The liberation took place between 1775 and 1780, under the leadership of lisabi, a resident of igbehin, but who was born in itoku. The first batch to arrive in abeokuta consisted of egba alake, oke ona, and gbagura, in that order. How we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title. The historical antecedent of ogboni of egbaland is unknown. Ogunrin who had two wives but with no issue met a woman who is trader and. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Samuel ladoke akintola was born on the 10th of july, 1910 into a family whose attributes were wealth, valour, courage and bravery, and such person must naturally measure up to the family standard. The egba people are a subgroup of the yoruba people, an ethnic group of western nigeria. Sep 18, 2015 egba in owu history reproduced below is the extremely revealing and informative historical account written by the olowu of owu kingdom, oba adegboyega dosunmu in the official brochure of the just concluded 2012 odunomoolowu. Egba consists of egba alake, owu kingdom rule by the olowu of owu kingdom, oke ona and gbagura. He wrote on the first egba ado war that in 1845 the egba people failing to capture ado returned home.
I have used civil judgment books from the ake a and b grade courts, the ake. Proudly yoruba history of egba the story of abeokuta. The ogboni of egbaland and constitutional controversy. Historically, the egba people were agriculturists and traders under a federation of three groupsake, okeona and gbagura scattered over 150 towns and including the modern city of ibadan, oyo and ijaye. Ajisafe mentioned the following additional townships as formally belonging to okeona egba. Sodekes early life sodeke was born in iporo in the egba alake province of the egba forest during the period before the nineteenth century wars. The second was the group known as egba oke ona because the area they occupied borders on ona river and spread into the land of remo province. The name of efunseyitan father is ogunrin he hails from egba oke ona. She was the first woman to set up a flourishing agrarian economy that employed no fewer than 2000 men and women.
He wrote on the first egbaado war that in 1845 the egba people failing to capture ado returned home. In the beginning of times, the people known as egbas were offshoot of oyo. As ibadan community evolved and its relationships with the neighbouring egba, owu, oyo, ife and ijebu groups were modified, so the traditional hisorty of ibadan subtly changed to give support to. According to the history of the yorubas by samuel johnson, eso ikoyi chiefs in the retinue of the first alake of the egba joined him in founding a new community the confederacy of towns that became known as orile egba in the forest after they left the nascent oyo empire in around the.
This book offers a unique portrayal of a resilient people living in a country with immense, but unrealized, potential. Reviews this book by falola and heaton, two experienced and now famed collaborators, is a remarkable new addition to the growing library on a general history of nigeria. Pdf the influence of genital mutilation on womens sexual. The important towns that followed sodeke to settle in abeokuta on the 5th of august, 1830 as listed by a. History revealed that the egbas did not get to abeokuta at the same time. It is a traditional state which joins with its bordering sections to form something of a high kingship the agura of gbagura is the traditional ruler of this. Ilugun, ibadan before egbaibadan war, ifaye, ika, ojo, and ilawo and several smaller communities. Lagos the controversy over the stool of alake of egbaland has taken a. All these egba towns surrounded ibadan at awotan and oriyangi which made johnson to described ibadan at page of the history of the yorubas as an. On the basis of comparative studies between the dynastic tradition of the. Yorubas after the fall of oyo empire culture nigeria. Abeokuta is the c apital cit y of ogun state and an egba.
Those that deflected egba alake but are about returning to oke oke ona egba are. African nebula, issue 7, 2014 lanre davies, phd olabisi onabanjo. Adedapo tejuoso and the secretary general of bsn for coming to honour us and all the fathers of faith who have travelled down and i thank my wife for working this out on a very short notice, the vlbc pastor said. Contents 1 history 2 egba anthem 3 people 4 notable egba people history the egba nation originally under the oyo empire became independent following the spectacular.
The guardian people nigeria needs to go back to 199495 constitution by debo oladimeji. The egba organised themselves into three different provinces of egba alake, egba gbagura, and egba oke ona at their orile homestead. The horn of africa at the brink of the 21st century. Rotary club of oke ona egba donates customized exercise books to a. Find behold a king that is ordained, destined and chosen by chief t. The history of all the egba also include many wars fought with neighboring people and kingdoms.
Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. In section 2, i provide historical background on the egba. Why obasanjo should tutor alake on history of yoruba obas. The jagunna of itoko, an oke ona chief, is the high priest of olumo. However, this book, the nation gbagura, concentrates more specifically on who the gbaguras are, their homestead and villages within egbaland, the roles gbagura leaders played in egba history, coupled with twenty years of peaceful reign of. Within the area of yoruba country, there were no less than three successive waves of emigrations from ileife in the th and 14th centuries ad, and from these, eventually, came the three major sections of egba federation, namely, egba ake, egba oke ona and egba agura. The egbas, the owus, and the dahomeans african history. In august, 1830, sodeke marched the whole egba tribes from oke ona to abeokuta, their new home.
The egba people are a subgroup of the yoruba people. Even in its earlier edition, this was the best history of south africa. A history of nigeria by toyin falola cambridge core. Oke ona egba is one of the four strong pillars sections that founded and settled in abeokuta in 1830. It was then that the coming of the british was predicted. He reigned in oko and moved the seat of government of yorubaland there for a while, pages 37 and 179. From an egba man living in the oke ona section of egbaland in abeokuta. Egba people the egba are a clan of the yoruba people who live in western nigeria. Efon page 19 of the book of the history of abeokuta by a. Obaro ikimes most popular book is groundwork of nigerian history. Later, olufakun led owu to abeokuta, while others soon followed.
He was the one who cleared the air concerning how the monarchs in yoruba land should be ranked starting from the ooni of ife to the awujale of ijebuland. Isbn 9789782049001 9789782049001 pumark nigeria, 1990. In 1898 were to consolidate their enviable status with an all egba cabinet made up of the alake of egba land as president at the head of the cabinet ministers, comprising the sectional obas. Ifeife is an ancient yoruba people city in southwestern nigeria. Egba gbagura is one of the five sections of egbaland, the others being ake, oke ona, the owu and ibara historically, ibara is part of yewa egbado, not egba, although it is located in the present day abeokuta geographically. In search of justice world class online book resource. Egbas as a kingdom with its own national anthem lori oke ati pele was merged with nigeria by the british empire after 1914. The throne was founded by oranmiyan oranyan who was the son of okanbi and the grandson of oduduwa. Ajisafe were ake, oke oke ona, iporo, kemta, kesi, ikereku.
Long historical formations part i the yoruba from prehistory to. The osile okeona, was formerly the oloko of oko who was also formerly the alafin of oko in the early days. Egba gbagura is one of the five sections of egbaland, the others being ake, oke ona, the owu. District organization chart with photos rotary district 9110. The egba peoples original homeland in the egba forest was established by yoruba migrants from elsewhere. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest. Those that deflected egba alake but are about returning to okeokeona egba are. Since leonard thomsons death, an update was sorely needed.
Wars with the dahomey, in which the egbas were successful partly due to the protection afforded by the olumo rock, led to the founding of the city of abeokuta, which literally means under the rock. Egba people project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. According to biobaku, the egba had penetrated the egba forest in three successive waves in the thirteenth or fourteenth century a. Some interesting books published in the gambia on gambian history historic sites of the gambia an official guide to the monuments and sites of the gambia. This suggests a period of yoruba history before oduduwa a period about which much is still unknown. Adebare adedapo adewale tejuoso adeolu adetokunbo ademola adewale tejuoso jp agooko agura alake of egbaland alakes apena egba awujale balogun egba ceremony. Each had its own quarter, and the alake was treated as senior because the egba alake had a numerical advantage 56 colonialism and violence in nigeria. Several works have been done on egba history since the second half of the nineteenth century. Coping with fragmentation, isolation and marginalization in a globalizing environment.
Geography and society chapter 1 the yoruba from prehistory to. The egba group, originally under the oyo empire, became independent following the spectacular collapse of oyo in the first half of the 19th century. A history of abeokuta from the egba forest owulakoda blog. Egba alake history egba alake is one of the five sections of egbaland, the others being oke ona, gbagura, the owu and ibara historically, ibara. Study areathe study was restricted to oke ona in abeokuta north local go vernment area of ogunstate, southwest, nigeria. The controversy over the stool of alake of egbaland has taken a new dimension as some prominent chiefs from the other three sections of egbaland have called on governor gbenga daniel of ogun state. His books include the power of african cultures 2003, economic reforms and. Sep 18, 2015 they settled in the northern part of egba forest. List of obas in yoruba land ranking of yoruba monarchs. Pdf on jan 19, 2020, michael c anyaegbunam and others. The attack forced the egba out of their homes and under sodeke, migrated to a hilly area marked by huge rock presently known as olumu rock that used to be a camp for some egba hunters and farmers. The egba people include three or four major groups egba gbagura, egba oke ona, egba ake, and egba agbeyin absorbed into. Tracing the history of abeokuta, the titled chiefs observed that we egbas.
Abeokuta is the capital city of ogun state and an egba. Living in east african nations, the oromo people arelargely unknown to most of the world. The bible society of nigeria was founded on 8th february, 1966 through the pioneering efforts. The data in this study consisted of the written and oral sources. The book is intended to serve as a guide to visitors and students interested in historic monuments and sites of the gambia.
In fact, he was murdered by the alake of egbaland because of his popularity. This was followed by conducting field research among the borana, guji and the. Thus oba tejuosos name would be spelt as on the covers of his books, but the 1993. Behold a king that is ordained, destined and chosen by. Arinokotu of ojoo and akila of ido joined lisabi in the revolt. Oromia is a title used to refer to the oromo as a political, cultural, and social entity. It was because of this the town abeokuta refuge among rock or under the shadow of the rock was founded in 1830. The throne was founded by oranmiyan o ranyan w ho was the son of okanbi and the grandson of oduduwa. Alake, egba gbagura, and egba okeona at their orile homestead. The four pillars are egba alake section under the oba alake, oke ona egba section under oba osile, gbagura section under the oba agura, and owu section under oba olowu.
God told me to go through all rituals for my installation. The historical prophet orunmila was an incarnation of the spirit of ela and the align of ori with ela is known as returning to the time when orunmila walked the earth. Obaro ikime has 23 books on goodreads with 663 ratings. Thereafter, he visited me at ijebuode on friday, 29th january, 2016 followed by another visit to abeokuta on sunday, 7th february, 2016 where he met oba adedotun aremu gbedebo in his palace at ake, abeokuta, the osile, oke ona egba at agooko, abeokuta, the olowu in his palace at owu, abeokuta with the exception of the agura of gbagura. Invitation card to the investiture ceremony of the 19th president of rc victoria garden city on saturday 5th september 2015 at le real hotel and event centre, vgc, ajah, lagos.
He was the first oba to occupy this throne of the osile at the old oko orile near ileife. These are the edo, the itsekiri, the urhobo, the ijaw, the ogoni, the ika, the opobo, the efik, the anang, the ibibio, the ogoja the obubra, the owerri, the anambra, the udi, the ezeagu, the nkanu, the nsukka, the akpoto, the izza the izzi, the ikwo, the ngwa, the. This s an igbo history book that has the first time told of how the people of the south east and the south south zones are igbo. They are not egba originally, but they have shared so much history with the egba that they can be admissibly called one. Egba gbagura is one of the five sections of egbaland, the others being ake, okeona, the owu. Samuel ladoke akintola in the eyes of history vanguard news. Most of their lost children, it was said, would be found there and a state from over the seas would come to raise the egba nation on the proposed site. Olumo rock is in the territory of and under the control of the itokos. The osile of oke ona egba in ogun state, his royal majesty, oba adedapo tejuoso, karunwi iii, in this interview with samuel awoyinfa and. Many egba live in the city of abeokuta, capital of ogun state.
Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Position of okeona egba and oba osilk in history the osile okeona was formerly the oloko of oko who was also formerly the alafin of oko in the early days. A vivid appraisal of egba ado military confrontations was captured by ajisafe, a foremost egba historian in his book titled the history of abeokuta 1924. G nursery and primary school, olomore in abeokuta, ogun state.
Assembled at abeokuta in about 1830, they competed with ibadan and ijaiye for hegemony. The ogboni of egbaland and constitutional controversy citeseerx. Rotary international, district 9110, ladoke akintola crescent, gra, ikeja, lagos state, nigeria. Ajisafe mentioned the following additional townships as formally belonging to oke ona egba. Feb 14, 2014 the first batch to arrive in abeokuta consisted of egba alake, oke ona, and gbagura, in that order. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on. Follow adedapo adewale tejuoso and explore their bibliography from s adedapo adewale tejuoso author page. The third was egba agbeyin to the west of the forest. Oct 17, 2012 they settled in the northern part of egba forest. Lamodi lost is wife in an epic battle while trying to prevent his first son, osota, from being captured by mayes army, who were pursuing the egba. The updated version, which brings it forward o recent years fills a real gap. Books by obaro ikime author of groundwork of nigerian history. This is a summary of east african history from pre1500 to the 1960s, and independence. Ona section are agooko, ikija, ilugun, ikereku, ilawo, ago.
Historians generally agreed that before 1830, egba people from the time immemorial with exception of owu settled at a place called igboegba2 egba forest under different clanship with their own different oba. In addition, lagelu emerged from ibadan, ogendegbe from ijeshaland and shou of. The 3rd iyalode of egbaland the first woman industrialist in nigeria god blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted iyalode bisoye tejuoso was born on 22nd june 1916 to the royal family of oba karunwi oke ona egba in abeokuta. The first batch to arrived abeokuta consisted of egba alake, oke ona, and gbagura, in that order. On this note therefore, i consider it an act of ingratitude should i fail to convey my grateful thanks to each and everyone present here today for specially honouring me with your august presence at this inaugural lecture and launching of the endowment fund of oba dr.
Oranmiyan was the progenitor of the oko, present day oke ona egba. He is the paramount yoruba king of egba, a city in abeokuta, ogun state, southwestern nigeria. Egbaokeona is located close to odoona river and had the following towns. Traditional rulers from across the country under the aegis of association of christian traditional rulers of nigeria aoctron and led by the osile oke ona egba. Later olufakun led the owu to abeokuta, while others followed. In the category, the attempt was first started with reading written data in which both historical and anthropological studies are very important. Origin of the yoruba and the lost tribes of israel dierk lange abstract. Yoruba and ancient near eastern history, the present article argues that yoruba traditions of provenance, claiming immigration from the near east, are basically correct. Alake of abeokuta or egbaland a misnomer awujale p. The book will go down in history as a compendium linking tradition and modernity to underscore the mythology surrounding the status of oranmiyan in yorubaland. By the 1890s, when samuel johnson 1921 completed his book, yoruba had. See what oba dapo tejuosho osile oke ona did to yoruba history. Efunsetan was the son of an egba farmer, ogunrin, a native of egba oke ona.
Sikiru kayode adetona professorial chair in governance in the department of political science, olabisi onabanjo. Pdf the article on female genital mutilation published. Egba land and slavery, 18301914 munich personal repec archive. Egbagbagura is situated near oyo, this group is known as oyoegba their towns include. Oke ona and the gbagura people are egba too, but it is the fourth which made the socalled four corners of the town that shows a curious array. Our mission to give the customers opportunity to enjoy highquality services and receive the best books. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. It is known that an owuapomu warrior by the name of sangojimi gudugba and his group were also at the head of that pioneering refugee team from ibadan led by sodeke. Adedapo adewale tejuoso, karunwi iii, osile oke ona, egba. This book is a fantastic memoir of a lifelong friendship betw. Islam in east africa and the rise of swahili culture. Oluju aja ti yio gbo igbe ekun ti yio duro introduction. Integrates the history and perspective of nonwhites africans, coloureds and asians more completely than any other work. An introduction to the history of the oromo people by.
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