Another school of thought has found that there are many signs that show a possible link. There have also been reports showing slight Egyptian influences in the Yoruba culture. There have been issues as to whether or not Oranmiyan was indeed a biological child of Oduduwa, there have also been mentions of Okanbi, as being the only child of Oduduwa and whether Oduduwa was the father or the grandfather of the 16 children in question. This school of thought isn’t conclusive, there are so many variations, it is hard to believe the story. Oduduwa in an effort to appease him, landed over Ile Ife to him and made him king in his stead. Oranmiyan didn’t like this and was very angry. He also found that Oduduwa had disbursed all of his territories and property to his other fifteen children and had left none for Oranmiyan, after concluding that Benin Kingdom was sufficient has a heritage for him. On getting to Ile Ife, he met his father, Oduduwa, blind and well advanced in age. It is said that Oranmiyan ruled in Benin for a while, he subsequently made his son Eweka, the king of Benin and made a return to Ile Ife. This must explain wh the Yourba and Benin culture have very similar traits raging from language to the food and dressing.
Oranyan/ Oranimiyan was the last of his children and also the king of the Benin Kingdom. He also had a female child named Alaketu, who is the progenitor of the Egbas in Abeokuta. The eldest of all of the children was named the Orangun of Ila. It is opined that the family background and the upbringing of these children who were kings in their different territories is the reason for the unified customs, language and practices found among Yoruba people today. These children became rulers of different terriotories. A similar school of thought holds that Oduduwa was a mortal who was extremely powerful, a father to sixteen children.
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