Odeomu

Ode-omu is a town in the present Osun State, Nigeria, established in 1908. The settlement was established following civil unrest in neighbouring Yoruba cities of Ife and Modakeke in south-western Nigeria. Most of the families in Ode-omu have links to Modakeke.

The town is well-known to travellers in Nigeria as it is located on one of the main routes to Oshogbo, the state capital. It has also received international fame as the hometown of civil rights activist Michael Akintaro and of several other Nigerian politicians, business men and religious leaders, such as Senator Akinlabi Olasunkanmi; Publisher Oyeyemi Olodo, who is the son of the eminent lawyer Salimonu Olodo a native of Ode-omu;Jelili Adesiyan who is the new commissioner for education Osun State and Tele-evangelist Matthew Ashimolowo.

External links

• Wilmer, Val. Obituary: Michael Akintaro. The Guardian, 7 Oct. 2000. Retrieved 24 Nov. 2006.
• Senator Akinlabi Olasunkanmi, Nigerian Senate, 2005.
• Pastor: Matthew Ashimolowo, Kingsway International Christian Centre, London, Unhttp://www.osunstate.gov.ng/Osun_State
• Pastor Johnson Ade Odewale of CAC Calvary Assembly, Boston USA
• ADEYEMI SIRAJUDEEN.asp PROPRIETOR: , ASSANUSIYYAH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ODEOMU OSUN STATE (www.asscoed.com)

Also the home town to the late Justice Jones Oyesomi Fawole.