THE Ijebu People inhabit the South-Central part of Yorubaland - a territory that is bounded in the North by Ibadan, in the East by Ondo,

The origin of the Ijebus has been variously given.  One account makes them spring from the victim offered in sacrifice by the King of Benin

The following is a list of cities, towns and villages that make up the Ijebu land:  Ijebu-Igbo  Ijebu-Ode  Ijebu-Remo  Ago Iwoye  Ilishan  Ijebu-Ososa  Sagamu  Imodi

Ijebu people were the first to settle in Lagos and Ibadan. Ijebu people were the first people to have had contact with the Europeans in

To date, there have only been fifty-three (53) Awujales.  The currently reigning monarch (the 53rd Awujale) being His Excellency Alaiyeluwa Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba

The first Oloko, Oba Osifaderin the OLOKO OLOFIN ARANFE OKO a foremost descendant of Oduduwa left lle-lfe about 12th century A.D. to found his own

A man by the name “Elesi Ekun Ogoji” was credited to have first stumbled into this town while hunting, and settled at “Efiyan”.  Then, one

Ademakin or Orimolusi, whose poetic praise (oriki) was “Adoro Oke”, was from the Osimore family and was a very strong hunter.  It was while he

History of this town has been scanty because it was ritually decreed, in earlier times of its founding, that the history of the town must

Adaba, another female child of Awujale Oba Jadiara, went on a long journey out of town with her husband, Ebedi. Adaba was known to be

Asa, one of the female children of Awujale Oba Jadiara Agbolaganju, with her husband, went to Abeokuta and established a new domain, now known as

Ogere (also referred to as Ogere Remo or Ogere-Remo or Ogere - Remo), is an ancient town in the present Remo Division of Ogun State, Nigeria. The town

Alaperu, who founded this town, was a grandchild of Awujale Ofiran.  However, historical records show that the Elepe argued, at some point, that it was

Alaiye Ode was one of the children of Awujale Geje. He was a sibling to the Onibeju of Ibeju. It was recorded in history that

This was the name Ewusi named his settlement, and being a prince, because he was the son of Awujale Obaruwa, used that influence to become

SHAGAMU:  Akarigbo is the head of all the Kings in Remo land.  The first Akarigbo was Igbodein, child of Aka, who was married to Onigbo.

There were no political parties as known in modern democracy, and yet the ancient administrative set-up which ruled ljebu in those days was democratic in

The name “Ijebu-Ode”, according to history, is a com­bination of the names of two persons namely, AJEBU and OLODE who were conspicuous as leaders of

 IJEBULAND, 3 I st December, 1959:  The last day of the sixth decade of the 20th century.  The ljebus awaited a new Paramount Ruler- Awujale

1.  HM Oba (Dr) S. K. Adetona - Awujale of Ijebuland (President) 2.  HRH Oba A. A. Oguntayo  -Ajalorun of Ijebu-Ife 3.  HRH Oba Y. O. Adekoya - Dagburewe

AGEMO                        Foremost among the deities in Ijebu is the Agemo which is jointly celebrated by

1. Olu-Iwa 2. Oshi 3. Obanta 4. Monigbuwa 5. Oba-Guru 6. Oba-Loja 7. Oba-Lofin 8. Oba-Apasa 9. Oba-Ofinran 10. Obaruwa 11. Obangaju 12. Tolumogboye 13.