Ijebu Igbo|Ijebu]],"kí k’ọ́na uleleá lé mú d’éji éfù uleleá Naijiria gárágá, égbá kí ya k’uleleá lé éfù amí concert kpaí amí party; mú d’ọmọ, íñwù nọ́ọ ch’ọ́ñwù kì chí ẹ́nẹ̀ kíkánga kí ya kọ́ uleleá waka kí d’ọwọ tàkàrdá ífíñu uleleá nọ. Kpẹ́ẹ́ru nọ, amí ẹ́nẹ̀-ọ́wọ́-mẹ̀fá kù má jọ́ bẹ̀ í [[Salawa Abeni]] kpaî Kuburatu Alaragbo kî dama kpî pack . Efu ọdọ 1992, [[Salawa Abeni]] kù má f’ólú-ọ́ba 'Queen yé Waka' jẹ nọ úgbo [[Alafin of Oyo]], [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] [[Lamidi Adeyemi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Salawa Abeni|url=https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410052210/https://the234project.com/people/nigeria/queen-salawa-abeni/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Uleleá Waka ñwù nó kpaí ùgbo kì á kọ́ dápù kpáí uleleá gñgba kù má kọ́ nọ úgbo. [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] kî called Waka Waka (yá î chî ègbá yé î afrîka This Time for Africa) kî chewn ọ́'gkwu alî ya amî soja yé afrika kwî which is a traditional African soldiers' song from [[Cameroon]]. In later days, 90s to be precise, a lot more Musicians with the Quranic front came on board and one to stand out is El-hadj wasiu Kayode Sideeq and his wife hajia Hafsat Sideeq, He is now popularly known as BabaNwaka(father of waka) with the music being islam centered as far back as the times of trade between Mali empire of Mansa Musa of Timbuktu and the Southwestern region of Nigeria, whereby, they brought Islam to the Yorubas from Mali. == References == {{Reflist}}Raheem, O. 2020. "Waka Music," in Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present, eds. Colleen Boyett, H. Micheal Tarver & Mildred Diane Gleason (Bloomsbury Publishing). ISBN 9781440846922 {{Africa-music-stub}} {{music-genre-stub}} {{Nigeria-stub}} 2dtqlme577o4rcpu0fk0g16u9rst07h