Between 1877 and 1893 the Yoruba Civil Wars occurred, and Abeokuta opposed Ibadan, which led the king or alake of the Egba to sign an alliance with the British governor, Sir Gilbert Carter.
Obey, whose full name is Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi, was born in Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria of Egba–Yoruba ethnic background.
The Ogun River leading to Abeokuta was not safe for canoe traffic, with travelers at risk from Egba robbers.
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (1937–1998), Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Egba clan
Though versions or lodges of this fraternal group are found among the various types of Yoruba polities - from highly-centralized kingdoms and empires like Oyo, to the independent towns and villages of the Ègbá and the Èkiti(EDO)benin city) - the Ogboni are recognizable for their veneration of the personified earth (Ilè or Odua) and their emphasis on both gerontocratic authority and benevolent service to the community.
In 1851, she led an all-female army consisting of 6,000 warriors against the Egba fortress of Abeokuta.