Who are the Asade Family of Lagos? | AgegePulse Magazine

By Dayo Asade

#Watimagbo la Agege - Ogba - Ikeja  Division.

Ogba is an  ancient town in the old colony province of western Nigeria now Lagos State of Nigeria.

Ogba Ashade Palace, Ogba Agege

Ogba was founded by one prince Owoeni Asade and was a prince from Ile -Ife who left Ile -Ife in the late seventeenth Century, settled down briefly at Iseyin from where he moved to Afon town where his brother , an Ifa priest Consulted his  Ifa  oracle and they were  advised to  move  downward  and which is now Ota township.

They settle down at Ota in Osi quarters where  they met  their  relatives in IIoti quarters  with Osi palace Ota , which is now known and called Onikosi palace Ota . In the early eighteenth century , they went on hunting expedition with their brothers who founded the present day Orile Agege and they moved upward and settled down at the present day Ogbaland . In 1840 or there about during the Dahomey  war , Owoeni Asade and his brother moved to Ado -Odo where Arola Asade was born .

Both the father and son came back to Ogba in the year 1860 Owoeni Asade died in year 1876.Prince Arola Asade took over the reign of obaship of Ogbaland in the year 1880 and become so popular and commanded respect in all the Awori towns and environs , the then British Governor of Lagos crown colony Mr . Glover honoured Oba Asade with the British flag and he was being paid a stipend amount of thirty (30) shilling monthly.

The only Crown surveyor , Chief Herbert Macaulay of blessed memory in the year 1896,surveyed the area controlled by Oba Arola Asade. The area include the present Alausa formally Tappa village where the Lagos State secretariat  stands  today,Agindigbi, Adekunle , Oloti , Operekete , Jaguna,  Abule George, Ijaiye and part of Aguda Ogba town and the half of the present Agege town according to intelligent report of 1935 giving half of the present Agege station town to Ogba people.

 

When Arola Asade settled down, he was joined by Chief Madarikan who was a little nephew to Ebo Aweri,Wife of Arola Asade as tradition and customs in those days to see off a wife to her husband house and Chief Akilo from Ota, Chief Ajai Ofe from Ewu, chief Adarijo from Igbesa ,Chief Salawu from Ilorin and chief Akingbade from Ota . He was later joined by Ogabis, Ogunji Ajaguna’s all from Ota and Majaros, who own ¾ part of Ajegunle land . Owoeni Asade gave birth to four (4) children two male and two female . Namely (1) Arola (2) Iroko (3) Omoseyin (4) Dada Abori.

Arola Asade the eldest child of Owoeni was the first bale of Ogba and its environs in 1880 at the age of 40 years. He died on the 16th day of may 1930 at the age of 90 years.

History: Alaafin of Oyo to host Coronation of Otunba Gani Adams as 'Aare Onakakanfo' of Yorubaland in January 2018

Oyo State, South West Nigeria will play host to dignitaries from all over the world when the official installation and coronation of Otunba Gani Adams as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba Land comes alive.

This was revealed by sources close to the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC Leader through the event's invitation card.

Agege Pulse learnt that the Coronation will hold January 13th, 2018 at Durban Stadium, Oyo City, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Past Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland from the first to present:
1. Kokoro Gangan of Iwoye
2. Oyapote of Iwoye
3. Oyabi of Ajase
4. Adeta of Jabata
5.Oku of Jabata
6. Afonja of Ilorin
7. Toyeje of Ogbomoso
8. Edun of Gbogun
9. Amepo of Abemo
10. Kurumi of Ijaye
11. Ojo Aburumaku of Ogbomoso (son of Toyeje of Ogbomosho)
12. Latoosa of Ibadan
13. Ladoke Akintola of Ogbomoso (Premier of the Western Region in the First Republic)
14. M.K.O. Abiola of Abeokuta (the only man in history to simultaneously hold the titles of Basorun of Ibadan and Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland)
15. Gani Adams from Arigidi-Akoko, Ondo State (Leader of Odua Peoples Congress OPC).

Revenue Collection'll Be Electronical, Easy - New Agege LG Revenue Committee Chairman, Hon. Rasheed Osanyinpeju Assured

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Tuesday 17th, 2017 marked a new beginning in the history of Agege Local Government Area with the nomination and confirmation of former house leader Hon. Rasheed Osanyinpeju as Chairman, Revenue Committee of the council.

The confirmation of Hon. Osanyinpeju was regarded as smooth and friendly due to his personality and experience which were obvious to majority of the house members.

In a brief chat with AgegePulse, Hon. Osanyipeju revealed that his first move would be to key into the vision of the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi to bring dividends of democracy to the people of Agege.

He stressed that his team will work round the clock to sustain the rapid growth in Agege's Internally Generated Revenue, IGR from 10% to about 80% over the years.

However, Hon. Rasheed reveal that his team will reduce the act of illegal collection of revenue, block loopholes and open Agege LG to small, medium and micro businesses in order to improve on the previous recorded achievements, adding that the committee would go on electronic payment to ease revenue collection when necessary.

He urged citizens to oblige their civic responsibility through constant payment of taxes and other levies for effective running of government.


Hon. Rasheed Osanyipeju is a politician, businessman and a farmer. He was a former Agege House leader during the Hon. Enoch Ajibosho led administration between (1999-2002)

Speaking to AgegePulse after the confirmation, Leader of the House, Hon. Kola Anigbajumo commended the Executive for the choice of Hon. Osanyipeju as Chairman of Revenue committee.

"This is a welcome development because we now have round peg in a round hole. The wealth of experience deposited in him is unrivalled when it comes to political, social and economical understanding of our local government." Anigbajumo asserted.

Moreover, Hon. Anigbajumo and other members of the house used the medium to implore the Executive on the need for quick preparation of an all-encompassing 2018 budget that would cater for all and sundry in the Local Government.