Being the Speech of the Incoming President, Jagun Olubadan Suraj Abiola Iyiola, to the General Assembly During His Inauguration! The Chairman, Board of Trustees, the Elders, our Patrons, Patronesses, all the outgoing NEC Members, and all the Members of the General Assembly. I would like to thank you all for placing your confidence and […]
Abiola Becomes The National President of Ibadan Descendants’ Union, USA Read More »
August 2, 2022 “Had a congenial tête-à-tête with the number one citizen of Ibadanland, Oba Dr. Mohood Olalekan Balogun, Oba ton gba idobale oba! Let me share a little story about how we greet and relate with the Kings in Ibadanland…. Bashorun Gaa of old Oyo was renowned for obsessive power, yet when he was
History was made on 24th of June 2022 as Ibadan was agog when Abiola Iyiola was installed as the first Jagun-Olubadan from Anlamole dynasty since 1829. Anlamole is a famous family, who was one of the 1st settlers in the ancient city of Ibadanland.
I was walking this morning and I noticed a person about 1/2 a mile ahead. I could tell he was walking a little slower than me and I thought, good, I shall try to catch him. I had about a kilometer before I needed to turn off. So I started walking faster and faster. Every block,
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What surfing has taught me about life… It’s an amazing feeling when you’re surfing a wave, and you hear other people cheering you on or have people come up to you afterwards and congratulate you. But we so rarely remember to congratulate people on their actions in other aspects of our lives. If you see
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The title “Mogaji” is the bedrock and the fulcrum of the Ibadan traditional system, the very foundation on which the superstructure of the system is expected to rest – from the peace, progress and patriotic contribution of every Ibadan household to the sustenance of a system that becomes the envy of other areas of Yorubaland.
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Have you ever had that unsettling feeling like there is something not quite right but you don’t know what it is….? We often use the phrase “I can’t put my finger on it”….. I was fortunate enough to visit the Lulumahu Falls in Hawaii last year. I remember so vividly the adventure of getting there
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“How many families are in agony and mourning the death of a loved one in silence as a result of ill care in Nigerian Hospitals today?” This pondering question is born from a personal and first-hand witness of the negligence and inhumane healthcare system at the University College Hospital (UCH) My dear Nigerian
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When I was a kid I lived in my imagination. Like most kids. It didn’t take much for me to imagine myself as a local boy stranded on an Island or as an adventurer on a journey down the river. I would run off into the woods and be lost in my own “made up”
