The unforgettable Press release of Mwai Kibaki

 *How Kenyan Iron First Lady, Lucy Kibaki, [2002 – 2013] forced her husband, the then Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, to hold a Press Conference and declare publicly he had no other woman anywhere apart from her. Quite interesting

The side of Fani's estranged wife

 Chude Jideonwo is here with Precious Chikwendu. They are both telling us things they think we should know and the interview is about a controversial figure , apart from what she is saying,. I picked up several things that she was not saying. There is the problem of tribal differences, there is the thing about bitterness and several emotions from the interview. Somehow can sense other feelings but i have my own opinion on this that has been brought to the public. We don't have a country yet

NAME OF HERBS & SPICES IN YORUBA

Tiger nut - Ofio

Onion - Alubọsa

Ginger - Atalẹ

Bell pepper - Tataṣe

Garlic - Ayù

Kola nut - Obi

Cinnamon - Oriira

Walnut - Awùsá/Àsálà

Spring onion - Alubọsa Elewe

Bitter Kola - Orogbo

Basil - Efinrin

Bitterleaf - Ewuro

Indigo plant - Èlú (Aro)

Shea butter - Òrí

Chilli pepper/Bonnet - Ata rodo

Alligator pepper - Atare

Grape - Eso Àjàrà

Water letuce - Ojú oró

Nutmeg - Aríwó

Dates - Labidun

Bitter melon - Ejirin wewe

Eggplant - Igba/Ikan

Cayenne pepper - Ṣọmbọ

Tumeric - Ajo (Atalẹ pupa)

Marijuana - Igbó

Corn silk - Irukere agbado

Lemon - Ijaganyin

Jute - Ewedu

Tamarind - Awin

Pumpkin - Elégédé

Lime - Osan wewe

Bamboo - Oparun

Moringa - Ewelẹ

Watermelon - Ibara

Wild lettuce  - Ẹfọ Yanrin

Aloe vera - Eti Erin

Milkweed - Bomubomu

Roselle Hibiscus - Iṣapa

Cucumber - Apálá

Camwood - Osùn

Plum -Ìgọ

Hog plum - Ìyeyè

Almond - Ofio omu

Miracle berry - Agbayun

Black pepper - Iyere

Lotus plant- Oṣibata

Bush mango - Oro

Fig - Ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ (Eeya)

Siam weed - Ewe Akintola

Raffia palm - Ògùrọ

Earth chestnut - Botuje

Sugar cane - Ireke

Bush mango (seed) - Àpòn

Waterleaf - Ẹfọ Gbure

Ackee - Iṣin

Bambara nut - Ẹpa roro/Orubu

Sinach - Ẹfọ Tẹtẹ

Cloves - Kanafuru

Breadfruit - Gbere 

Parsley - Isako

Palm kernel - Ekuro

Dates - Aran, Labidun

Beniseed - Gogo, Gorigo

Asparagus - Aluki

Velvet bean - Werepe

Locust plant - Igba

Sage - Kiriwi

Soursop - Eko omode

Pigeon pea - Otiili

Custard Apple - Afon, Abo

Datura - Gegemu

Castor bean - Laara

Barbadus nut - Lapalapa

Lemon grass - Koriko oba

Starbur - Dagunro

Jack bean - Sèsé

Miracle leaf - Abamoda

Wiregrass - Ewe eran

Cloves- Kannafuru

Ackee- ishin

#COPIED 

Note that pronunciations vary according to which side of the Yoruba States individuals are from.

Once again this is a copied post

A calculated Economic disaster for the bustling west

 The currency crisis was engineerd to destroy the Yoruba and other Southern economy. A second by product is it enriches the Arewa and finally disturbs Tinubus and Obi ambition, acting as a conduit to keep power in Fulani hands.

For the mumu supporting the illegality, let me tell you a story.  During the Brexit debates to take the UK out of the European Union the Boris Johnson government did not to take the matter to parliament even though it was a monumental decision. A lawyer took the UK to the Supreme Court and it ruled that the Executive ie the Government must enable a discussion on parliament. After this Brexit was discussed in Parliament. There's lots of other examples, but will just one today. 

Mele Kyari Registered his company in Panama as a subsidiary with NNPC.

 Mele Kyari Registered his company in Panama as a subsidiary with NNPC.

This company was among four others that shipped  thousands of  litres  of adulterated fuel into Nigeria.  If Nigeria was a country Mele Kyari would have faced charges.

Nigeria is a crime scene so he and his fellow accomplices get to enjoy the billions they have made from spoiling peoples cars etc.

May Nigeria never happen to us again 

#Oduduwa

The Yoruba culture lives

 

The culture of reciting lineage praises/cognomen(Oríkì) when a child does something praiseworthy is gradually fading in Yoruba land. 

We will never be Gèèsi (English). If we lose this valuable culture we lose ourselves. 

Never forget your history, culture and tradition. Learn more about them and how you can keep them strong. 

Your culture and tradition are not "demonic" as they portray it..  

Yorùbá dun l'àsà àti ìse. Defend and protect your culture and tradition.

Ire O!!!!

Iyalorisa Omitonade 

#greatyorubapeople 

#Oduduwa

Credit Arabirin Sola 

CAVEAT EMPTOR: Kijiji War film production

KIRIJI WAR FILM PRODUCTION

Our attention has been drawn to a sponsored news item on the social media that the production of the Kiriji War film is about to commence and that a Script Writer, an Accountant and a Production Crew is about

to be commissioned to prepare a Script, draw up a work plan and production budget, all to be followed up by Auditioning.

While the sponsored online news state that a Script writer is about to be engaged, another sponsored online states that a 2015 script has been presented to a select few Yoruba Obas in 2015.

CAVEAT

We are by this notice alerting the public that neither Barrister Ojo-Williams, the copyrighted Author of the Kiriji War Film, nor his

Foundation; the Kiriji Cultural Foundation, co- owners of the copyright are Parties to this Scheme which to all intents and purposes is a scam calculated to deceive, defraud and fleece certain persons particularly our revered Traditional Obas and institutions.

Nigeria, A false union with no agreement

 There's no Constitution so no union means no Nigeria, however for those still clinging to a dead horse, see below.

The same reasons that stopped Shagari in 1983 from delivering electricity, education, health etc have been there since 1983 and are still there in 2023. 

Lol!Funny how people think Tinubu, Atiku , Obi, Kwankwaso etc can do anything when Decree 24 of 1999 stops them.

Whether its a 1979 or 1993 scenario, Richard Akinjide is dead, Obasanjo is still alive, so let's see which Yoruba will work against Yoruba interests to be used and dumped later. 

Whose the latest Odale?

#weareourownleaders

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Ilaje people from Ugbo Mahin Etikan and Aheri GEOGRAPHY

 

The Ilajes are a distinguished, distinct linguistic group of the Yoruba stalk made up of four geo-political entities namely Ugbo Mahin Etikan and Aheri
GEOGRAPHY

ILAJELAND is bounded by the Ijebus to the West, the Ikale to the North, the Itsekiri to the East. The APOI and Arogbo Ijaw to the North East, while the Atlantic ocean formed the southern boundary. No doubt, the Ilajes are one of the most dynamic and enterprising people in Nigeria. Our aquatic skill, coupled with their high adaptational ability enable us to conquer the harsh geographical environment and turn it to a big advantage. Consequently, we were able to build large communities like Ugbonla, Aiyetoro, Zion PePe and Orioke. Aiyetoro for example in it's hey-days had the highest per capital income in the whole of Africa and attracted visitors, tourists and researchers from all over the world especially Europe, Canada, and America.
Ilajes can also be found in cohesive diasporic communities in Douala (Cameroon), Sapele/Warri (Delta), Asejire (Oyo) and parts of Lagos State. According to the 2006 census statistics, we have a population of about 290,615 people.
Igbokoda, the Ilaje local government headquarters is fast becoming an international trade center as it popular market attracts traders not only from other part of Nigeria, but, also from other African countries especially Togo Benin, Ghana, Cameroon and Gabon

OUR ORIGIN

We were said to have left ILE-IFE our original ancestral home/settlement in the 10th century. We mainly occupy the Atlantic coastline of Ondo State of Nigeria while a large population of them settles on land in the hinterland. The area we occupy today remains the Ondo State of Nigeria only outlet to the sea.
According to our dethroned Olugbo Oba Mafimisebi "we were the aboriginal Yoruba that was displaced from Ife". He and Oba of Benin agreed up to this point. Olugbo claimed this is why Ugbo and Benin have similar chieftaincy titles: Lema, Ashogbon, Oliha, Ojomo, Yasere among others. They were the Obalufon, Obamakin, Obalufe, Obawinrin, etc whose Yoruba language were originally spoken, including the lingua fraca in Benin palace.
According to Ben Omowafola Tomoloju, popularly known as ‘Pappy Ben’, a culture activist, author of books and the Aremo Onipopo of Ilaje Land, the Ilajes were members of the ancient communities that existed in Ile-Ife before the advent of Oduduwa in the the 10th century A.D. Upon the arrival of Oduduwa in Ife, he seized power from the incumbent ruler and assumed monarchical authority over the land.
Tomoloju said: “The ancestors of the Ilajes detested the Oduduwa take-over and, therefore, migrated through the forest of Oke Mafunrangan to a place near Esinmirin River from where they invaded Ile-Ife over a long period, carting away spoils and capturing slaves". This invasion was what motivated the legendary Ife Queen, Moremi, to embark on a heroic espionage quest that led to the eventual defeat of the marauding aborigines.
The coastal town, Ugbo, under the paramount ruler, Olugbo, is a major settlement of the protesting migrants. Its full meaning is ‘Mo r’ubo gbo ni.’ (I have a place to stay.) Ugbo is primary setting in the Moremi legend, which people sometimes mistake for Igboland in South-eastern Nigeria.
“Another major town, Mahin, comes under the paramount rulership of the Amapetu. Ugbo, Mahin and other towns like Atijere, Obe-Nla and Igbo-Egunrin reflect a degree of cultural mix which suggest some form of historical kinship between the Ilaje, Itsekiri and the Edo.

PRIMARY OCCUPATION

Being riverine by nature, our primary occupation is fishing. An average Ilaje person knows which fish is gotten from the fresh water and which fish is gotten from the salt water. There are also seasons when the water in the Lagoon turns to salt water, this is between April and July, when we have heavy rainfall. despite fishing across several villages at a time, there is no occasion where any Ilaje fisherman loses his way on the high sea. This, he said is due to the fact that, when you are on the sea, there is a way you picture yourself and there are landmarks you will identify to tell you the distance from home. The weather condition, the direction of the wind, the position of the sun by day and the position of the moon by night, all contribute to forming part of your compass and a forewarning for straying off the normal route. A very few of the Ilaje, who live outside the water, known as the Ilaje Igbo (that is, Ilaje on land) try their hands on farming, but some people jocularly state that, nature never conferred farming on them but fishing, as a result they have not been able to produce beyond subsistence level as the lands are said not to be fertile enough for agriculture. So, they majorly depend on the Ikale and Apoi people for enough farm produce. Another occupation of ours is timber logging. Though the wood logging occupation in Ilaje land suffers some kind of setback due majorly to the absence of a sawmill, we still manage to use our canoe to ferry the woods to Igbekun, a neighbouring towns in the hinterland.
The pre-colonial ilajes were also salt miners due to our closeness to the Atlantic ocean which contains a lot of salt water.

RELIGION

Why I Have Not Retired From Active Business @ 89 - Subomi Balogun

 

The founder of the FCMB Group, Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun on Tuesday 3rd January, 2023 hosted the entire Christians in Ijebuland to his annual thanksgiving programme, Adura Odun.

Being the Asiwaju Onigbagbo (head of Ijebu Christians), Otunba Balogun has been forthcoming in hosting the annual event which is always a massive gathering of the believers held at the country home of the Ijebu high chief. It was done solely to create the avenue for Christians across Ijebuland to come together to rejoice, thank God and pray for His benevolence upon them during the new year.

This year’s event did not fall short of expectation as the elegant and lovely edifice; the Otunba Tunwase’s Court received a huge number of guests who trooped in to take part in the annual gathering. The event was well attended by notable politicians, statesmen, royal fathers as well as clerics who came from far and near to bless the host, his guests and the people…CONTINUE READING

Immediately after the programme, the octogenarian who is almost 90 had a media chat with members of the press where he revealed a lot about his long years in the banking industry and why he has not retired from active business even at 89. Below are the excerpts:

How do you feel holding the Adura Odun this year after having a break for about 2 years?

We should thank God. What was happening was called COVID. Any of us who survived the pandemic should first of all raise up our hands and be thanking God that he or she was not a victim. It was a bit traumatic and it was only recently that I stopped putting on the nose mask. So, let’s continue to thank God for saving us from the pandemic and giving us a good life as long as we want. That’s my immediate reaction. I think we should all thank God. In a desert situation, the Lord has provided for all of us. We can all lift up our hands in giving thanks to God.

Looking at how FCMB has run over the years, how do you feel?

As far as my own institution is concerned, I am thanking God immensely because it is appearing that annually, I seem to be having additional levels that God has done for me in FCMB. When I look round, I’m the oldest banker still around and taking part in what is happening. And that is an amazing grace from the almighty lord. For the fact that I’m 89 and going to 90. By the grace of God, I’m going to live beyond 90. All I do is to be close to my God and the prayer warrior. I love that a lot. Some friends usually joke with me that I can’t say two or three words without referring to my God. It’s my own understanding of what the good Lord has done to me, my family and my institution. If I look about 45 years ago, since we have been listed, I can turn round and thank my God. Not many of those of us who founded financial institutions are still remaining active even as I move close to 90 and looking forward to 100. It’s an amazing grace of God. So, I can only talk about my own institution. What is unique about it is that I started banking about 60 years ago. For 15 years I was working for other people’s bank. And in the last 45 years, I have been given the privilege by the Almighty God, the ever gracious to be involved in running a bank which I founded singlehandedly with the grace of the Almighty Lord. And I also thank God that even at close to 90, I’m still very involved in what our banks are doing. All I want to be doing these days is just to be thanking God. He has been marvelous to me as well as what belongs to me. Much as I praise God, I try many times to make individuals just like God has done to many of you in your different fields.

Yasuke arrived in Japan in 1679

 In 1579, a tall African man now known by the name of Yasuke arrived in Japan. 

His height was roughly 6 feet, 2 inches and he had skin like charcoal historians said. The average height of a Japanese man in 1900 was 5 feet 2, so Yasuke would have towered over most Japanese people in the 16th century.

In 1579, his arrival in Kyoto, the capital at the time, caused such a sensation that people climbed over one another to get a glimpse of him with some being crushed to death, according to historian Lawrence Winkler.

In 1581, the Bantu man alongside Alessandro Valignano set foot in Japan’s capital and booming metropolis, also serving as headquarters of the then daimiyo, Oda Nobunaga. It was here that accounts describe multitudes of people from far and wide coming to witness the tall, strong dark-skinned man.

So strange was this man, that natives likened him to a deity and once broke down the gates of a missionary church to catch a glimpse of him. Oda Nobunaga upon seeing this wonder of a man himself ordered that he strip down and wash off the dark ink from his skin convinced that he might have been a missionary playing a joke. Much to his surprise, no ink came off nor did the skin tone change in the slightest.

HISTORY OF ILA ORANGUN

 

Ila-Orangun was founded by Orangun Fagbamila Ajagun-nla, (the progenitor of Igbomina race) a son of the legendary Oduduwa. However, opinion differs as to how the people got the name “Ila-Orangun” for their settlement. A version goes thus: the name “Ila-Orangun” was derived from the two settlements, which resulted from two separate events in the life of the founder. When Fagbamila Ajangu-nla was about to leave Ile-Ife to found his own kingdom, his father, Oduduwa gave him half (Ilaji) of his property. Also, the Odu Ifa that directed his exist from Ile Ife was “Ose meji” meaning “Oro mi gun” which when translated means my life plans are straight forward. Thus, the statement “Ilaji ni mo pin, Oro mi gun” later became “Ila-Orangun”.

Fagbamila was thereafter referred to as ‘ORAN-MI-GUN-ILE-NLA’, the origin of the full title ORANGUN ILE NLA. Fagbamila Ajagun-nla was a brave, powerful and Great War leader. He led olugbon, Aresa, Onikoyi and Olomu Aperan in various wars, to help his younger brother, Oranmiyan the first Alaafin of Oyo to conquer the Ibaribas and the Nupes. He reigned at Igbo Ajagun-nla for years. Fagbamila Ajagun-nla according to traditional evidence did not die but sank into the ground. In asserting this claim, the existence of a deity called ‘EBORA ILA’ which is in the custody of the Abodiyo, a chief of Ila-Orangun is believed to be Fagbamila’s spirit. However, Fagbamila was succeeded by one of his sons, Amotagesi who reigned for a short period at Igbo Ajagun-nla before migrating with his people to a new settlement christened Ila-Yara. The rationale behind the migration is yet to be explained by any available account. However, Orangun Amotagesi was succeeded by Orangun Ogboye, who was later succeeded by Orangun Oboyun.

D.O.FAGUNWA: THE GREAT Yoruba AUTHOR WHO TRAGICALLY DROWNED IN A RIVER.

When Nigerian literary giants are brought up in conversations and publications, it is usual for Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ben Okri, Buchi Emecheta and even Chimamanda Adichie’s names to come up more often.

One name that is often conspicuously missing in the all-time greats’ list is D.O. Fagunwa.

The man, Fagunwa

Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa, a native of Oke-Igbo in Ondo State who was relatively unknown until his first book, Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmole, first hit the shelves in 1938, was a special breed. 

He was born to the family of Joshua Akintunde Fagunwa and Rachel Osunyomi Fagunwa in 1903, and had his education at St. Luke’s School, Oke-Igbo, and St. Andrew’s College, Oyo. He would later become a teacher himself.

Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmole, which told the story of seven brave hunters in the deep forests occupied by evil spirits, immediately became a bestseller, gaining recognition across different continents. 

THE STORY OF OYOTUNJI: A YORUBA (West Africa) KINGDOM IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Oyotunji African Village is a village located near Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina that was founded by Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I in 1970. Oyotunji village is named after the Oyo empire, a pre-colonial Yoruba kingdom lasting from the 1300s until the early 1800s in what is now southwestern Nigeria. The name literally means “O̩yo̩ returns” or “O̩yo̩ rises again” or “O̩yo̩ resurrects” referring to the African Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, now rising in a new form near the South Carolina seashore.

Oyotunji village covers 27 acres (11 ha) and has a Yoruba temple which was moved from Harlem, New York to its present location in 1960. It was originally intended to be located in Savannah, Georgia, but was eventually settled into its current position after disputes with neighbors in Sheldon proper, over drumming and tourists.

HOW OBA EFUNTOLA ADEFUNMI I FOUNDED OYOTUNJI

During the slave trade era, many Africans were taken as slaves abroad. While going, some left with their culture and tradition which they continued within the foreign land where they found themselves. They continued with the culture and tradition of their fathers so as to maintain their identity.

The Yorubas in slavery are among the Africans that maintained their culture in the strange land and it was handed down to their children from generation to generation.

THE HISTORY OF OSOSO PEOPLE

 

Ososo is one of the 15

clans in Akoko-Edo local

government area of Edo

state. It is situated on a

plateau-one of the

highest points on the

Somorika hills. The quiet

town lies within the

mountains of Edo north but shares boundaries

with Okene to the north,

Okpella to the East,

Makeke to the west, Ojah

to the South and Ogorri

to the north-west. It is a boundary town between

Edo and Kogi States. The

town is blessed with

natural beauties and of

course, a health restoring

weather second to that of Jos. Ososo weather is so

welcoming that during

summer, you see Tourists

trooping into the town.

According to S. Omo

Jegede, the town originated from Ogbe

quarter in Benin city. It is also certain that the

ancestors left Benin city

during the reign of Oba

Ozolua. In the course of

migration, history had it

that the ancestors went through series of hardship

and suffered loses. 

Six Most Powerful/Brave Tribes In Nigeria

1. Yoruba 

The Yoruba people (Yoruba: Àwọn ọmọ Yorùbá) are an ethnic group of Southwestern and North central Nigeria as well as Southern and Central Benin known as the Yorubaland cultural region of West Africa. The Yoruba constitute over 50 million people in total; the majority of this population is from Nigeria and make up 21% of its population, according to the CIA World Factbook, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language, which is tonal, and is the Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native speakers. 

We have not forgotten so soon that when Nigeria had a misadventure of a civil war the heroes of that war were Benjamin Adekunle, Olusegun Obasanjo, Alani Akinrinade, Alabi Isama and others from Yoruba land. At the same time, some of their compatriots from Arewa land led troops which perished in the rivers as they had no war plan but followed the instructions of marabouts.

2. Igala: 

Igala, also spelled Igara, a largely Muslim people of Nigeria, living on the left bank of the Niger River below its junction with the Benue River. Their language belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family. Their ruler, the ata, traditionally also governed two other groups, the Bassa Nge and the Bass Nkome, who live between the Igala and the Benue River.

Traditional Igala society was politically organized as a kingdom. Kings were divine and were surrounded by numerous taboos; they held elaborate courts attended by a host of officials and servants, many of them slaves and eunuchs. All divine kingdoms in Africa had customs that acted as checks on the power of the king. This included a custom in which the queen mother could chastise the king; she was the only individual who was able to do so under the taboo system.

The Igala have been primarily an agricultural people, growing a wide range of crops typical of the area, including yams, taro, pumpkins, squash, corn (maize), manioc, and peanuts (groundnuts). Palm oil and kernels have become significant as cash crops.

Rashidi Yekini FIRST-EVER World Cup goal scorer and the FIRST player to win the African Player of the Year award.

 Yekini Rashidi, Super Eagles 🇳🇬🦅of Nigeria FIRST-EVER World Cup goal scorer and the FIRST Nigerian player to win the African Player of the Year award.

The late Yekini, born in Oct 23, 1963 still keeps the honour as Nigeria’s most dreaded striker in the history of the senior national football team-the Super Eagles. Yekini was one of the Nigeria national players who had a breakthrough in the early 90s, making him one of the torchbearers in the golden age of the Nigeria national team. 

Yekini represented the nation in seven major tournaments, 5 Afcon (1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994) and 2 World Cups (1994, 1998) where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition in USA 1994 against Bulgaria, famously celebrating with his clenched fists punched through the net in exultation, which became an iconic image of both the tournament and of the man.

The late Super Eagles striker was the first Nigerian player to win the African Player of the Year award following his explosive goal-scoring form for his country and club in 1993. Yekini scored crucial goals for Nigeria during the World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers which helped him to win the CAF Award. 

King Piye: The First Black Pharaoh Who Ruled Egypt From 744–714 BC

 King Piye: The First Black Pharaoh Who Ruled Egypt From 744–714 BC

King Piye was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who conquered and ruled Egypt from 744-714 BC. He seized control of Upper Egypt within the first decade of his reign and ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan. King Piye is historically recognized as the first black pharaoh to rule Egypt.

Alabukun, Invented by Yoruba pharmacist Jacob Odulate

 JACOB ODULATE, THE MAN WHO INVENTED ALABUKUN POWDER OVER 100 YEARS AGO

Alabukun, one of the oldest drugs in Nigeria and even  is still very relevant and popular today. However, not many know the Jacob Odulate aka Blessed Jacob, a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor and entrepreneur and  the brain behind the brand that has remained relevant selling in all parts of Nigeria, Benin republic, Cameroon, Ghana and some parts of Europe.

1.Jacob Sogboyega Odulate aka Blessed Jacob was born into a polygamous family in 1884.

2.He was originally from Ikorodu in Lagos State but later moved to the neighbouring Ogun State.

3.At age 14, he trekked for three months from Ikorodu before reaching Abeokuta to establish himself.

4. Blessed Jacob managed to create a brand from what served as his consulting room and workshop in Abeokuta. His modest headquarters was at the Sapon Area, not far from where he later built his famous three-storey building in Ijemo Agbadu.

5.In 1918, he invented the legendary Alabukun powder which is now a hit in the world’s most populous nation and in other West African nations.

6.He sent his children to study at some of the best universities in Durham, Newcastle, United States of America and London. e.g Mrs. Folake Odulate (later to become Chief. Mrs. Folake Solanke) who is the first female lawyer in Nigeria to wear the silk and she also became the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In 1966, she established the first law firm by a Nigerian female at Ibadan, Oyo State and named it Alabukun Chambers in honour of her great father.

7. Apart from making the drugs, the energetic Blessed Jacob also produced other brands like Alabukun mentholine, other preparations and an annual journal called Alabukun Almanac which was widely distributed in Abeokuta and eventually all over Nigeria between the 1920s and 1950s.

8.He died in 1962 at age 78.

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Kidnapped school teacher regains freedom

 Mrs Adeboye Olubukonla Arike, who was reported missing in Ogun State. 

Recounts her experience in the kidnappers den

Mrs Arike, a teacher at F Kuti Primary School, Isabo, Abeokuta, left home on Monday 9th January, 2023 for resumption, did not resume at the school and was not seen by her family members . Here she recount her excape.