Iragbiji
Iragbiji (also Iragbigi) is a town in Boripe Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria, and is inhabited by the Yoruba people.[1] It is the birthplace of artist Yinka Adeyemi.[2]
History
According to local history, the town was founded by a hunter chasing an animal. After he finally caught and killed the animal, he sat down under an ira tree, and other people joined him there. "Iragbiji" means "a settlement under a shady tree."[1]
As of 2003, Timothy Oyelade was the Aragbiji, traditional ruler, of Iragbiji.[3] The world renowned artist and traditionalist, Chief Muraina Oyelami hails from here. Tourist sites in Iragbiji include Ile-Ona Museum of Art and Archival materials (collection of M.O.), The Palace museum, Caves and other important landmarks.
Health and education
Iragbiji contains eight schools. As of 2006, about 75% of children in five different schools in Iragbiji were found to have intestinal helminth parasites (a type of parasitic worm.)[4]
Famous people from Iragbiji
*Afolabi Wasiu Kayode ( University of Sunderland United Kingdom) *Alhaji Hammed Afolabi (A.M.S.) *Alhaji Kareem Afolabi (Former Chairman Boripe Local Government Iragbiji * Mr Tijani Igbalaye Olasunkanmi AbdulSalam * Senator Kola Ogunwale Jumokoh Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu * Chief Tajudeen Adediran
References
- ^ a b "Iragbiji, Nigeria". Obatala Centre for Creative Arts. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ "Yinka Adeyemi". African Encounters. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ Bello, Sam (2003-02-19). "Tinubu not from Iragbiji town, says monarch". Daily Independent Online. Independent Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ Ijagbone, I. F. (2006). "Intestinal Helminth Parasites in School Children in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria" (PDF). African Journal of Biomedical Research. 9: 63–66. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
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