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Template:Linkless Ode-omu is a town in the present Osun State, Nigeria, established in 1908. The settlement was established following civil unrest in neigbouring 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 and Tele-evangelist Matthew Ashimolowo.