Alaafin Sango: The King Who Ruled With Fire—And Fell Because of Love

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ABOUT THE BOOK - SUMMARY

Alaafin Sango was written and authored by Oladejo Okediji – the author of Opa Agbeleka, Atoto Arere, Rere Run etc. Alaafin Sango was first acted as a movie in decades ago. This book showcased the life and time of popular deity – Sango, who is otherwise called god of thunder. Sango’s story is embedded in many mysteries and it has different accounts. Some believe Sango was a human being who was later deified while others believe Sango was among the deities that descended from cloud to the earth through chain, with the likes of Obatala, Ogun etc. This book clarifies certain things about Sango, his life, wife and transition. Find out the moral of the story, lesson and Yoruba culture this book showcases by reading Alaafin Sango by Oladejo Okediji.

CHARACTERS FEATURED IN ALAAFIN SANGO

Below are some of the characters featured in this book
1) Sango
2) Oya
3) Osun
4) Oba

FACTS & FIGURE
Book Name: Alaafin Sango
Author: Oladejo Okediji
Genre:  Novel
Language: Yoruba
Book Page: 104
Other books by Author: Opa Agbeleka; Aaro Olomoge etc

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The Akagbadun program on YouTube was created to share these books with as many people as possible. Every week, we read a selected Yoruba book chapter by chapter for free. We recently posted a video that shows a list of book titles we are planning to read. You can be part of the selection by watching the video and commenting the title of the book you want us to read next. The book that receives the highest votes will be chosen for the next free reading session. This is a simple way to enjoy Yoruba books and also help us keep the culture alive.