Some Amazing Facts About Ijebu

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1. Ijebus were the first to settle in Lagos and Ibadan.

2. Ijebus were the first people to have had contact with the Europeans in the 14th century.

3. Ijebus were the first to be educated through Western education.

4. Ijebu is the largest Ethnic group in Nigeria (wow!!!)

5. First people to manufacture gears of wars in the history of Nigeria.

6. First people to contend the slavery extortion in their region.

7. The first people to invent money made from cowry shells, later made Coins called "PANDORO", which became acceptable through Africa and Europe.

8. Ijebu is the only tribe in Nigeria that has its origin from the Biblical days.

9. According to the Biblical account; the Jebusites were a Canaanite tribe who inhabited and built Jerusalem prior to its conquest by King David.

10. Ijebu was the first indigenous CLERK to the European Missionaries.

11. The European observers found Ijebus more intelligent than other groups in Nigeria.

12. When Oduduwa was blind, an Ijebu King (fifth Awujale) was the one to provide remedy to restore his sight.

13. Ijebus are known as socialites, people if high integrity & handwork.

14. Ijebus were the one to raise agitation for emancipation from Colonialism.

15. Ijebu King (Orimolusi) was the second Oba appointed by the Colonial Masters for the London conference in 1957 to negotiate the Nigerian Independence.

16. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was the first individual in the modern era to be named Leader of the Yorubas (Asiwaju Omo Oodua)

17. The richest black woman in the world, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, is an Ijebu woman from Ikorodu, Lagos (waterside Ijebu).

18. Ijebu man was the first Nigerian to play in the English premier league in the early 60s.

19. Ijebus are famous with Egungun, Agemo, jigbo, Ileya festivals etc.

20. Mike Adenuga, an Ijebu man from Ijebu-Igbo, was the first Nigerian to single handedly own Oil, Mining and Telecommunication (GLO).

21. Ijebu man, late Haruna Ishola, was the first musician to perform outside the shores of Nigeria.

22. Ijebu men,Chief S. O. Shonibare & Chief Shakirudeen Olarewaju Kazeem (Shokas) were the first Nigerians to own private individual housing estates (called Shonibare estate in Lagos. And Shokas Estate/Bobagunwa Castle) of about 40 mansions in Ijebu-Igbo.

23. Ijebu man, late Chief Kuti (Abusi Odumare) from Ijebu-Igbo was the first Nigerian to be banned from building further houses in Lagos having owned about 100 storey buildings in Shomolu and Ebute Meta!

24. Also an Ijebu man, Chief Isamosta Ashiru from Ijebu-Igbo, was banned from building further houses in Ibadan having owned 99% of houses on Ososami street, Ibadan (left and right)!

25. Ijebu man, late Chief Abayomi Adeyemi also from Ijebu-Igbo, was the first Nigerian contractor to build about seven housing estates for Federal Govt. He has about 60 personal houses in Lagos alone!

26. Unbelievable, a man of Ijebu origin was enthroned as Olubadan of Ibadan land, Ijebu l'oko Ibadan

27. An Ijebu woman (a potter), Bilikisu Significant was traced to the Biblical Queen of Sheba as wife to King Pharaoh

28. Ijebu has a major farm settlement that generated hundreds of millions of naira through palm oil processing (Apoje Farm settlement in Ijebu-Igbo) for the government.

29. Ijebu has produced so many musical icons like Haruna Ishola (Ijebu-Igbo), Y.K. Ajadi (Ijebu-Igbo), Popular Jingo (Ijebu-Igbo), Batuli Alake (Ijebu-Igbo), Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, K1 (Ijebu-Ode), Adewale Ayuba (Ikenne), Musiliu Haruna Ishola (Ijebu-Igbo), Kolade Onanuga (Ijebu-Ode), Salawa Abeni (Ijebu-Ode), Wale Thomson (Ijebu-Igbo), etc.

30. The first black man to publish an indigenous Bible with dictionary and concordance was an Ijebu man (Rev. Dr. Basil Kayode Balogun ) from Ijebu-Igbo.

31. The Doyen of Theatre, Late Chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, was an Ijebu man from Ososa

32. Ijebu nation has more than 15 tertiary institutions which include OSU/OOU, TASUED, Babcock, Hallmark, South-West, Kinston (Universities), Grace, AAP, Gaposa, Oscotech, Pogil (Polytechnics), Tasce (Coll of Edu.), etc.

33. Do you know that Ijebu land (Ijagun) hosts the 1st university of education in Nigeria?

34. Do you know that Ijebu nation share one-third of entire Lagos state starting from Ikorodu to Ketu, Somolu, Palmgrove, Oshodi, Yaba, Epe, Ikeja, etc.

35. Do you know that the Itshekiris (Delta state of Nigeria) are Ijebus?

What a great Nation!

The Regional capital is Ijebu Ode!!

The Commercial capital is Sagamu!!!

The Spiritual capital is Ijeb

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u Igbo!!!!

Lastly, The Paramount

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ruler & Awujale of Ijebu land is the longest reigning traditional ruler in the history of Nigeria----57 years, 06 months ( still counting)?

DON'T YOU THINK, THE RIGHT TIME TO HAVE IJEBU STATE IS NOW

You do well OP.

lalasticlala please do the needful

Will need to learn our history if they refuse to teach us in school, at least we have nairaland

Ijebu awa

A lot of Ijebus believe that they are the original owners of Jerusalem and migrated from Sudan after the conquest of Jebu land by King David who gave the conquered territory a Hebrew name.

While Yorubas believe that they descended from Oduduwa, the Jebus don't believe they descended from Oduduwa, even the King of Ijebus

According to Reno Omokri, Ijebus are not originally Yorubas, in fact, he stated there was no word like Yoruba before the 18th Century.

You can read a summary of Reno's work here

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/the-ijebu-the-yoruba-and-their-influence-on-the-bible-and-judaism-reno/

If this is true, then we are right to say Lagos is not a Yoruba state going by the fact that some almost half of Lagos are Ijebu land and the other half, Aworis and the Aworis don't see themselves as Yoruba.

According to Prince Adebiyi, a Prince of Awori, Lagos belongs to the Aworis and not Bini or Yoruba that Bini only produces the Oba.

https://thecitizenng.com/lagos-belongs-to-awori-not-bini-or-yoruba-prince-adebiyi/

Professor Imran, another Awori noble but from noble family collaborated this submission.

He claimed like Prince Adebiyi that Aworis owe Lagos land while Bini produces the Oba who pays tribute to the Oba of Bini till the 18th Century when the British stopped that to undermine the authority of the Oba of Bini.

Another interesting thing he said is that most streets in Lagos are either Awori names or a combination of Awori and Bini names like Idunmota.

He equally stated that the Oba is from Bini while the Chiefs are Aworis.

https://punchng.com/awori-own-lagos-land-bini-produce-oba-prof-smith/

I think it is time the records are set straight. Lagos state does not belong to Yorubas.

No be talk am, na the Oba of Benin, the Ijebu King and Princes of Awori land.

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You forgot to add. HEADQUARTERS OF SKULL MINING AND HUMAN PARTS RITUALS. Most Ijebu rich men are ritualists.

Ijebus are wonderful people with very rich traditional culture..

Plenty kpiance ..
An average ijebus man can be a brother to a stranger in the midst of fellow afonjas..

Respect ijebus..

SouthEastFacts:
A lot of Ijebus believe that they are the original owners of Jerusalem and migrated from Sudan after the conquest of Jebu land by King David who gave the conquered territory a Hebrew name.

While Yorubas believe that they descended from Oduduwa, the Jebus don't believe they descended from Oduduwa, even the King of Ijebus

According to Reno Omokri, Ijebus are not originally Yorubas, in fact, he stated there was no word like Yoruba before the 18th Century.

You can read a summary of Reno's work here

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/the-ijebu-the-yoruba-and-their-influence-on-the-bible-and-judaism-reno/

If this is true, then we are right to say Lagos is not a Yoruba state going by the fact that some almost half of Lagos are Ijebu land and the other half, Aworis and the Aworis don't see themselves as Yoruba.

According to Prince Adebiyi, a Prince of Awori, Lagos belongs to the Aworis and not Bini or Yoruba that Bini only produces the Oba.

https://thecitizenng.com/lagos-belongs-to-awori-not-bini-or-yoruba-prince-adebiyi/

Professor Imran, another Awori noble but from noble family collaborated this submission.

He claimed like Prince Adebiyi that Aworis owe Lagos land while Bini produces the Oba who pays tribute to the Oba of Bini till the 18th Century when the British stopped that to undermine the authority of the Oba of Bini.

Another interesting thing he said is that most streets in Lagos are either Awori names or a combination of Awori and Bini names like Idunmota.

He equally stated that the Oba is from Bini while the Chiefs are Aworis.

https://punchng.com/awori-own-lagos-land-bini-produce-oba-prof-smith/

I think it is time the records are set straight. Lagos state does not belong to Yorubas.

No be talk am, na the Oba of Benin, the Ijebu King and Princes of Awori land.

Ijebu's are yoruba. All the Sudan stuff is just legend. A group cannot travel from north Africa to near the Atlantic coast without some assimilation. Worse, their dialect is same as their neighbors that is niger-Congo. They do not have a dialect similar to north Africa or the Mediterranean. Like many civilizations, cultures may have mixed, the only thing one can think off is that a conquering group may have conquered the original inhabitants but that group will be close not far off.

Antoeni:
Some Amazing Facts About Ijebu

​ (Shared)​

1. Ijebus were the first to settle in Lagos and Ibadan.

2. Ijebus were the first people to have had contact with the Europeans in the 14th century.

3. Ijebus were the first to be educated through Western education.

4. Ijebu is the largest Ethnic group in Nigeria (wow!!!)

5. First people to manufacture gears of wars in the history of Nigeria.

6. First people to contend the slavery extortion in their region.

7. The first people to invent money made from cowry shells, later made Coins called "PANDORO", which became acceptable through Africa and Europe.

8. Ijebu is the only tribe in Nigeria that has its origin from the Biblical days.

9. According to the Biblical account; the Jebusites were a Canaanite tribe who inhabited and built Jerusalem prior to its conquest by King David.

10. Ijebu was the first indigenous CLERK to the European Missionaries.

11. The European observers found Ijebus more intelligent than other groups in Nigeria.

12. When Oduduwa was blind, an Ijebu King (fifth Awujale) was the one to provide remedy to restore his sight.

13. Ijebus are known as socialites, people if high integrity & handwork.

14. Ijebus were the one to raise agitation for emancipation from Colonialism.

15. Ijebu King (Orimolusi) was the second Oba appointed by the Colonial Masters for the London conference in 1957 to negotiate the Nigerian Independence.

16. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was the first individual in the modern era to be named Leader of the Yorubas (Asiwaju Omo Oodua)

17. The richest black woman in the world, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, is an Ijebu woman from Ikorodu, Lagos (waterside Ijebu).

18. Ijebu man was the first Nigerian to play in the English premier league in the early 60s.

19. Ijebus are famous with Egungun, Agemo, jigbo, Ileya festivals etc.

20. Mike Adenuga, an Ijebu man from Ijebu-Igbo, was the first Nigerian to single handedly own Oil, Mining and Telecommunication (GLO).

21. Ijebu man, late Haruna Ishola, was the first musician to perform outside the shores of Nigeria.

22. Ijebu men,Chief S. O. Shonibare & Chief Shakirudeen Olarewaju Kazeem (Shokas) were the first Nigerians to own private individual housing estates (called Shonibare estate in Lagos. And Shokas Estate/Bobagunwa Castle) of about 40 mansions in Ijebu-Igbo.

23. Ijebu man, late Chief Kuti (Abusi Odumare) from Ijebu-Igbo was the first Nigerian to be banned from building further houses in Lagos having owned about 100 storey buildings in Shomolu and Ebute Meta!

24. Also an Ijebu man, Chief Isamosta Ashiru from Ijebu-Igbo, was banned from building further houses in Ibadan having owned 99% of houses on Ososami street, Ibadan (left and right)!

25. Ijebu man, late Chief Abayomi Adeyemi also from Ijebu-Igbo, was the first Nigerian contractor to build about seven housing estates for Federal Govt. He has about 60 personal houses in Lagos alone!

26. Unbelievable, a man of Ijebu origin was enthroned as Olubadan of Ibadan land, Ijebu l'oko Ibadan

27. An Ijebu woman (a potter), Bilikisu Significant was traced to the Biblical Queen of Sheba as wife to King Pharaoh

28. Ijebu has a major farm settlement that generated hundreds of millions of naira through palm oil processing (Apoje Farm settlement in Ijebu-Igbo) for the government.

29. Ijebu has produced so many musical icons like Haruna Ishola (Ijebu-Igbo), Y.K. Ajadi (Ijebu-Igbo), Popular Jingo (Ijebu-Igbo), Batuli Alake (Ijebu-Igbo), Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, K1 (Ijebu-Ode), Adewale Ayuba (Ikenne), Musiliu Haruna Ishola (Ijebu-Igbo), Kolade Onanuga (Ijebu-Ode), Salawa Abeni (Ijebu-Ode), Wale Thomson (Ijebu-Igbo), etc.

30. The first black man to publish an indigenous Bible with dictionary and concordance was an Ijebu man (Rev. Dr. Basil Kayode Balogun ) from Ijebu-Igbo.

31. The Doyen of Theatre, Late Chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, was an Ijebu man from Ososa

32. Ijebu nation has more than 15 tertiary institutions which include OSU/OOU, TASUED, Babcock, Hallmark, South-West, Kinston (Universities), Grace, AAP, Gaposa, Oscotech, Pogil (Polytechnics), Tasce (Coll of Edu.), etc.

33. Do you know that Ijebu land (Ijagun) hosts the 1st university of education in Nigeria?

34. Do you know that Ijebu nation share one-third of entire Lagos state starting from Ikorodu to Ketu, Somolu, Palmgrove, Oshodi, Yaba, Epe, Ikeja, etc.

35. Do you know that the Itshekiris (Delta state of Nigeria) are Ijebus?

What a great Nation!

The Regional capital is Ijebu Ode!!

The Commercial capital is Sagamu!!!

The Spiritual capital is Ijeb

​​

u Igbo!!!!

Lastly, The Paramount

​​

ruler & Awujale of Ijebu land is the longest reigning traditional ruler in the history of Nigeria----57 years, 06 months ( still counting)?

DON'T YOU THINK, THE RIGHT TIME TO HAVE IJEBU STATE IS NOW

How come you didn't mention the first indigenous bank in Nigeria and the first professor of medicine?

Well, there are many first missing on your list.

Twy:

Ijebu's are yoruba. All the Sudan stuff is just legend. A group cannot travel from north Africa to near the Atlantic coast without some assimilation. Worse, their dialect is same as their neighbors that is niger-Congo. They do not have a dialect similar to north Africa or the Mediterranean. Like many civilizations, cultures may have mixed, the only thing one can think off is that a conquering group may have conquered the original inhabitants but that group will be close not far off.

Ijebus themselves claim that they didn't descend from Oduduwa.

Ijebu people are wonderful, accommodating like the rest of us (Yoruba),they got some nice delicious food also ifokore and plenty pretty ladies

Nna nawa oo

You forgot to add dia greatest achievement.

The first man that shook PREEK in a TOTO is an ijebu man

I'm using this medium to congratulate Dr Dapo Abiodun the newly elected Ijebu man as the governor of Ogun State, may your reign bring peace, prosperity and happiness to all the good people of ogun state.

Omo ogun ise ya ooo

Proudly Ijebu Igbo

hireet:
Proudly Ijebu Igbo

spiritual home of the ijebus

proudly Ijebu, [Ijebu-ode to be precise] we don't make noise or chest beat, yet we produce the best of major industrialists the Nation has ever had

HsLBroker:
spiritual home of the ijebus

Na U Sabi O

SouthEastFacts:

Ijebus themselves claim that they didn't descend from Oduduwa.

Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos and Ogun didn't descend from oduduwa however Ile ife is the home of us all. Oduduwa met some people in Ile ife before he was made king. Not all Yoruba descended from oduduwa. Descendants of oduduwa can be found in Oyo Ile, Ife and other parts of Yoruba land. The point is Ile ife is the home and origin of all Yorubas while oduduwa is our most revered king because he was the king of our root/origin which is Ile ife.

hireet:
Na U Sabi O

how iya ijebu

With all that on the list, where are the world class hospitals, airports, highways, and corruption-free mindset?

All these “feel good threads” and at the end of the day, people remain in the Nigger Area...

HsLBroker:
how iya ijebu

Na U Know

SouthEastFacts:
A lot of Ijebus believe that they are the original o.

This your analysis shows you are demented in bitterness and frustration because I don't see what you stand to gain in this your wild goose chase, you are dilemma in distress,look for help instead of being a dog barking at the moon

hireet:
Proudly Ijebu Igbo

I'm also from ijebu-igbo

Ayoola10:

I'm also from ijebu-igbo

Good 2 Knw

profolaolu:
This your analysis shows you are demented in bitterness and frustration because I don't see what you stand to gain in this your wild goose chase, you are dilemma in distress,look for help instead of being a dog barking at the moon

what do u gain in derailing this thread professor olaolu with all due respect sir.

diadem10:


Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos and Ogun didn't descend from oduduwa however Ile ife is the home of us all. Oduduwa met some people in Ile ife before he was made king. Not all Yoruba descended from oduduwa. Descendants of oduduwa can be found in Oyo Ile, Ife and other parts of Yoruba land. The point is Ile ife is the home and origin of all Yorubas while oduduwa is our most revered king because he was the king of our root/origin which is Ile ife.

Una self, no be everything you respond to. Don't make this beautiful thread about them. This thread was about Ijebu and that destitute was talking about Lagos and awori. Bro, next time simply ignore.