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The Egba are a subgroup of the Yoruba people who live in western Nigeria. Many Egba live in the city of Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State.

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[edit] History

The Egba nation originally under the Oyo empire became independent following the collapse of the Oyo empire in the first half of the 19th century. Tribal wars with the Dahomey where the Egbas were successful partly due to the protection afforded by the Olumo Rock led to the founding of the city of Abeokuta, which literally means "under the rock".

The Egba nation is made up of the following sub-divisions - the Ake, Owu, Oke Ona, Gbagura and Ibara, each with its own king. During colonial rule, the British appointed the Alake of Ake (king of Ake) as the paramount ruler and is therefore referred to often now as the Alake of Egbaland. The titles of the kings of the aforementioned sub-divisions are the Alake of Egbaland, the Olowu of Owu, the Agura of Gbagura, the Oshile of Oke Ona, and the Olubara of Ibara. It is worthy of note that the original town and settlement of the Egba nation was under and around Olumo rock which is currently largely Oke Ona Egba.

Egbaland was not only where Henry Townsend lived but also boast of the first newspaper in Nigeria ("Iwe Irohin") as well as the first of the many Nigerian nations (until recently, the only) with an anthem.

[edit] Egba Anthem

  • Lori oke o'un petele
  • Ibe l'agbe bi mi si o
  • Ibe l'agbe to mi d'agba oo
  • Ile ominira
  • Chorus: Maa yo, maa yo, maa yo o; l'Ori Olumo; Maa yo, maa yo, maa yo o; l'Ori Olumo
  • Abeokuta ilu Egba
  • Un ko nii gbagbe e re
  • Un o gbe o l'eke okan mi
  • Bii ilu odo oya
  • Emi o f'Abeokuta sogo
  • Un o duro l'ori Olumo
  • Maayo l'oruko Egba ooo
  • Emi omoo Lisabi
  • E e
  • Chorus: Maa yo, maa yo, maa yo o; l'Ori Olumo; Maa yo, maa yo, maa yo o; l'Ori Olumo
  • Emi o maayo l'ori Olumo
  • Emi o s'ogoo yi l'okan mi
  • Wipe ilu olokiki o
  • L'awa Egba n gbe
  • E e
  • Chorus: Maa yo, maa yo, maa yo o; l'Ori Olumo; Maa yo, maa yo, maa yo o; l'Ori Olumo

[edit] People

Traditional Attire

Men *Trouser, kembe/sokoto; *Top, Buba and Agbada; *cap, Fila (a beti aja)

Women *Wrapper, Iro; *Top, Buba; *Head Gear, Gele; *Others - Ipele - Piece of cloth placed on the shoulder or wrapped around the waist

Food *Lafu, (White Amala) and Ewedu soup;

Drink *Wara, (Cottage Cheese Drink)

[edit] Notable Egba people


Royal Family of ilugun-Asalu Ake Egbaland.A notable chartered surveyor & valuer with enviable and meritorious record of service in the Nigeria Real estate sector.


  • [Chief Opeki Fabunmi Sowunmi] 1920-2003 Ifa Priest Co-Founder del Instituto Orunmila Orisa de Cultura Uruguay, South America. He is survived by many children and grand children among them Mr. Tajudeen Sowunmi, Alhaja Morounke Sowunmi, Mr. Victor Sowunmi,Mr Olaniran Afolabi Sowunmi UK,Barrister Awolowo Sowunmi London UK and Queen Ismot Abake Abiola {.Omo Opeki) Chief Dr. Opeki Fabunmi Sowunmi was the first Ifa Priest from Nigeria to have travelled far and wide spreading the Ifa Gospel to Brasil and the rest of South America. Untill his death, he was the Regent of Abule Ake. Aboru Aboye Baba sun re o.


  • [Comrade Shina Luwoye] Shina Luwoye was the first son from the marriage between a retired police officer, Chief Joseph Sunday Luwoye (1910 to 1973) and Chief Mrs. Mopelola Luwoye, a successful trader of Yewa/Egbado stock but resident in Owode-Egba, Ogun State. Shina Luwoye began his early education at All Saint's Primary School Owode. He later attended Egba Owode Grammar School, followed by Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta where he obtained Ordinary and Higher National Diplomas. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and obtained Master of Business Administration degree of University of Lagos. Shina Luwoye became the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in 1998 following the democratisation of trade unions by the regime of General Abubakar. He became the first President of the influential trade union to be elected for two tenures (1998 - 2003) having successfully led the union on many national strike to protect jobs, and wage agitations including adjustment of national minimum wage to oil workers' salaries, Unionisation of casual staff in the oil and gas industry and he strongly promoted collaborations between the white and blue collar workers unions. Efforts by the Nigerian Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Company was checked by PENGASSAN when Shina Luwoye in company of Comrades Adams Oshiomole and Peter Akpatason organised a blockage of National Assembly complex in Abuja by over 100 Tanker Trailers to protest the planned privatisation. Shina Luwoye became the President General of Senior Staff Consultative Association of Nigeria (SESCAN)in 2001. It was to the credit of Comrade Shina Luwoye led CWC that SESCAN was able to achieve greater national visibility through its pro-active efforts such that SESCAN increasingly became more visible. For one, the new leadership ensured the change of name of SESCAN to Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to ensure that the body actually reflects the trade union orientation that is expected of it, rather than the consultative status it initially assigned itself or was assigned to it. This was in year 2001. The new CWC equally introduced and created branches of TUC in all the States of the Federation known as TUC State Councils. And as at the last count, there are 24 of these State Councils including the one at the FCT, Abuja. The TUC was eventually granted official registration as the second labour Centre in Nigeria, after the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo.


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