Ijebu is a town in
Owo, a local government area of
Ondo State
Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to ...
, south-western Nigeria. The transmission of courtly culture flowed in both directions between Ijebu and Owo kingdoms from the seventeenth century till date.
Oral tradition claimed that the founders were the sons of
Ojugbelu Arere, the first
Olowo of Owo
The Olowo of Owo is the paramount Yoruba king of Owo, a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria which was the capital of Yoruba between 1400 and 1600 AD. Ojugbelu Arere, the first Olowo of Owo was the direct descendant of Oduduwa known as the ...
who was a descendant of
Oduduwa
Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king. According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the ''Olofin'' of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. He ruled briefly in Ife, and also served as the progenitor of a number of independent royal dynastie ...
, the pioneer ruler of
Ile-Ife.
The king of the town is called
Ojomo Oluda and the incumbent Ojomo Oluda is Oba (King)
Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo, a retired
General of the Nigerian Army.
Notable people
*
Agboola Ojomo Agunloye
*Engr Richard Omotayo Adewale(ASAE)
References
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Towns in Nigeria
Ondo State
Towns in Yorubaland