The tragi-comic make-believe palace of a ruler in exile. Portrait of a sad ruler, Alhaji Adeyemi Adeniran. The powerful, greying Yoruba Oba, Alhadji Adeniran, was booted out of his Royal Stool at the age of 84, by the Western Regional Government. A Lagos merchant gave him sanctuary at his business headquarters. But the Oba soon turned the building into a
Image Number: APN760147

APN760147

Title: Drum Magazine social history photographs, Nigeria edition 646 Description: The tragi-comic make-believe palace of a ruler in exile. Portrait of a sad ruler, Alhaji Adeyemi Adeniran. The powerful, greying Yoruba Oba, Alhadji Adeniran, was booted out of his Royal Stool at the age of 84, by the Western Regional Government. A Lagos merchant gave him sanctuary at his business headquarters. But the Oba soon turned the building into a "palace." City: Lagos Country: Nigeria Date Created: 02-1959 Creator: Drum Social Histories Credit Notice: Matthew Faji / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures Keywords: