Seven onipopo of popo, onisabe of sabe, alara of ara, ajero of ijero, orangun of okeila, owa obokun ajibogun more the brief history of ijeroekiti. Owa obokun adimula owaluse transformed and reshaped the ijesa traditional government which gave room to military supervision which took after the role of ajaka, ajiboguns commanderinchief of the ijesa armed forces. Book of the society, fadugba papers, university of ife. He was a true son of the soil, and his name and legacies will forever be etched in history books. As described in the book by omole 1991 the appellation was. Brief history of ilesa and the ijesa people culture. Clement aderemi saseun your royal majesty, my fellow imesiilean brothers and sisters, welcome to this very important and historic occasion. As described in the book by omole 1991 the appellation was originally considered as a term of abuse to characterize the aggressive ijesa textile traders.
The state of ilesa consisted of ilesa itself and a number of smaller surrounding cities. Going further in history, after a while, the first owa appointed went to the alaafin to complain about the meagre size of his subjects and territory. Her father, pa jacob adeyokunnu was first son of his father who was from the royal family and lineage in ijeshaland, the owa obokun oji. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases. The oba who referred the nation to a book written by prof.
It is of note that the only direct son of obokun was the man called olabusuke obarabara olokunesin who was later taken out of ibokun by obokun because he did not trust the people. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Obokun, owa s ancestor, later settled at the presentday ijesaland. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Hence, the people of ijesa call themselves omo obokun. See wyning im looking at a topic within ife history for my phd. And that is the premise on which this historical book will radiate. The five of the seven children by the legal wife, went to found their own kingdoms. Brief history of ilesa and the ijesa people culture nairaland. Alake of egba and owa obokun of ijesaland and other major obas in yorubaland. Owa obokun adimula at 80 political panorama tribune online. Unfortunately, this book went out of print before many ijesa could have access to it. Iwude ijesa 5 ibegun ilesa is the first public event in ilesa marking the beginning of the ogun festival in there. Oba dr adekunle aromaolaran ii, the owa obokun of ijeshaland.
The owa obokun of ijesaland, his royal majesty, oba gabriel adekunle aromolaran, the paramount ruler of ijesaland visits his royal majesty, ooni of ife, oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii. Ileife according to yoruba belief is the earthly origin and fountain of all. History ijesa history has a varied accounts based on myth and historical accounts. Check out the different titles of traditional rulers in. In the years when sir donald charles cameron was the governor of colonial nigeria, captain j. As we celebrate this, baba owa obokun adimula of ijesaland is having a. The owa obokun hesitated in singing his petition to the resident at oyo, because he was the one who appointed and installed him when ogedengbe refused to be installed as the owa obokun captain bower came to ilesa with twentyone soldiers to arrest ogedengbe. Hrm, oba enoch ademola akinyemi, oyoyo ii, owa ooye of. Mackenzie the district officer for ifeilesa, and oba oduyomade aromolaran i the owa obokun adimula of ijesaland. There are so many variations in the history of akure. Interesting facts about the ijesa tribe connect nigeria. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of the owa obokun adimula. Pictures of the governor state of osun, ogbeni rauf aregbesola and owa obokun adimula of ijesaland, oba gabriel adekunle aromolaran, during the 2015 iwude ijesa festival at owa s palace on saturday 26122015. Ijesa history has a varied accounts based on myth and historical accounts.
The owa obokun in a consent letter presented to the leader of the palace project management team and the initiator of the idea, asiwaju olayinka fasuyi, the owa obokun described the idea of the volunteers as noble, urging them not to be detracted by side talks nor discouraged by attitude of skeptics which he said can be annoying. In early morning mysterious fire yesterday gutted the palace of the owa obokun of ijeshaland in osun state, oba adekunle aromolaran, turning the palatial palace into a heap of rubbles. According to ijesa traditions, when oduduwa became blind as a result of old age, it was ajibogun, one of his children, who succeeded in fetching the sea water which was used to cure their fathers blindness. Like the other ibegun, this event is a ritual which entails the sacrifice of a dog to ogun in the market with prayers for the owa and the people in general. According to chief olu falomo, chairman iwude ijesha planning committee, this monthlong festival which starts in the palace of owa obokun of ijeshaland in ilesa, extends to other parts of ijesaland such as ipole, ibokun and ijebuijessa, before ending where it started in ilesa, osun state. A top christian blog with a christian approach on the latest news and events. The history of nigeria will never be complete if the flag is not mentioned, talkless of the person who took his time to design the countrys logo. Foluke adeboye at 70, see her profile and pastor adeboyes. The olugbon, a product of ogbomoso grammar school, was giving the basis for the history of ogbori elemoso. After them followed eight successive owa who either died in ogbonis house within three months or shortly after getting to the throne because they set aside the tradition.
Nigeria history how felas mother, funmilayo ransome kuti, evicted alake of egbaland from throne in 1949 funmilayo ransome kuti, mother of music maestro, fela, fought against the alake of egbaland in present day ogun state between 1946 and 1949. Yoruba history tells that the personage oduduwa migrated to ileife where he reigned and held sway, established the yoruba dynasty, and oduduwa could. Benjamin ikenchuku keagborekuzi entered the guinness book of world. The untold story of how mko abiola was nearly prevented. Ilesha is the largest town and historic cultural capital of the ijesha people, and is home to a kingdom of the same name, ruled by an oba locally styled as the owa obokun adimula. Johnson, samuel 1921, the history of the yorubas, from the earliest times to the. A rare breed the story of chief timothy adeola odutola last paragraph of page wrote. He was reacting to a new book authored by general muhammadu ilyasu bashar retd. Olabusuke later became owa of ilesa king of ilesa and by extension of the whole ijesaland. Honestly and seriously, 9jacrip needs to write an history book on ife. However, most outstanding of them all is the iwude ogun, in which the sitting owa obokun would visit all traditional chiefs in ilesa with the prayer for peaceful coexistence amongst the people of the town.
As far back as 1987 when some of you were still in the incubator, oba yesufu oloyede asanike, olubadan of ibadan made history when the olubadan installed moshood kashimawo olawale abiola mko as the bashorun of ibadan. Alafins supernatural power over other obas in yorubaland. The progenitor of the ijesa was owa ajibogun, aka obokun, the son of oduduwa. A classic example was when he gallantly defended the hrh owa obokun adimula atayero against the british. Check out the different titles of traditional rulers in the yoruba land.
How felas mother, funmilayo ransome kuti, evicted alake. Pa adeyokunnu, a teacher and a methodist catechist was a strict disciplinarian who made sure that all his children were raised up as staunch methodists. Owa obokun adimula owaluse established ilesa, which is today the royal capital city of ijesaland in the fifteenth century. Supremacy battle in yorubaland is starting to gear up as the palace of the oba of benin has stoked controversy over the supremacy of obas in the south west, saying it was not true that the benin monarch was the third in the ranking of kings in the region as declared. I remember too well a story told to me by the late avatar and leader, papa. What is the meaning of soun of ogbomosoland, or owa obokun of ijesaland. In order to solve his concern, the alaafin ordered sticks to be. Owa obokun of ijesa oba of okeho ayangburen of ikorodu asero of ijero ogoga of ikere. Supremacy battle brewing in yorubaland, as benin palace. The ancestry of ijesa and owa obokun within nigeria.
History of akure akure mosu mop e ira ule oye naija. Such an attempt to revised yoruba history is not only an insult to ooni and all sons and grandsons of oduduwa and ife princes who became kings across yorubaland including the. History has it that from owa obokun atakunmosa to owa obokun waiye, the tradition was kept and they enjoyed their reigns. Owa obokun adimula was the one who went to procure brine to cure oduduwas old age blindness, he was given up on as dead and the inheritance was shared amongst his elder brothers. The standard version of tradition among the ijesa themselves traces the origin of the ijesas state to a younger son of oduduwa called obokun owa s ancestor, in commemoration of an occasion on which he fetched sea water to cure his fathers blindness. The current reigning owa obokun is oba gabriel adekunle aromolaran ii. Of what benefits is urbanisation to the culture and history of a people if the memories of their past fade into oblivion. The contributions of ilorin scholars to islam in west. Ogbeni rauf aregbesola and owa obokun of ijesaland, oba dr. Our own traditional history says that the ooni of ife was. With the official presentation of the staff of office to the 51st ooni of ife, oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi on monday, december 7, 2015 by governor rauf aregbesola amidst pomp and pageantry, the. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. So no yoruba monarch had as part of his titles the word oba except the oba of benin.
Hrm, oba enoch ademola akinyemi, oyoyo ii, owa ooye of imesiile kingdom to the imesiile community in the united states of america saturday sept. Significantly and to kick off the celebration marking the 80th birthday day anniversary of the adimula, owa obokun of ijesaland, the royal father oba adekunle aromolaran supported by the oonirisa of ife oba ogunwusi performed the commissioning. Ijesa people celebrating their iwude owa obokun festival, at osun state in nigeria. Orisun is a platform for the youth to know the history of their villages,towns and festivals from past to present. Obokun then settled in what was to become ijesaland. Obas which was recently contested publicly by the owa obokun of ijeshaland, oba gabriel adekunle aromolaran. Seven onipopo of popo, onisabe of sabe, alara of ilara, ajero of ijero, orangun of okeila, owa obokun ajibogun of ijesaland and oranmiyan by his legal wife, and one ooni by his slave turned wife, named orunto. The demand for the state to be created could be traced back to 1975 and perhaps much earlier. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oni comes from ijebujesha and his book does contain directly.
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