Browsing by Author "Onagun, R"

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    Ethnic Groups’ Relations in the Emergence of the Fulani Dynasty in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Labar: Journal of Military History and Peace Studies (LJMHPS), Published by the Department of Military History, Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, Nigeria, 2024) Adeshina, Lukman; Suleiman, A. A.; Onagun, R
    The foundation of co-existence in Ilorin Emirate is premised on nascent settlements of the Baruba hermit, Ojo-Isekuse, Laderin, Solagberu, Abdullahi, Bako, AbdulMumeen, Dose and Olufadi (al-Fahd) in different quarters of Ilorin between seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Each of the aforementioned personalities played socio-cultural roles that fostered relations. Some writers and traditional narrators, especially non-professional historians hardly see pre-Alimi Ilorin history as the foundation and inseparable part of Ilorin history, some writers emphasized a single ethnic group as the basis for the establishment of the Emirate. This work found the essentiality of pre-Alimi Ilorin history, ethnic collaborations and individuals‘ contributions to the establishment of the Ilorin Emirate in 1823. The Ilorin Emirate comprises five L.G.As of Kwara State, namely, Asa L.G.A, Ilorin East L.G.A, Ilorin South L.G.A, Ilorin West L.G.A and Moro L.G.A. This paper examines the contribution of all the ethnic groups‘ subjects and the earliest ward leaders of Ilorin to the survival of each settlement and the emergence of the Ilorin Emirate. Sources of data collection for this study involved primary and secondary. The methodology adopted in his work is historical hence, it relied on primary (oral interviews, praise songs and folklore) and secondary sources. The paper concludes that the administrative acumen of the early Ilorin settlers provided an avenue for the evolution and the heterogeneity of Ilorin as a community.
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    The socio-economic impact of trading in used household items ( Aganmu/Basiri) at Baboko Market, Ilorin, 1980-2018
    (Al-Hikmah journal of History and International Relations (AJHIR), 2019) Adeshina, L; Onagun, R; Suleiman, A.A
    Human being is a social animal and this sociality explains why man always find a way out of his economic and financial problems. The sociality of human being can further be explained in term of societal classification where there are the haves and the have-nots, the reach and the poor/needy and the educated and the illiterates amongst others. The class of every individual in a society determines his tastes as well as what he purchases in the market, i.e. the quality in terms of either new or fairly used products. The class distinction in a society which is recognized by religion and culture is however responsible for the reason why a person in financial need at times sells some of his properties in order to get money. Therefore, the desire to consume and enjoy a variety of goods and services within peoples’ income was a prime factor behind the establishment of trade in used items. This paper using largely oral source and available written source attempts to flaunt the uniqueness of trading in used household items at a section of Baboko market, Ilorin, ranging from the sale of motley items by a trader to the articles of trade as well as the medium of buying and selling. It also traces the origin of the trade in Ilorin and its impacts on the people of the local community in Ilorin and Kwara as a whole.