History Of The Egba People – One Of The Most Successful Subethnic Group In The Yoruba Kingdom

The Egba people are the Yoruba-speaking subethnic group in Ogun central; South-Western part of Nigeria. ‘Egba’ was rumored to come from the word ‘Egbalugbo’ which means ‘Wanderers towards the forest’. The founders of Egba – the first dwellers were said to have migrated from the Oyo Kingdom to the forest. They were initially under the…