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05/11/2021

Today's Hero:
Oba Otudeko CFR is a Nigerian businessman who serves as the founder and chairman of the Honeywell Group. He was a former chairman of FBN Holdings and founder of the Oba Otudeko Foundation. As of June 2017, his estimated net worth was US$550 million.

Born:
18 August 1943
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality:
Nigerian
Alma mater:
Olivet Baptist High School
Leeds College of Commerce
Harvard University
Hult International Business School
Occupation:
Chairman of Honeywell Group
Years active:
1972—present
Early life and education:
Ayoola Oba Otudeko was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria on 18 August 1943 to a royal family, thus making him an Omoba of the Yoruba people. His mother was a business woman. He studied at St. John's School,Oke Agbo, Ijebu-Igbo in Ogun State, and Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo. Later, he studied Accountancy at the Leeds College of Commerce Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom (which is now part of the Leeds Beckett University). Professionally, Oba Otudeko is a Chartered Banker, Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Corporate Secretary.

Oba Otudeko has also attended executive management training programmes at International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Harvard Business School and Hult International Business School (then known as Arthur D. Little School of Management).

Career:
Banking career
Oba Otudeko was in bank employment for 23 years, rising to become the General Manager and acting Chief Executive Officer of then Cooperative Bank, Ibadan. He retired from the bank in 1983. The Federal government of Nigeria appointed him a Director to the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Honeywell Group:
In the 1970s, Oba Otudeko founded Honeywell Enterprises. The trading enterprise company later grew into Honeywell Group, a diversified industrial, trading and investment conglomerate.

Achievements and awards:
Oba Otudeko was elected the 16th President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in September 2006, and tried to transform the Nigerian capital market. In addition to the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko was also Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc and has, at various points, been Chairman of Airtel Nigeria Limited and Fan Milk of Nigeria Plc. He was on the Board of First Bank of Nigeria Plc for 12 years, retiring as the Chairman in 2010. He has also held directorship positions in private companies operating in real estate, international trade and finance, and brewing, including Guinness Nigeria and Ecobank Transnational Inc.

Oba Otudeko was Chairman of the Nigerian-South African Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) and aimed to facilitate investment flows into Nigeria. During his tenure as the NSACC Chairman, the volume of Nigeria-South Africa bilateral trade grew significantly from $16.5 million in 1999 to $2.9 billion in 2010. He was also on the Board of the NEPAD Business Group – Nigeria.

He was Chairman of the Business Support Group (BSG) for delivery of the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP). In 2013, he was also appointed the chairman of the Digital Africa Conference Exhibition in Abuja, Nigeria

From 2001 to 2010, he was Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

Oba Otudeko's awards include: Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. Honorary Doctor of Science in Banking and Finance from Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Honorary Doctor of Science Degree (D.Sc.) from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo Town, Oyo State; Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the ThisDay Awards in 2009. Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award; Leadership Newspaper Business Person of the Year 2015; Silverbird Extraordinary Lifetime Achievement Award and recently, the 2016 Africa CEO Forum's Africa CEO of the Year Award.

Personal life:
He is married to Mrs Adebisi Aderonke Otudeko and he is the founder of the Oba Otudeko Foundation

27/08/2021

Rest in peace

Nollywood Actor, Victor Olaotan Is Dead

Veteran Nollywood actor Victor Olaotan, who had a ghastly motor accident nearly four years ago, has died.

According to information available to sunnewsonline.com says Olaotan died on Thursday, August 26.

It would be recalled that the actor was earlier flown to Turkey for prompt medical attention after he became incapacitated following the car accident he was involved in, along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.

Billionaire Femi Otedola and some well-meaning Nigerians and philanthropists, including his colleagues and fans came to his rescue financially.

Before his demise, Olaotan for about seven years breathed real life into the character of Fred Ade Williams on the Mnet flagship soap Tinsel.

Victor Olaotan who was born in Lagos in the early 50’s, studied drama at the University of Ibadan, at the Obafemi Awolowo University and at Rockets University, United States.

An accomplished stage and screen actor, Olaotan warmed his way into the consciousness of television viewers, playing the leading role in Tinsel.

21/08/2021

BRIEF HISTORY OF ODE REMO
Ode-Remo is in Remo North Local Government Area. As of today it co-habits four other town-lets – Iraye, Eposo, Are and Ogunmogbo. It is situated in the north of the division. The old Ibadan road, the Federal road passed through the outskirt of the town to the left. Ode-Remo is placed at a strategical position as it has the Lagos-Ibadan Express road on the left side at the outskirt of the town. It has a close boundary with Iperu, Ogere, Ipara, and Isara. The distance between Ode-Remo and Isara is within a kilometre or two, same with Ipara. Anyone going to Ipara, Isara and Akaka has no other route than passing through Ode-Remo. It is on an undulating land, hence, it has a good drainage system.

The historical assertions about Ode-Remo are many, one assertion conflicting with one another. The various assertions are all discussed here. One can read each assertion and after the reading, one can determine which one can be close to a realistic history of Ode-Remo.

The first assertion about Ode-Remo is that Ode-Remo originated from the ancient city of Ile-Ife. The leader and his people were from Ilode Quarter of Ile-Ife. The assertion went on to say that Arapetu, Liworu and Obaloran were brothers, the sons of Ewusi. Ewusi was the mother of the trio. They were from Ilode, a sub-quarter of Iremo Quarters of Ile-Ife. They left Ile-Ife together the same day and migrated down South. The intention was to establish a new settlement. Arapetu and Liworu did not part, there was no separation between them. Arapetu and Liworu were the founders of Makun Community of Sagamu today. Obaloran parted with his other two brothers and founded a separate Community called Ode-Remo today. Elders in both Makun and Ode-Remo are of the opinion that Makun and Ode-Remo were founded the same day. The common saying of elders is that Makun and Ode-Remo were founded the same day – “Ojo ti nwon do Makun ni won do Ode”. The founder of Ode-Remo was called Obaloran whilst the founders of Makun were Arapetu and Liworu. The belief is that the two Remo towns, Makun and Ode-Remo were founded by the sons of Ewusi.

It is part of the assertion that Obaloran moved South. The routes, the partial settlements were not mentioned until his settlement at Ode-Omi. Obaloran later moved out of Ode-Omi with his people. He left part of his people at Ode-Omi. This showed that Ode-Omi and Ode-Remo are of the same blood, the descendants of Obaloran. There was Makun-Omi, from Arapetu and Liworu, showing similarity from both siblings. After leaving Ode-Omi, he and his people wandered and got to the present site of Ode-Remo. The settlement at the present Ode-Remo was first called Olode-Iremo, but later changed to Ode-Remo.

It is asserted that the site of the first settlement of Ode was Itun-Ikanna. Some Egba refugees joined Olode at this Ikanna settlement. Obaloran became the first Olode and all other subsequent heads were called Olode. An unusual incident happened which made the title Olode to be changed to the present name, “Alaye of Ode-Remo.” History pointed out that a daughter of the Awujale of Ijebu-Ode was barren. The woman through frustration of her barrenness left Ijebu-Ode her father’s domain. She wandered until she got to Ode-Remo and settled down. She got married at Ode-Remo and as luck would have it, she got pregnant and had a baby boy. The joy of having a baby boy took her back to Ijebu-Ode, her father’s domain. History indicated that the then Awujale was Obaruwa-Obaruwa muda, Ekewa-Olu of Ijebu-Ode. This woman stayed with the Awujale for some time.

As it is common with parents, Obaruwa carried the daughter’s son and played with him often. The baby boy during a play with his grandfather toyed with the Crown on the head of the Awujale and cried for the Crown. When he cried and the Crown was placed on his head, he stopped crying and felt happy. As at the time of their departure back to Ode-Remo, the Awujale released that particular Crown to the baby boy. History says that when this boy grew to manhood, he was installed as a King and made use of the Crown brought from Ijebu-Ode. He changed the title of “Olode of Ode” to Alaye of Ode-Remo. Since that time, the title of Ode had changed to Alaye of Ode-Remo

There is another assertion which says that Obaruwa, the tenth Olu of Ijebu-Ode came and settled at the present site of Ode-Remo. He was in Ode for many years. He had children at Ode-Remo. He planted an Akoko tree at this his settlement. He gave instruction that any of his children who should become the Alaye of Ode should make use of the Akoko leaves for his installation. He went back to Ijebu-Ode later leaving some of his people at Ode. The settlement continued to grow up till today. This assertion showed that Awujale of Ijebu-Ode, the Obaruwa was a co-founder of Ode-Remo.

There is the third assertion that the first settlement in Ode was in existence and without any problem. There came a time when a son of the Awujale came to Ode and joined the settlement in a peaceful form, not with any confrontation. The Olode recognised him as a Prince and he was recognized as such. When the Olode died the new comer, the Prince in the name of Odubale Rokemu was installed as the Oba of Ode. He changed the tittle being used from Olode of Ode to Alaye of Ode-Remo. The title of all Obas in Ode-Remo has since then remained as Alaye of Ode-Remo

Article copied from "Ode Remo, My Mecca, My Jerusalem by Barrister Afolabi Sotikare

Photo Credit: MOO MEDIA

11/08/2021

ABEOKUTA

The first railway line was constructed from Lagos to Abeokuta in 1890s! which was later extended to Ibadan in the coming years.

This picture is relics of the railway line which terminated at now Panseke area. In the Colonial era, railway stations are usually opposite Post office, Panseke Post office gives it away- for Railway station was located there.

The above bridge is the popular Gada 'Bridge' Aro, which became disused after the Station was moved to Lafenwa.

The present day Domino's plaza/Former Diamond Bank/ UAC complex were warehouse for the old railway stations.

The Present Federal ministry of Works Engineering school/OGROMA yards/VIO office were all workshops for railway workers, you will also note that Nigerian Custom office was and still located at the axis..

Former Mr Biggs, Mama Cass now PP bakery were all warehouse for the old Railway Station.

It was learnt that the Station was moved to Lafenwa which allowed expansion to Ibadan and later to Kano.

It's of note for Residents of Abeokuta to know that the Old Abeokuta Railway Station was moved from Panseke/Ibara to Present day Lafenwa.

Check other Southwest states Capital cities with Rail Stations, there is usually an economic hub, reason why Oke ilewo is Abeokuta's 'Broad Street', Dugbe in Ibadan, Station Road at Osogbo, Postoffice/Challenge in Ilorin etc.

In All, the above picture lead to the Former Railway station at Panseke which was constructed over 100years ago.

Thank you.

30/07/2021

Yoruba Culture and Tradition.

26/07/2021

Ogbomoso connect here is your history.

ÒGBÓRÍ ELÉMÒSÓ: A HISTORY OF A YORUBA TOWN

Ògúnlolá was the name of the brave hunter and an expert archer, he was said to be of Ibariba descent. In the mid-17th century he migrated with his wife, Èsùu to the present site known today as Ọ̀gbómòsó, he first settled under a tree called Ajagbon (still standing near the king's palace).

Later on Ògúnlolá discovered that there were people who have settled in that area before him, he then went to introduce himself and fortunately they were also hunters just like him, they were; Aale, Onisile, Orisatolu and Akande. Though, Ògúnlolá established his dominance over his fellow hunters, the brave men agreed to form a society called Alongo in other to protect the settlement from wild animals and slave raiders. It was on this initiative that Ògúnlolá killed an Ijesa itinerant trader, thinking he was a slave raider. Ògúnlolá was jailed because of this capital offence.

While he was awaiting his trial, a troubling report of a dreadful attack on Oyo-Ile spread through the palace and among the prisoners, it was said that a certain warrior called "ELÉMÒSÓ" is wrecking havoc and causing great tension. Being a fearless warrior himself, Ògúnlolá offered his services to the Alaafin, he promised that he would bring elémòsó's head if granted freedom. Upon his release Ògúnlolá crept into the opposition camp and shot elémòsó with an arrow before beheading him. He brought the head to the Alaafin and the whole kingdom rejoiced.

The Alaafin persuaded him to stay in Oyo-Ile but he insisted, he said to the Alaafin "e jé kín lo má ṣe òhún", "let mẹ go and stay far away". This was how the title "Soun Ọgbomoso" was coined. Ògúnlolá returned to his settlement a nobleman, having been decorated and greatly rewarded by the Alaafin for his bravery.

Later, travelers started referring to the settlement as “ìdóo eni tí ó gbórí elémòsó” meaning the settlement of him who beheaded Elemoso, and this was how the present day Ogbomoso derived its name.

The story was adapted into a movie by Chief Lérè Paimo who played the role of Ògúnlolá.

18/05/2021

Today's Hero:
Lola Shoneyin (born Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, in the UK in May 2010. Shoneyin has forged a reputation as an adventurous, humorous and outspoken poet (often classed in the feminist mould), having published three volumes of poetry. In April 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define trends in African literature. Lola won the PEN Award in America as well as the Ken Saro-Wiwa Award for prose in Nigeria. She was also on the list for the Orange Prize in the UK for her debut novel, The Secret of Baba Segi's Wives, in 2010. She lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where she runs the annual Aké Arts and Book Festival. In 2017, she was named African Literary Person of the Year by Brittle Paper.
Born:
26 February 1974
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality:
Nigerian / British
Occupation:
Author
Spouse(s):
Olaokun Soyinka
Biography:
Early life:
Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin was born in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, south-western Nigeria, in 1974. She is the youngest of six children and the only girl. Her parents, Chief Tinuoye Shoneyin and Mrs. Yetunde Shoneyin (née Okupe), are Remo indigenes from Ogun State.

Shoneyin’s work is significantly influenced by her life, notably providing material on polygamy for her debut novel; her maternal grandfather, Abraham Olayinka Okupe (1896-1976) was the traditional ruler of Iperu Remo and had five wives. He ascended the throne in 1938 and died in 1976.

Education and career:
At the age of six, she went to boarding school in the UK, attending Cargilfield School, Edinburgh; The Collegiate School, Winterbourne, Bristol, and Fettes Junior School in Edinburgh. Returning to Nigeria after her father was imprisoned by the then military government, she completed her secondary education at Abadina College. She later earned her BA (Hons) degree from Ogun State University in 1994/95.

Shoneyin's early writing consists mainly of poetry and short stories. Early examples of her work appeared in the Post Express in 1995, which features a short story about a Nigerian woman who leaves her husband for an Austrian woman. This story initiated dialogue about homosexuality within a Nigerian context.

Her first volume of poetry, So All the Time I was Sitting on an Egg, was published by Ovalonion House, Nigeria, in 1998. Shoneyin attended the renowned International Writing Program in Iowa, USA, in August 1999 and was also in that year a Distinguished Scholar at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota).

Her second volume of poetry, Song of a Riverbird, was published in Nigeria (Ovalonion House) in 2002. While living in England, she obtained a teaching degree from London Metropolitan University in 2005.

Shoneyin completed her first novel in 2000. Her second novel, Harlot, received some interest, but the story of a young girl growing up in colonial Nigeria to make a fortune as a "Madame" remains unpublished. Shoneyin moved on to her third novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, which was published in 2010.

Cassava Republic Press, Nigeria, published Shoneyin's third poetry collection, For the Love of Flight, in February 2010. Mayowa and the Masquerades, a children’s book, was also published by Cassava Republic, in July 2010.

Shoneyin has also written for newspapers, including The Scotsman, The Guardian,and The Times on issues such as racism, Nigeria's tradition of polygamous marriage, the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram and the elections of now President Muhammadu Buhari.

She is the founder and Director of Book Buzz Foundation, a non-governmental organization established in 2012 for the promotion of arts and culture within local and global spaces. She co-founded Infusion, a popular monthly gathering for music, art and culture in Abuja, Nigeria. Shoneyin served as a judge of the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing. She also runs the publishing imprint and bookshop Ouida Books in Nigeria.

Private life:
She is married to medical doctor Olaokun Soyinka, son of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.

Works:
Novels.
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, London: Serpent’s Tail, May 2010.
Longlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize, won the 2011 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award and won two Association of Nigerian Authors Awards.
Translated into seven languages, published in Italian as Prudenti Come Serpenti.
Short stories:
"Woman in Her Season", Post Express Newspapers, 1996
Poetry:
So All the Time I was Sitting on an Egg (1998)
Song of a River Bird, Ovalonion House (Nigeria, 2002)
For the Love of Flight (2010)
Children’s books:
Mayowa and the Masquerade, July 2010

30/04/2021

Today's Hero:
Our hero today is an academician and an art legend who people seems to have forgotten except for Fine Art graduates and professors who still have his name on their lips for reference purposes.
Today, I am glad to present to you Pa Yusuf Adebayo Grillo.
Pa Yusuf Adebayo Grillo is a contemporary Nigerian artist known for his inventive works and the prominence of the color blue in many of his paintings

Born:
1934 at
Brazilian quarters of Lagos
Nationality:
Nigerian
Known for:
Contemporary Art
He was president of the Society of Nigerian Artists.

Life:
Grillo was born in Lagos and attended Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, where he received a diploma in Fine Arts and a post-graduate diploma in education. In 1966, he left Zaria for study at the academic halls of Cambridge University and later traveled to Germany and the United States of America.

Grillo is considered one of Nigeria's outstanding and academically trained painters; he emerged to prominence and international recognition in the 1960s and 1970s, while exhibiting a large collection of his early works. He makes use of his western art training in many of his paintings, combining western art techniques with traditional Yoruba sculpture characteristics. His preference for color blue in natural settings paintings, is sometimes similar to the adire or resist-dye textiles used in Nigeria. He is a former Head of the Department of Art and Printing at Yaba College of Technology.

Notable Works:
1983-1999 - Drummers return currently exhibited at Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art.

21/04/2021

John Oni Akerele was a Nigerian doctor, Nigeria's first indigenous surgeon.

Died:
1983
Nationality:
Nigerian
Occupation:
Doctor
Known for:
Political activism
While living in London, in 1941 he married Dorothy Jackson, who was of African, European and Native American descent, and they set up home in Kilburn, in the north of London. Their house became a meeting place for Africans such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of Nigeria, and Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya. While in London, in 1945 he was one of the founders of the pan-Yoruba cultural society Egbe Omo Oduduwa, and was the first president. Members included Obafemi Awolowo, Secretary, Akintola Williams, Saburi Biobaku, Ayo Rosiji and others.

Akerele returned to Nigeria after independence in 1960, and became medical officer to the Western Region in Ibadan. During the Nigerian civil war (1967–1970) they moved to Lagos, where Akerele set up a private practice. He died in 1983. Dorothy lived on to the age of 93, dying in April 2007.

His daughter Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele also became a prominent politician in Nigeria.

27/03/2021

Did You Know Mammy Market Started In Enugu.

Read Below For Details..

Did you know that mammy market was named after a woman called Mammy Ochefu? Yes yes! Every military barrack in Nigeria has a place called ‘mammy market’, a place close to the barracks, where soldiers’ interact and buy their daily needs.

In 1955 at Enugu, the market was named after Mammy Ochefu, the wife of late military Governor of defunct East-Central state, Col. Anthony Aboki Ochefu, where she sold a local non-alcoholic beverage called enyi to support her family.

Her husband initially declined as soldiers’ wives were known to be housewives. He later accepted for her to continue the business when she told him it was to support him and the family.

After taking a week break at home due to complaints from people that the drink attracted flies, pressure from her clients inspired a Lieutenant Colonel to build her a kiosk to make it more conducive. Her family was later posted out of Enugu to Abeokuta but Mammy continued the business wherever they were posted to while she added snacks that would interest the soldiers’. Interestingly, whenever her family was transferred to another state, she would hand over the business to women who were interested in it but asked that they retain the name.

Mammy registered her business as “Mammy Market” in 1971. By the time her husband retired, the business had grown into a supermarket and a transport business.

When her husband rose to become a military governor, Mammy was still going about her business. She joined him few months later due to pressure from people, leaving the business in the hands of four people.

The idea of Mammy market, which was started by Mammy Ochenfu in Enugu Army Barrack with one shilling in 1955, continues to grow with the country and whenever a barrack is built, a mammy market is built together with it. Through this initiative, Mammy Ochefu helped millions of Nigerian women across the countries to be business owners. We celebrate this beautiful strong woman who defied all odds to create jobs for millions of women today.

Written by: TFCSpeaks on Twitter.

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11/03/2021

Today's Hero:
Olumide Edwards Adegbulu popularly known by his stage name "Olu Maintain" (sometimes called Mr. Yahooze) is a Nigerian recording artist, songwriter and performer. He co-founded the musical group known as Maintain with his cousin, Tolu Ogunniyi. Adeboye Bammeke, popularly known as Big Bamo, joined the group, which released six albums between 1998 and 2004 with the hit songs "I Catch Cold", "Domitila" and "Alo" before they separated in 2004.
Born:
September 1976
Lagos, Nigeria
Genres:
Afrobeats
Afropop
Raggae
Occupation(s):
Recording
Artist
Songwriter
Performer
Years active:
1997–present
Labels:
Current - Kentro World Former - Maintain
Associated acts:
50 Cent
Fatman
Scoop Indomix
Scoop Olivia
Olu rose to prominence in May 2007 with the release of the hit song "Yahooze" which literarily hail internet fraud and lavish spending from his debut studio album, Yahooze (2007), and a second album, Maintain Reloaded (2008). He featured Big Bamo in the single "Kowonje". "Yahooze" was named Hottest Single of the Year at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Olu Maintain's "Yahooze" was the genesis of an open declaration of support for internet fraud and lavish spending by an "A list" artiste which is now a norm in the Nigeria music industry.

In 2008, he performed "Yahooze" at the Royal Albert Hall, London and brought on stage Colin Powell, the former United States Secretary of State.

Music biography:
He was born in September 1976 in Lagos State, western Nigeria but hails from then Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. His parents are medical practitioners; his father is a medical doctor and his mother is a nurse.

In 2001, he obtained a diploma certificate in Accountancy from The Polytechnic, Ibadan but began his music career in 1997, the same year he released his first album, Domitila. The music was aired in October 1998.

On July 27, 2009, he released the album With All Due Respect, Press Play with a hit single titled "What A Man Can Do" featuring Kentro World.

In January 2012, he released a single, "Nawti", which earned the Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Video of The Year and Best Reggae/Dancehall Video of the year at the Nigeria Music Video Awards. On January 4, 2013, he released two songs, titled "Hypnotize me", featuring 50 Cent and Olivia, and "Oya Dancia", featuring Fatman Scoop.

Discography:
Compilation albums
Olu Maintain (2017)
Singles (partial)
"Yahooze" (2009)
"Nawti" (2012)
"Hypnotize" (2013)
"Cinderella" (2015)[10]
"Excuse My French" (2016)
Awards and nominations:
Awards and nominations
Award
Wins
Nominations
Nigeria Entertainment Awards
2
0
Nigeria Music Video Awards
1
0
World Music Awards
0
1
Totals:
Wins
5
Nominations

03/03/2021

Today's Hero:
Frederick Isiotan Fasehun
Born: 21 September 1935
Died: 1 December 2018.
Dr. Fasheun was a Nigerian medical doctor, hotel owner and leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC).

Education and medical career:
He studied science at Blackburn College and furthered his education at Aberdeen University College of Medicine. He also studied at the Liverpool Postgraduate School after which he had a Fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1976, he studied acupuncture in China under a joint World Health Organization and United Nations Development Scholarship Program.

Politics:
In 1977, he set up an Acupuncture Unit at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. He resigned in 1978 and immediately set up the Besthope Hospital and Acupuncture Centre in Lagos. The Acupuncture Centre once earned a reputation as Africa's first for the Chinese medical practice.

The OPC is Yoruba-based organization formed to actualize the annulled mandate of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, a Yoruba who won the presidential election of 12 June 1993 but was barred from office. Fasehun was imprisoned for 19 months from December 1996 to June 1998 during the military rule of Sani Abacha, only ending 18 days after Abacha's death.

He died in the intensive care unit of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos.

Death:
He died on 1 December 2018.

01/03/2021

Today's Hero

Adebayo Faleti, a Nigerian playwright and veteran broadcaster, was born on the 26th of December 1930 in Agbooye, Oyo State but he lived in Obananko, Kuranga near Oyo State.

Adebayo is the first son of his father, Joseph Akanbi Faleti and the only child of his mother, Durowade Ayinke Faleti.
Adebayo Faleti, from an early age, was passionate about drama. He could not pursue his dream at that time due to lack of funds.

As a result of this, he decided to suspend his primary education.
In order to actualize his dream, Adebayo proudly founded the First Operatic Acting Group in Oyo in 1949, with the support of his colleagues who shared the same dream.

Alagba Faleti later found his way back to school by getting a job in a primary school in which he worked for six years. During this period, he was able to raise enough funds for his secondary school education coupled with financial support from his father.
He was a pioneer teacher at Ife Odan near Ejigbo.

In 1966, Adebayo attended the University of Dakar in Senegal and obtained a Certificate of proficiency in French Language and Civilization. Two years later, he graduated from the University of Ibadan with an honours degree in English Language.

In 1971, he attended Radio Netherlands Training Centre, Holland and received a certificate in Television Production.
He was one of the pioneer staff members at the First Television Station in West Africa, Western Nigeria Television (WNTV), now known as Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ibadan, where he worked as a newscaster and a television producer until the split of the cooperation after the creation of Ogun, Ondo, and Oyo States out of the Western Region in 1976.

Adebayo Faleti, an 83 year old poet, translated the Nigerian National Anthem from English to Yoruba when he was the General Manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS).

He initiated the broadcast of Islamic programmes during Ramadan period and and came up with the idea of having Mobile Father Christmas from village to village.

Adebayo, a custodian of the Yoruba culture, coined the Yoruba translation of Father Christmas to Baba Keresi. He is a successful Yoruba translator who helped to translate the speeches of military President Ibrahim Babangida, and Chief Ernest Shonekan, head of the National Interim Government from English to Yoruba.

Alagba Faleti, a brilliant and seasoned actor, has produced a number of Yoruba folklore length plays. He has also acted, produced and written several popular Yoruba plays. He has featured in landmark Yoruba movies like Saworoide, Agogo Eewo, Thunderbolt (Magun), Ite Oba, Basorun Gaa etc.

Adebayo is also known for famous poems he has published. His poems include Ijamba Odo Oba, Alagbara Ile ati Alagbara Oko, Adebimpe Ojedokun and many more.
Adebayo, a man who is extremely knowledgeable about the Yoruba Culture, published a Yoruba dictionary showing the proper use of Yoruba names

The Yoruba Legend, who has a unique way of wearing his cap (Fila), has received several awards, both locally and internationally. His awards include the National Honour, Officer of the Order of Niger (OON), the Festival of Arts awards with Eda Ko L’aropin 1995 and the afro-Hollywood Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts in 2002, to mention a few.

He died on the 23 July, 2017.

Continue to rest in peace Baba.