The Idoani Confederacy is the traditional state of Idoani, in Ose LGA of Ondo State, and its ruler is the Alani.
- Type
- Confederacy
- Founded
- Formed in 1880 (Wikipedia)
- Still exists
- Yes
The Idoani Confederacy is the traditional state of Idoani, in Ose LGA of Ondo State, and its ruler is the Alani. According to Wikipedia, it was formed in 1880, during the Yoruba wars, by six communities near the Ose river, Ido, Amusigbo, Isure, Iyayu, Isewa and Ako, for protection against raiding warlords; they were merged into one town in 1921. A dispute over the succession began in the early 1970s and left a regent in office for fourteen years and, for a time, two rival claimants. Oba Aderemi Atewogboye was recognised in 1999 and died in 2010; after a regency Oba Olufemi Olutoye was crowned (Wikipedia), and a university news item names him as Alani in 2018 (FUTA).
- Alani of Idoani
- Ido-ani Confederation
- Idoani Confederacy — Wikipedia · link
- Ido-Ani monarch commends FUTA's contributions to educational development — Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2018 · link
- Idoani — Wikipedia · link
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- Verified: Supported by an official source, or by two or more independent sources that agree.
- Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
- Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
- Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
- Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
- Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.
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Archive ID: POL-IDOANI-CONFEDERACY · Last updated 7 October 2026.
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