Ago-Iwoye: A mini Nigeria where students have their own Aso Rock
Ago-Iwoye: A mini-Nigeria where students have their own Aso Rock By Maurice Archibong – An adage has it that “uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. Could this be the reason a king-designate...
View ArticleAgo-Iwoye: An Interlock of Tradition and Modernity
SATURDAY October 10 will remain memorable for the people of Ago-Iwoye in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was a day sons and daughters of the town, old and young, in and outside the...
View ArticleCelebrating Ago-Iwoye
I had wanted to continue with my series on the Lagosian which I started a few weeks ago, and which continued to suffer rude interruptions by other thoughts which came up, when again the thought of...
View ArticleAgoiwoye Bale and Balogun
From Balogun to Bale After the Ijebu Expedition of 1982, the commandant of the Expedition and some soldiers visited Ago-Iwoye by Oru way. The first Balogun they saw was AINA ERUKU of Idode who on being...
View ArticleThe Ondo Connection
The people of Idoko who were among the early settlers of Ondo worshipped spirits, and they hated twins whom they always put to death. At one time, Oduduwa had twin children, one male and the other...
View ArticleAppointment and Installation of The Ebumawe
The Resuscitation of the Ebumawe Chieftaincy The first thing which the people of Ago-Iwoye did was first of all to be unanimous that the Ebumawe Chieftaincy should be resuscitated. All the different...
View ArticleHistory of Ebumawe Royal Dynasty
The people of Idoko who were among the early settlers of Ondo worshiped spirits, and they hated twins whom they always put to death. At one time, Oduduwa had twin children, one male and the other...
View ArticleThe First Agoiwoye Town Council
I shall pause here for a while to tell you the history of Ago-Iwoye Town Council. When the Odosinusi people began to petition the government that they wanted a Bale from Odosinusi instead of having an...
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