Ogbomosho 2

Continuation of our story on Ogbomosho from yesterday 

Media

1. Ajilete FM
2. Parrot FM
3. NTA Ogbomoso

Agriculture

Ogbomoso is well known for growing some crops such as yam , maize, tobacco and cassava.

Royal Fathers Of Ogbomoso City

1. HRM Oba Oladunni OyewunmiAjagungbade III, Soun of Ogbomosoland
2. HRM Oba Samuel Adegboyega OsunmadeAdeyelu II, Olugbon of Orile I
3. HRM Oba S. O. Oyediran Olugbami Oseku III, Onpetu of Ijeru
4. HRM Oba J. O. Oloyede, Aresa of Iresaadu
5. HRM S. O. Ayoola Agunbiade II JP, Alajaawa of Ajaawa
6. HRM Onikoyi of Ikoyi Ile

 Quick Factsheet on Ogbomoso

• Ogbomoso one of the major cities in Nigeria is located in Yorubaland, in South-Western Nigeria. The city was founded around the mid 1600s;
• Ogbomoso people predominantly belong to the Yoruba ethnic group;
• In 1991, the population was estimated to be approximately 645,000. By 2005, the population has climbed to more than one million people.
• Farming, agriculture and general commerce form the backbone of the economy. Agricultural products include yams, cassava, maize, and tobacco remain notable agricultural products of the region.

• Famous Landmark In Ogbomoso
  • American Baptist Church of Nigeria
  • The great square tower of the central mosque
  • The Baptist Seminary
  
  
  
  
  The Ogbomoso Anthem
  
  
  Composed by: Late Mr. D. Oladele Ajao
  Former Senior Tutor, Baptist College, Iwo
  (Harmony done by Rev A. B. Adeleke)
  1. Ogbomoso Ajilete
  Si ogo re l’a fe korin
  Iwo t’a te s’arin odan
  Okan ninu ilu Akin
  2. A-to-sa-si n’jo t’o buru
  Abo f’eniti eru mba
  Odi t’ota ko le parun,
  Ogun Filani ko ri mi
  3. Oluwa olodumare
  F’ow’otun re d’ilu wa mu
  F’oba at’won ‘gbimo wa
  L’emi at’ife ododo.
  4. Kede re fun gbogbo eda
  Egan ni “he” erin tobi
  Ajanaku po, o ju ra
  Ilu na l’ola gbangba ni
  5. N’ijo ‘re elere ni iwa
  B’ise ya, a se kangun ni
  Omo Shoun fe ilu won
  Ilu nwon ni Orisa nwon.
  6. So f’awon  wundia ti ndan
  Fawon Okunrin rogbodo
  E ho ye, e sape, e fo
  Ilu ‘bukun! L’a bi nyin si
  7. Awon Odo Ogbomoso
  Yarin ‘ta re, ilu ti wa
  Koto pelu gegele re
  Igbo odan re l’ayo wa
  8. Ki lo le mu wa gbagbe re
  Ilu ‘Telorun at’ayo
  Titi a o fi s’asunji
  L’a o ma korin inyin re.
  Source: www.ogbomoso.net
  Economy of Ogbomoso 
  Ogbomoso is fast developing as a major commercial zone in Oyo State, Nigeria. It is predominatly dominated by traders, artisan and farmers who grow crops such as cocoa, cotton, maize, yam, cassava, sorghum which they export to other parts of Nigeria.
  Tobacco is largely grown in Ogbomoso which is then fed to the British American Tobacco factory in Ibadan. Cotton is also locally grown, which is used for weaving Aso oke, a traditional Yoruba cloth.
  Ogbomosho weavers also make sanyan, a cloth woven from silk brought from Ilorin. Ogbomoso town also has a factory for producing shoes and rubber. Local trade is primarily in staple crops, palm oil, kola nuts, beans, fruits, and cotton.