Ile Ibadan

Ibadan is the City with the largest land mass in Nigeria covering 3080 sqm of land in the present day Oyo State of Nigeria.The word ‘badan’ refers more properly to a single ethnic group than a City as Ibadanland actually covers One(1)City, 69 Towns and over 3000 Villages. Ibadanland shares border with Ikire, Osun Stale at Asejire Dam (EgbedaL.G.)on the Eastem Side,with Bakatari, the Egba of Ogun State on the Western Side,with Fiditi at its Akinyele L.G.on the Northern Side and with Mamu, ljebu of Ogun State at its Oluyole L.G. on the Southern Side.

(Ìbàdàn or fully (Ìlú) Ẹ̀bá-Ọ̀dàn, (the city at the edge of the savannah) is the capital city of Oyo State. Ibadan is reputed to be the largest indigenous city in Africa, south of the Sahara. It had been the centre of administration of the old Western Region, Nigeria since the days of the British colonial rule. It is situated 78 miles inland from Lagos, and is a prominent transit point between the coastal region and the areas to the north. Parts of the city’s ancient protective walls still stand till today, and its population is estimated to be about 3,800,000 according to 2006 estimates. The principal inhabitants of the city are the Yoruba. At Nigerian independence, Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the country and the third in Africa after Cairo and Johannesburg. IBADAN has eleven (11) Local Governments out of the present thirty three (33) Local Governments in Oyo State.

Ibadan, surrounded by seven hills, is the second largest city in Nigeria. It came into existence when bands of Yoruba renegades following the collapse of the Yoruba Oyo Empire, began settling in the area towards the end of the 18th century; attracted by its strategic location between the forests and the plains. Its pre-colonial history centered on militarism, imperialism and violence. The military sanctuary expanded even further when refugees began arriving in large numbers from northern Oyo following raids by Fulani warriors. Ibadan grew into an impressive and sprawling urban center so much that by the end of 1829, Ibadan dominated the Yoruba region militarily, politically and economically.

The area became a British Protectorate in 1893. By then the population had swelled to 120,000. The British developed their new colony to facilitate their commercial activities in the area, and Ibadan shortly grew into the major trading center that it is today. The colonizers also developed the academic infrastructure of the city. The first university to be set up in Nigeria was the University of Ibadan (established as a college of the University of London when it was founded in 1948, and later converted into an autonomous university in 1962). It has the distinction of being one of the premier educational institutions in West Africa, and there is a museum in the building of its Institute of African Studies, which exhibits several remarkable pre-historic bronze carvings and statues. Other noteworthy institutions in the city include the University College Hospital, the first teaching hospital in Nigeria and the internationally acclaimed International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (lTTA).

The city has several well stocked libraries, a zoological garden and several botanical gardens. Nestled inside (IITA) is the best golf course in Nigeria, and the grounds of the Ibadan Polo Club is not too far away. Ibadan is home to the first television station in Africa. There are a few hotels with hotspot (wifi) access, a few decent restaurants and a couple of radio stations. Ibadan and its environs before the disolution of the Western Region was the home of the the most sophisticated and liberal scientific and cultural community on the continent of Africa; as personified by the immortalized Ibadan School

The most probable date of the founding of Ibadan is 1829, when the abandone settlement of Ibadan was reoccupied by the allied forces of Ijebu, Ife and Oyo; hence, it came to be regarded as ‘a war encampment’ of the town of warriors.
From the onward, Ibadan grew I unimportance and has served as the administrative centre for the whole of Southern Nigeria (1946 – 1951). And as the capital of the Western Region (1951 – 1967). After this period, the city’s region started to shrink, to cover just the Western Region (1963 – 1967); Western State and old Oyo State (1976 – 1991), before the creation of Osun State, (1976 – 1991). It has been the capital of present Oyo State since 1991.
The Political status of the city has influenced other aspect of its development. One of which is the reminiscence of colonial administration. The Government Secretariat at Agodi and the Government Reservation Areas (GRAs)A at Agodi, Jericho and Onikere are relice of that era. The grid pattern of the residential layout of Oke – Bola and Oke – Ado is also associated with its activities.

ORIKI ILE IBADAN

ORIKI IBADAN
Ibadan mesi ogo, nile Oluyole.
Ilu Ogunmola, olodogbo keri loju ogun.
Ilu Ibikunle, alagbala jaya jaya.


Ilu Ajayi, ogbori efon sa filafila.
Ilu Latosa,Aare ona kakanfo.

Ibadan Omo ajorosun.
Omo aje igbin yo, omo fi ikarahun fo’ri mu.
Ibadan maja maja bii t’ojo kinni, eyi too ja,
aladugbo gbogbo logun.

Ibadan kii bani s’ore ai mu lo s’ogun.
Ibadan! Beere o to wo.
Ibadan n’ile Oluyole.
N’ibi ole gbe n jare olohun.

B’Ibadan ti gbe onile, bee lo ngbe ajeji.
Eleyele lomi ti teru tomo ‘layipo n mu.
Asejire lomi abumu buwe nile Ibadan.

A kii waye kama larun kan lara, ija-gboro larun Ibadan

Olubadan of Ibadanland

The Olubadan (Olubadan means Lord of Ibadan) is the royal title of the king of Ibadan land in Nigeria, now a largely symbolic role. Ibadan was founded in the 16th century, but the present Yoruba people only took control around 1820. By 1850 they had established their unusual succession principle, which is quite different compared with other traditional Yoruba rulers in that it alternates between two lines. It usually takes decades to groom an Olubadan for the stool through stages of chieftaincy promotion, thus meaning that just about any male born title-holder of the metropolitan center is a potential king. …

His Imperial Majesty

Oba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin I)

Olubadan of Ibadanland

Olubadan of Ibadanland
Olubadan of Ibadanland

MEMBERS OF THE OLUBADAN-IN-COUNCIL

The following most senior chiefs constitute the OLUBADAN-IN-COUNCIL, the pre-eminent advisory council of the Olubadan who also constitute the Kingmakers upon the demise of a reigning Olubadan. Usually this council meets weekly to consider issues of tradition, customary and lesser chieftaincy matters. The council operates on the basis of consensus but the Olubadan has the final say on most issues.

1. Olubadan of Ibadanland

Balogun LineOtun Line
Balogun Olubadan Otun Olubadan
Otun BalogunOsi Olubadan
Osi Balogun Ashipa Olubadan
Ashipa Balogun Ekerin Olubadan
Ekerin BalogunIyalode of Ibadanland
Ekarun Balogun Ekarun Olubadan

PAST AND PRESENT OLUBADAN OF IBADANLAND

PAST AND PRESENT BAALES AND OLUBADAN OF IBADANLAND SINCE 1820 TILL DATE

S/NNAMES OF RULERSCompoundPeriod of Reign
1Baale Maye Okunade.Oja'ba1820-1831
2Baale OluyedunLabosinde1831-1833
3Baale LakanleAgbeni1833-1835
4Basorun OluyoleOja'ba1835-1850
5Balogun OderinloOjaba1850-1850
6Baale OpeagbeIdiomo/Kure1850-1851
7Baale Oyesile OlugbodeIta Baale1851-1854
8Balogun IbikunleAyeye1864-1864
9Basorun OgunmolaBeere1865-1867
10Balogun Beyioku AkereOritamerin1867-1869
11Baale Orowusi (Awarun) Kobomoje1869-1871
12Aare Ona Kakanfo Obadoke LatoosaOke-Are1871-1885
13Balogun Ajayi OsungbekunKobomoje1885-1893
14Baale Fijabi (Omo Babalola)Oritamerin1893-1895
15Baale Osuntoki OlosunAgbeni1895-1897
16Basorun Fajimi (Yerombi)Oranyan1897-1902
17Baale MosaderinOranyan1902-1904
18Baale Dada OpadareMapo1904-1907
19Basorun Sumonu Apanpa Isale Osi1907-1910
20Baale Akintayo Awanibaku ElenpeBeere, Aboke1910-1912
21Baale Irefin (Omo Ogundeji)Irefin1912-1914
22Baale Shittu Latoosa (Omo Latoosa)Oke Are1914-1925
23Baale Oyewole AiyejenkuOke Foko1925-1930
24Olubadan Okunola Abaasi (Aleshinloye)Isale Ijebu1930- 1946
25Olubadan Fagberin Akere IIOritamerin1946-1946
26Olubadan Oyetunde IEleta1946-1946
27Olubadan Akintunde BiokuOleyo, Oranyan1946-1948
28Olubadan Fijabi IIOritamerin1948-1952
29Olubadan Memudu Alli-IwoGbenla1952-1952
30Olubadan Igbintade ApeteOke Ofa1952-1955
31Olubadan Isaac Babalola AkinyeleAlafara1955-1964
32Olubadan Yusufu KobiowuOranyan1964-1964
33Olubadan Salawu Akanbi AminuAdeoyo1964-1971
34Olubadan Shittu Akintola Oyetunde IIEleta1971-1976
35Olubadan Gbadamosi Adebimpe (1st Crown Wearing)Odinjo1976-1977
36Olubadan Danlel AkintayoElekuro1977-1982
37Olubadan Yusufu Oloyede AsanikeIdi Oro1983-1993
38Olubadan Adeyemo OperindeIsale ljebu1993-1999
39Olubadan Yinusa Bankole Ogundipe (Arapasowu I)Oranyan1999-2007
40Olubadan Odulana Odugade LAremo2007-2016
41Olubadan Saliu Adetunji Aje Oguguniso 1Popo Yemoja2016 -2022
42HIM Oba Dr. Sen. Mahood Olalekan Okunmade (Alli Ballogun II)Alli Iwo2022-2024
43HIM Oba Dr. Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin I)Ita-Baale Olugbode2024- Till Date

PAST AND PRESENT IYALODES OF IBADANLAND

PAST AND PRESENT BAALES AND OLUBADAN OF IBADANLAND SINCE 1820 TILL DATE

S/NNAMECOMPOUNDPERIOD
1.Iyalode Subuola-1850-1867
2.Iyalode Efunsetan AniwuraOja’ba1867-1874
3.Iyalode Iyaola-1874-1893
4.Iyalode Lanlatu Asabi GiwaOnireke1893-1913
5.Iyalode Iyasale OsunIsale Osun1913-1917
6.Iyyalode Lanlatu AjisomoIta Aregbe Omo1917-1934
7.Iyalode Rukayat Amosa AkandeOja’ba1935-1951
8.Iyalode Abimbola -1951-1961
9.Iyalode Adebisi AbeoOja’ba1961-1974
10.Iyalode Wuraola EsanMolete1975-1985
11.Iyalode Humani AladeOpo-Yeosa1985-1995
12.Iyalode Wuraola AkintolaAyeye1995-2007
13.Iyalode Aminat AbiodunIdi Arere2007- 8/12/2018
14.Iyalode Laduntan OyekanmiAbebiJuly 2019 - Date
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