The Only Female Ooni in the History of Ilè-Ifẹ̀

Ilè-Ifẹ̀ is a town in Osun state seen as the cradle and ancestral home and source of the Yoruba race, making any presiding ruler, the Ọọ̀ni, a revered and very powerful leader.
The Only Female Ooni in the History of Ile Ife is about Queen Luwoo Gbagidi. Queen Luwoo Gbagida was crowned spiritual leader and chief custodian of the source of the Yoruba race around 1100CE. She was a woman of immense physical beauty who took pride in her attractiveness. But she was also way ahead of her time as a woman who reigned as the Ooni of Ife and the most predominant supreme ruler of Yoruba land.
Despite her accomplishments, the council of Obas had a meeting and promised never to make a woman the Ooni of Ife ever again.
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I can only imagine what Ife looked like during the reign of Queen Luwoo. But from my findings, it was in deed an amazing time to be alive.

[@mysterypedia]

This is amazing...
Women really played important roles in the precolonial African societies.
Thanks for this wonderful documentary

[@lovettekamso1203]

she was a great woman.
I doubt if we will have a female traditional ruler in any Nigeria town or village again. It seems like now it is a taboo though it will be great to have one.

[@AnthonyIlogu]

It's a pity. Maybe someday, things will change