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Ode Irele; an Ikale clan and kingdom encompassing Irele town which serves as the headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State and smaller settlements like Gbeleju Loda, Lofo, Onipanu, Atoanse-Ayadi, Ajana, Otu Loya, Ayadi, Lotito, Kajola, e.t.c. Traditional occupants of this relative Ikale hinterland are described by Oba Olanrewaju Lebi, Olofun (traditional ruler)…
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Odogbolu; Town formed in c.1850 by an Ijebu clan made up of eight homesteads, the founders of which historians say were possibly members of the original retinue of Obanta, the founding hero of the Ijebu kingdom. Odogbolu was formed from these homesteads, some of which existed hundreds of years before events following the dissolution of…
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Ichida; Ichida is a town located in Anaocha local Government Area of Anambra State. It is situated towards the east of Igbo-ukwu, Ora-eri Awka-Etiti and Nnobi. The people of Ichida are one of the Igbo speaking groups of Anambra State and majority of the population engaged in farming in the ancient times while in contemporary…
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Makun; described simply as waterside Ijebu by historian, E.A. Alayande, the Makun community of Sagamu is the combination of urban or rural settlements which as a unit constituted one of the thirty-three Remo traditional towns, and one of the thirteen which federated to the modern Sagamu in 1865. The two major quarters of Makun; the Ojotun,…
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John Oamen Igene; Food scientist and trailblazer in the industrializing efforts of the Nigerian local meat product. Through his effort, kilishi became a meat product that can be manufactured in an industrial setting. Now with a shelf life of nine months and in stock in major supermarkets in Nigeria, making it an exportable meat product.…
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Odeleye Adisa; Olowu of Owu. Odeleye assumed traditional authority of Owu in 1993, bringing glamour and his urbane attribute to the throne. His ten years as monarch featured also a conflict with the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Oyebade Lipede on the historical significance of their respective offices, which was joined by other Egba monarchs; Agura…
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Gani FAWEHINMI; Lawyer and renowned human rights activist. With his group, the National Conscience, formed in 1994, Gani Fawehinmi fought the cause of democracy following Nigeria’s June 12 1993 debacle. He also collaborated NADECO two years later in organizing rallies where he famously dared policemen. Fawehinmi’s struggle in 1998 was of total revolution and not…
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Mokuolu Adebayo; Nigerian professor of Chemistry and celebrated educationist. Adebayo Mokuolu was born in the famous Owu quarters of Abeokuta, Ogun state, into Olusomi family. The same family produced President Obasanjo. Childhood Mokuolu attended Bishop Oluwole Memorial School, Agege, Lagos, for his primary education. On completion, he applied as a carpentry apprentice at Cappa…