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Baba Adinni

Baba Adinni is a Yoruba chiefly title. It is often conferred by local obas in Nigeria's Yorubaland region, usually to Muslim men who have contributed to society or government in some fashion.

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Baba Adinni is a Yoruba chiefly title. It is often conferred by local obas in Nigeria's Yorubaland region, usually to Muslim men who have contributed to society or government in some fashion.1

List of Baba Adinni of Lagos

  • Pa Arunmonikun from (1841-1891)
  • Pa Yesufu Alufa Shitta-Bey (1895-1911)
  • Pa Apatira (1911)
  • Pa Tiamiyu Savage (Bashorun Olowogbowo) (1911-1919)
  • Imam Adam Ali Fayati (1919-1924)
  • Imam Abass Opere (1924-1937)
  • Pa Bombata And Pa Akinyemi (up to 1967)
  • Alhaji Waheed Elias (1967-1976) 1
  • Abdul Hafeez A. Abou (2008-2024
  • Alhaji Sikiru Alabi-Macfoy (2024- till date)
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References

References

  1. Kotun, Prince Bolakale (2008). History of the Eko Dynasty. p. 154. ISBN 9789789019557. Retrieved July 14, 2026.