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Bi e d’owu
E beere wo
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Bi e de’le
E kaa ‘tan wo
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Bi e de’le
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Good day sir
I need your help, I want the Oriki Owu Oduru it could be in audio or video because I want my children to know their heritage .
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I am from Abeokuta north. I must confess, am not use to my homeland, this makes me feel shameful. My father died some years ago, but he failed to intimate us accordingly ( my siblings and I) about the history of our home. He told us we are from Owu, in Ilao. Please, can you furnish me with some information about Ilao. I want to be proud of my homeland. I need to pass the information on to my own children. Thank you.
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My person. God bless you
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Please, I need the full eulogy of owu
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I am from abeokuta north local government, My grand parents usually praise me with the oriki of offa’s QUESION: Please i would love to know if the owu’s can be eulogized with the oriki’s of the offa’s
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No. Owu has her own Oriki
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Pls I need the eulogy or oriki of Owu… My fiancee is from Owu and I need that to praise her. Pls help
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Hey? I am new here. Please over the years i have been longing to read about the true story of OFA’s !! Please if anybody can help me out… God will bless you. Amen
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Am so glad my late dad took me home before he passes away may ur soul rest in peace. Very very proud to be owu. Yes yes yes am proud of it…….
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am proud to be owu
owo la ko da
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am proud to be owu
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This is a true story very similar to what we were told by our fathers as noted by Gbenga above. Bravo.
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WHO IS THE ALOOJEE?
The aloojee is the is the spiritual head of traditional religions/rulers in owu kingdom.
The alojee whose real name was adekolujo, was obatala younger brother .obatala was oduduwa spiritual adviser and chief priest .oduduwa himself was the progenitor of the yoruba race.
Oduduwa bore okan I, a male who in turn had iyunade or OLAWUNMI, a female iyunade therefore was oduduwa granddaughter, because of oduduwa’s relationship with obatala by virtue of the fact that oduduwa depend on obatala for the regulation of traditional religion and control of spirit,oduduwa married off his granddaughter, iyunade to obatala to further strengthen their ties.
The union between obatala and iyunade resulted in the birth of Ajibosin who much later became the first owu king.it is common history that when he was still a baby ,Ajibosin suddenly found attraction in his great grand father ,oduduwa’s crown .That attraction was reported to have been so great that on an occasion ,Ajibosin burst into very disturbing tears and was only pacified when his great grand father ,oduduwa handed him his crown .it is a a result of this Ajibosin became known as “ASUNKUNGBADE”.
All this while obatala continued to play his spiritual and fatherly role over his son,Ajibosin ,guiding him in accordance with the prevalent virtues and values of the time.when obatala was no more,Alojee (Adekolujo),his younger brother and as demanded by custom naturally assumed obatala’s role including guiding and protecting Ajibosin.
Alojee’s responsibilities as such included crowing and blessing the king .Hence,where as the alojee has no role to play in the determination and eventual selection of the oluwa, it is his exclusive preserve to crown the olorun elect.He assumes a father figure to the olowu, praying for him,blessing him and always meeting minds with him over the welfare of the kingdom.
As a chief ,his status is not ordinary he is the principal traditional confidant of the olowu in addition to being the custodian of the ancestral crown and sacred staffs by which every new olowu must be identified at coronation.
The it itapa olowu(IMOOSA),a sacred apartment built right outside the olowu’s palace is the Alojee’s court where he observes his traditional rites.Although the aloojee is not a member of the Owu Traditional Council,he is a welcome guest at traditional council meetings as an observer or a mediator and except his opinion is sought ,he does not take part in the council’s debates.
The Alojee’s status is unique to owu kingdom .while some people have likened it to the position the Pope holds in Rome and over catholics,otherwise the Archbishop of Canterbury in England and over the Anglican communion ,the Alojee’s sphere spreads far beyond the absolutely spiritual.
He is an adviser,a counselor,a guide, a mediator and Indeed he may assume some other role under warranting circumstances geared towards assisting the olowu in achieving a very peaceful and successful reign.
LONG LIFE TO THE ENTIRE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF OWU KINGDOM.
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Great articles Sister. Much more in line with what we have heard from our fathers. Many thanks.
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As we prepare for 2016 Owu Day; may the good Lord bless all sons and daughters of Owu worldwide.
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I love something like this
am babatunde shoyoye,
am new here and am praud to be abeokuta.
I love you all
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Thanks a lot for this site. I blv lots still has to be done and I pray God gives you the life and strength to do it. I am proudly an Owu man and always tell the story of Owu to my children.
Please from the history from our fathers there were four ruling houses in Owu until after the war that destroyed Orile Owu, it was at Abeokuta that it became five. How true is this and how true is it that the Ajibuas are also princes of Owu?
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my name is yemi olurebi Sir I want to know about Olurebi family
in Erumu Owu
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Thanks for setting up ds site.
I have a great burden and I hope u can help lighten it.
We lost our father at a very tender age we only knew he was from owu we do not have details of the compound or area. pls can you help out. our surname is Akinkunmi a close relation of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi.
one school of thought says it’s Majekodunmi compound another says it is Abiodun compound. pls any help will be appreciated.
Oladoyin
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wow what a great city.owu ta da ti ko le parun lailai ki olorun ki yo se wa ni eni apesin bi ti owu
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Did u knw dat i dislike sum yoruba tribe 4 wat they did us @ apomu exspecially d masterminde ijebu. Thank God as of 2day we control ogun state
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My name is oni oladehinde am 4rm aloje compound owu totoro amukankakan street i am always praud of great owu. 1 day i wil be com d aloje of owu kingdom
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i really appreciate this forum of owu people and have been hoping for this many years ago,I am olajide ismail bamgbose,a native of mosafejo{AGO-OWU}compound in badagry lagos state.My question goes to chief Asiwaju Apomu of owu kingdom,do you know if you have any {owu } family members at mosafejo badagry?
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I do not know of any of my family members at Mosafejo in Badagry, although I admit the possibility of some of them being there. Owu people from various compounds are widely dispersed all over.
Do you have any specific information for me?
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i honestly like the site that talks about the history of the owu kingdom even if am not a yoruba person, but i ask myself what really went wrong how and why, what are the circumstances of the rout of the owu kingdom. Is it because the MAYE was in love, and wanted revenge on the people of owu who captured his wife??
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Are you synonymous with Ruth Allison on the Internet?
Yes or no, an understanding of Yoruba culture will probably reveal that especially in the days of old, their men were never romantic enough to emulate the Greeks as in the case of Paris and Helen of Troy!
I have a feeling that your question emanated from impressions promoted in Professor Femi Osofisan’s ‘Women of Owu’, a classical theatrical rendition of the details of the fall of Owu Ipole.
No doubt the Prof achieved his objective of highlighting a remarkable incident in the cultural evolutionary history of the Yorubas, especially Owu. I do not believe his primary objective included an accurate portrayal of the history, only a romantic rendition that would suit his overall objective as a playwright.
The answer to your question is also included in the summation of Osofisan’s project which I shall soon analyse on this site –
No, Maye had more compelling reasons to attack Owu beyond a personal vendetta over a woman. That parallel is ridiculously too romantic for an African setting, especially one which triggered off many trailing battles and warfares which raged for several decades and resulted in perhaps the biggest haul of human cargo called slavery in favour of the Western world, who also fortified their economies through massive firearms sales to the warring natives!
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