IBADANS

Oba Asanike I: King with unusual humour, wit and sarcasm Oba Asanike I: King with unusual humour, wit and sarcasm In the midst of the current Olubadan chieftaincy brouhaha, it is necessary to go down memory lane and celebrate, with fondest memory, an Olubadan of Ibadan who reigned for ten years, with abundant wit, humour, native intelligence and sarcasm. Olubadan Yesufu Oloyede Asanike , ascended the throne on the 4th of February, 1983 and died on the 24th of December, 1993. His immediate predecessor was Oba Daniel Tayo Akinbiyi , who also reigned between 1977 and 1982. D.T Akinbiyi , as he was fondly called, was highly educated, having trained as a teacher in the famous Wesley College, Elekuro , Ibadan, between 1916 and 1918. He was also involved in Ibadan local politics in 1925 and was a founding member of the Ibadan Progressive Union (IPU) which was formally inaugurated in 1930. Akinbiyi was a Customary Court judge. He was the judge who almost jaile...

BARRISTER ADEBAYO SHITTU THE AGBA-AKIN FIWAGBOYE OF IBADANLAND

THE LIST OF OLUBADAN Ba'ale Maye Okunade (1821 1830) Ba'ale Oluyedun Ba'ale Lakanle Bashorun Oluyole 1850 Ba'ale Oderinlo 1850 Ba'ale Oyeshile Olugbode 1851–1864 Ba'ale Ibikunle 1864 Bashorun Ogunmola 1865–1867 Ba'ale Akere I 1867–1870 Ba'ale Orowusi 1870–1871 Are Ona Kakanfo Obadoke Latosa 1871–1885 Ba'ale Ajayi Osungbekun 1885–1893 Ba'ale Fijabi I 1893–1895 Ba'ale Oshuntoki 1895–1897 Basorun Fajimi 1897–1902 Ba'ale Mosaderin 1902–1904 Ba'ale Dada Opadare 1904–1907 Ba'ale Sunmonu Apampa 1907–1910 Ba'ale Akintayo Awanibaku Elenpe 1910–1912 Ba'ale Irefin 1912–1914 Ba'ale Shittu Latosa (son of Are Latosa ) 1914– 1925 Ba'ale Oyewole Foko 1925–1929 Olubadan Okunola Abass 1930–1946 Olubadan Akere I 1946 Olubadan Oyetunde I 1946 Olubadan Akintunde Bioku 1947–1948 Olubadan Fijabi II 1948–1952 Olubadan Alli Iwo 1952 Olubadan Apete 1952–1955 Oba I...

OLANIRAN QUADRI  GONE   TOO SOON , A GREAT LOSE TO IBADAN AND YORUBA RACE AT LARGE . When politician decease, the usual description is, a tree fall, but how would we describe death of young one with bright future.. A sadden demised. In 2016, he was the chairman of the FIBSU National Council Academic committee under the leadership of Aare Ishola, where I also served as well. His diligence earned our endowed team work a remarkable glory at the event held at The polytechnic Ibadan, Assembly Hall. Ardent Olaniran Ouadri is a young guy with intellect and integrity, a man with clear voice, and fresh graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University that just call to Bar. He took the position of FIBSU, OAU chapter general Secretary before later became the President Faculty of law, Obafemi Awolowo University. Did I have to mincing words before you understand that IBADAN has loss arising burning, shining, glowing and passionate young one from the angle erudite association FIBSU....

Bar Adebayo Shittu, The Fiwagboye Of Ibadanland . Worthy and widely accepted, even extremely gladly accepted, Olubadan of IbadanIand Oba Saliu Adetunji has just proves again his highly esteem integrity to the poupulace of Ibadanland, showing that his kingship is apolitical with free and fair rulling systemic and unbaisedness. Its traditional right of Olubadan to behold and critically observe that God had given to us a beautiful world and decorate with people of integrity and dignty, now depend on us how to manage one another as resourcefull element to develop our society. My unreserved appraise to his imperial majesty Oba Adetunji for count on the good past of Bar Adebayo and reward him with such an Honorary. A dignitarian like Bar Adebayo Shittu, honorable minister communication worthy to be noted for his frontier position on comtemporary issues and development of Oyo state and Nigeria in general. During the reign of Oba Asanke, when Chief MKO Abiola was honored as Bashorun of Iba...

FOSSU LAGOS 2017 EXCURSION TAG OYO TOUR FEDERATION OF OYO STATE STUDENTS UNION, FOSSU LAGOS CHAPTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOSSU LASU , FOSSU YABATECH , FOSSU AOCOED , FOSSU UNILAG , FOSSU LASPOTECH , AND FOSSU FCE TECHNICAL.... HEREBY Presents to you the most anticipated moment of the year..... DATE:-  4TH-9TH DECEMBER, 2017 You can't afford to miss the places to be visited:- OLD OYO NATIONAL PARK ALAAFIN OF OYO PALACE ADO AWAYE SUSPENDED LAKE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN ZOO OYO GOVERNMENT OFFICE COCOA HOUSE AND MUSEUM OLUBADAN OF IBADAN PALACE OYO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ERUWA AMONGST ALL... Of course side attraction will be available:- FOOTBALL SWIMMING CAMP FIRE WORK OUT SOCIAL SERVICE LUDO AYO OLOPON E.T.C ..... It is important to note that the excursion is for all and not just Oyo students alone Of course for you to participate you will just have to pay a token fee of #5000only into the account below at once or little by little:- ACCOUNT NAME...

Amala and Gbegiri- Origin. Ladies and Gentlemen, from extensive and empirical research, it has been established that Amala and Gbegiri are 100% Yoruba food. Amala was first prepared by Aduke Agbedegbeyo, omo onile ire, opomoja ilekan, omo yakooyo, omo alokolaro of Abule Onipaki in Atakumosa Local Government area of Osun state in 1052, in the days when Sango was the Alaafin of Oyo and Oya was his wife. That was the very year Sango spat fire for the first time. Gbegiri on the other hand was first prepared by Anike Onibudo, omo ajanlekoko, omo igi tin wo l’oko tin pa ara ile, omo Aja tin jin, tin pa ero ona. Omo Ajanaku tii mi igbo kiji kiji. She prepared Gbegiri for the first time in 1156 at Tonkere village in Ibadan West Local Government area of Oyo State. That was the time Timi Agbale Olofa Ina, Okunrin bi Okuta was the Timi of Ede and his conflict with Gbonkaa of Oyo empire was at its peak. The first portion of Gbegiri was tasted by Alabi Abolonjeku, omo buje budanu of Molete in Ib...

We all heard about the Director in Kogi State civil service who committed suicide after being owed for 11 months. Another civil servant in Kogi was shown on social media weeping over his dead daughter whose hospital bills he could not afford because he was being owed as well. I received two separate visitors in my office last week who randomly hinted that they think sometimes about killing themselves. One just lost a job, and immediately fell into penury, with no prospects of getting another job or a business going. The other has always suffered from serious financial squeeze as a lady entrepreneur in Nigeria’s brutal business environment. We cannot disparage them or call them weak.  Not all of us will be strong in the same way, and so mere preaching to them can only help marginally. The reality is harsh. And it is not just a Kogi State affair, but countrywide. I would have intellectualized the matter, and called for a new economic order; a scenario where the president, state gover...