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Saturday, July 16, 2022

OsunDecides2022: Akande loses own LGA to Sen. Adeleke


Though the APC chieftain had earlier won at his polling unit in ward 04, Isedo area of the ancient Ila-Orangun town, his candidate and the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, lost after the total votes cast were counted at the local government level.

Mr Akande failed to deliver a majority of the polling units in the local government to his party.

The main contender, Ademola Adeleke of the PDP secured 13,036 while APC polled 11,163.

The result shows a deficit of 1,873 for the ruling party.

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), results are expected from the 30 local government areas and Modakeke Area Council of the state. These results will be collated at the commission’s secretariat in Osogbo, the state’s capital.

Friday, July 15, 2022

HISTORY OF EDE IN OSUN STATE 

HISTORY OF EDE IN OSUN STATE 
A statue of Timi Agbale, a hunter and warlord

Ede is a town in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, 112 miles (180 km) southwest, and at the intersection of roads from Oshogbo, Ogbomosho, and Ife. Ede is one of the older towns of the Yoruba people. It is traditionally said to have been founded about 1500 by Timi Agbale, a hunter and warlord sent by Alaafin (King) Kori of Old Oyo (Katunga), capital of the Oyo empire, to establish a settlement to protect the Oyo caravan route to Benin (127 miles [204 km] to the southeast), a purpose similar to that of other Nigerian towns. Nearby towns include Awo, Iragberi and Oshogbo.

Its traditional ruler is known as the Timi Agbale, popularly referred to as Timi Agbale Olofa-Ina. According to myth, he is the man whose arrows bring out fire.
The present Ede was established by Timi Kubolaje Agbonran around 1817 along with his siblings: Oyefi, Ajenju, Arohanran and Oduniyi, all being the descendants of Lalemo. The former Ede is known as Ede-Ile.

The founder and historical head of Ede, Timi Agbale Olofa Ina, was one of the great lords leading the Yoruba Army at that time of both internal and external aggression around Yoruba land. He was in the Upper Cadre of the military chiefs. The first Ede settlement, established as a military outpost in the sixteenth century by the Oyo authorities had to be shifted to the other side of the Osun River round 1818-1819. One account of the movement had it that when the Afonja, the Aare Onakakanfo, based in Ilorin who betrayed the Alaafin as he joined hands with the Fulani Jihadists to declare Ilorin independent of Oyo control and went further to organize invasion of Yoruba towns like Osogbo, Ede, Ejigbo, Ilobu etc, all in the Province. 

The old Ede settlement had to be shifted for strategic reasons. It was this account of incessant invasion that made the security of the town precarious that forced the people to relocate to the present site of Ede. There is no doubt that if Ede was to be safe from Fulani attack it needed a neutral barrier to shield her. The man who had this political foresight was Timi Kubolaje Agbaran.
However, another account said Timi Agbale had two sons, Lanodi. After the death of Timi Agbale, the monopoly of the throne by Lamadu and his descendants forced Lalemo’s decendants to move away from Ede Ile to their own town which is the present Ede.

After leaving Ede Ile for the Omo Lamodis, they consulted Ifa oracle, who told them to continue their exodus until they crossed a big river-the Osun river. On crossing the Osun River, the Ifa oracle asked them to proceed until they finally settled at a point a little across the Osun river.
By the time they settled in the new Ede, the eldest brother (Oyefi) was said to be too old and died. So, the next most senior son, Agbonran became the first Timi of the present Ede. The other brothers: Ajeniju and Arohanran, took their turns to ascend the Timi stool. By the time it got to the turn of Oduniyi, the old man had died and his younger son, Abibu langunju, ascended the throne. It is on record that despite his many travail, he remained the longest serving Timi, having reigned for 60 years before he died at a ripe age of 90 years.

But there was no controversy that during his reign, Timi Agbale Olofa Ina rose to the Head of Yoruba Army in Ibolo Province of the Oyo Empire, saddling him with the responsibility of warding off any from external invasion, especially the Fulani Jihadists.

History recorded Timi Agbale Olofa Ina as a very powerful warlord who was described in Samuel Johnson’s History of the Yoruba from the Earliest time of the Beginning of the British Protectorate, as “an archer, noted for his deadly arrow who more than justified his appointment as Aare Onakanfo by the Alaafin”. At the peak of his reign, it was almost a sacrilege to address Timi Agbale without the appellation “Olofa Ina”.

Between 1824 and 1840, Ede was involved in the various wars of resistance fought to repel the Fulani’s invasion into the Yoruba territory. Among the notable wars fought were: Ogele and Mugba Mugba wars; the Ede-Ogbomoso war’ among others. And not until 1835 when Alaafin Oluewu appealed to all Yoruba leaders/Chiefs to sink their differences and come together as a people from the same origin that peace began to reign in the land. He essentially warned them to be curious of the danger in any disunity in their ranks because of the rampaging Fulani Jihadists who had established a strong foothold in Ilorin and were ready to expand more into the cost region of the west.

At the time, the reigning Timi was Bamgbaiye Ajeniju who was reputed as the richest Timi that ever reigned in Ede. Timi Bamgbaiye Ajeniji was said to have such a large number of goats and sheep in his garden that he lost count of their figure. The animals were said to be so many that they ate up all the green grass in the large garden. He was in the saddle during those turbulent period in Yorubaland.

In essence, what one is trying to draw out is the strategic position of Ede and Its rulers in the scheme of things in Yoruba land. When loyalty was failing, in this face of personal and individual ambition, the loyalty of the founding fathers of Ede never failed the Yoruba Nation. This was amplified by the resolve of Timi Bamgbaiye Ajeniju who promptly responded to a seized-fire in the intra- Yoruba.

Source: Gossip House
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Thursday, July 14, 2022

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MODAKEKE TOWN IN OSUN STATE.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MODAKEKE TOWN IN OSUN STATE.
Source: Gossip House
One such story is the common Ife and Modakeke war of 1835–2000, which according to history was one of the longest intra-ethnic wars in Yorubaland. According to legend, Ifes and Modakekes are the sons and daughters of the same parents. Their ancestors can be traced back to Oduduwa, the Yoruba race’s progenitor. 

Modakeke is a town in Osun State, South-West Nigeria, with nearly 300,000 inhabitants who are predominantly farmers and warriors. The town is about 45 kilometres from Osogbo, capital of Osun State and 90 kilometres from Ibadan in Oyo a state. Modakeke came into existence in 1945 after the fall of the Oyo Empire, below is a brief history of Modakeke town.
The whole of Yorubaland was thrown into chaos and confusion after the Oyo Empire fell to the Fulanis in 1835. The inhabitants of Oyo ran for safety and therefore were dispersed across Yorubaland, some founding new settlements and others, joining existing settlements like Ile-Ife. A group of Oyo refugees settled in Ile-Ife to begin a new life which unknowing to them will later birth the town called Modakeke.

On getting to Ile-Ife, they have already lost all their possessions and then took up menial jobs in the town. They also got recruited in the Ife army and it was through their bravery that Ife had its territory extended to Alakowe, its present boundary with Ilesa. They started growing and producing different types of food crops on farmlands given to them by their Ife people.

The then reigning Ooni of Ife, Oba Akinmoyero, received the Oyo refugees well and later gave them an expanse of land to live. The name Modakeke was adopted after consultation with the oracle which directed them to go to Ebu-Alako near Oke-Owu where they met a swarm of Ako (Stork) birds. The name was derived from the cries of the storks (Mo-da-ke-ke-ke-ke). This is also the origin of the appellation Akoraye (the stork has a place) and since the founding of Modakeke, eighteen traditional heads known as ‘Ogunsua’ had ruled the town.

Ife and Modekeke Crisis:
There have been controversies about the conflict between these two parties, which to date has remained a discussion in the Yoruba lineage. Historians believe that the major causes of their conflict (Ife and Modakeke) were land ownership, payment of land rent (Isakole), the establishment of local government, and the placement of its headquarters, all of which are reflected in cultural identity, economics, and politics. The most prominent causes were the creation of local government and the location of its headquarters.

The Yoruba see Ife as their source, and they regard the Modakekes as their ‘landlords.’ Following the collapse of the Old Oyo empire in the 19th century, the latter migrated to the area. This was the underlying element in the Yoruba ethnic conflict that resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.

How was the Ife-Modakeke Conflict resolved?
In March 2000, Nigerian former President Olusegun Obasanjo announced a government-brokered truce and the formation of a 27-member peace committee in an effort to settle the long fight over land rights. In addition, the two towns were subjected to a dusk-to-dawn curfew, and hundreds of armed riot police were sent to enforce the truce.

A peace accord was also struck in February 2009 between Ife and Modakeke. The Ogunsua of Modakeke was elevated to the rank of Oba as a result of this peace deal. Also, the Osun State Government, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, and the Ogunsua of Modakeke, Francis Adedoyin, signed the deal.

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Omoluabi Team Alliance SC & PG Appoints State Coordinators

APPOINTMENT OF STATE COORDINATORS, Omoluabi Team Alliance SC&PG.
Distinguished Omoluabis'
In accordance and pursuant of the Constitution of our noble group, which recognizes the position of State Coordinators as an important organ of the National Executive Committee (NEC) clearly stated in ARTICLE 16, Item No (xiii) with their responsibilities/duties clearly highlighted in ARTICLE 22, Sub - Section 22.13, Permit me to on behalf of NEC present before you the underlisted members of our noble group as our State Coordinators.  The newly appointed State Coordinators will occupy the position for a period of two (2) years in accordance to the dictate of Omoluabi Constitution.Their details are however provided below for your know.

1. Ondo State Coordinator -
Omoluabi Aluko Taiwo( 08032530674)

2. Ekiti State Coordinator - 
Omoluabi Taiwo Julius (08024931335)

3.Kogi State Coordinator
Omoluabi Femi Abiodun (08069602959)

4. Oyo State Coordinator -
Omoluabi Olugbile Damilola
(09030333514)

5. Ogun State Coordinator -
Omoluabi Olaleye Yusuf
(08130449809)

6..Lagos State Coordinator
Omoluabi Odutola Olajide
(09126729672)

7. Kwara State Coordinator -
Omoluabi Mukaila Hamzat
(08028798622)

8. Osun State Coordinator -
Still Vacant

 NOTE:
 Responsibilities/duties of State Coordinators. It is binding on all State Coordinators.

The State Coordinators shall:
i.Supervise the activities of the Group at the State level
ii. Summon meetings from time to time with members of the Group at the state level.
iii.Be responsible to the National Convener and Leader of the Group.
iv.Be a statutory member of the National Executive Committee and attend meetings with the National body.
v.Communicate with State members on resolutions made at the National Executive Committee meetings and ensure compliance. 

MANDATE:
1..Create an active Whatsapp group that will host members from your respective states.
2.Ensure the presence of the National Convener and National Secretary on your respective states Whatsapp group.
3..Constitute your Local Government Coordinators.
4.. Mobilize and canvass new members into the group from  your respective States. 

Congratulations Omoluabis on your well deserved appointments.

E-SIGNED:
Omoluabi Jayeola A.O
National Convener 

Omoluabi Oladimeji Adelani
National Secretary

Comr. Olamide Akinwumi J. 
National Publicity Secretary 

Abiodun Akinlade Meets With Ifekowajo Sticker Group In Ajilete Yewa Discuss Development Plan's For The Region

ABIODUN AKINLADE MEETS WITH IFEKOWAJO STICKER GROUP IN AJILETE YEWA DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE REGION 
The leading aspirant for the Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Akinlade Abiodun Isiaq, earlier today met with the leaders of Ifekowajo Sticker Group in the Ajilete area of Yewa South, Ogun state.

The People's honorable in his consultation tour across the length and breadth of his constituency visited the group today  to disclose his readiness to saddle and oversee the affairs of Yewa South/Ipokia federal constituency at the National Assembly in 2023.
The members of the group were also excited and enthusiastic to have in their midst, the person of Akinlade Abiodun.

They described him as a tested and trusted Man with many unquestionable characters, and on this note they assured him of their supports and votes during the election period.

Long life Ajilete 
Long life Yewa South/Ipokia federal Constituency
Long life AIA

Ondo NIPR Congratulates New Commissioner for Information and Orientation.

Ondo NIPR Congratulates New Commissioner for Information and Orientation.
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Ondo State Chapter congratulates Mrs Bamidele Ademola Olateju on her new appointment as  Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State.

No doubt, your new appointment is a divine arrangement and reward for your industry, commitment and fidelity to the REDEEMED Mantra of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led Administration.

We thank Mr Governor for making a right choice in your person. While we pledge our support to you, we look forward to a more result-oriented partnership with you in your drive to promote professional efficiency in information management and robust corporate image for our dear Sunshine State.

May God Almighty be with you, guide you in every aspect of your life, and give you sound health and needed wisdom to excel in your new position.

Once again, congratulations ma.

E-SIGNED:
Lamidi Ishola K.mnipr
State Chairman

Sunday Omosule anipr
State Secretary

Monday, July 11, 2022

Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Felicitates Deji of Akure on 7th Coronation Anniversary

Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Felicitates Deji of Akure on 7th Coronation Anniversary

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Ondo State Chapter congratulates the Deji and Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom,Oba Ogunlade Aladelusi on his Seventh Coronation Anniversary.Indeed the last seven years you have been in the saddle of leadership of Àkúré Kingdom have been impactful, peaceful and development-oriented. Ondo NIPR believes that these chain of achievements could not have been achieved but for the quality of your exposure, character and candour.

We specifically note with enthusiasm your leadership roles even among other monarchs, which have earned you the chairmanship of the Òndó State Council of Traditional Rulers.We believe that your fatherly roles have also engendered the peaceful coexistence among the several tribes,groups and peoples residing in the Ondo State capital.

NIPR prays that the Almighty God will continue to assist,direct and support you in the very many years still ahead.

This seventh coronation anniversary is coming in the seventh month of the year and number seven symbolises perfection. So,we pray that God Almighty will perfect everything concerning Àkúré Kingdom under your leadership.

Long you shall reign, Kabiyesi.Once again, congratulations. 

E-SIGNED:
Lamidi Ishola K.mnipr
State Chairman

Sunday Omosule anipr
State Secretary