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{{Short description|Town in Osun State, South West Nigeria}}
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'''Modakeke''' is a community within Ile Ife in [[Osun State]], South West [[Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/mar/07/1|title=10 die in Nigeria village clashes|date=7 March 2000|work=The Guardian|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80516647/ethnocentrism-in-africa|title=Ethnocentrism in Africa|last=Okafor|first=Theresa|date=June–August 2001|work=UN Chronicle {{Subscription required|via=[[Questia]]}}|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Falola|first=Toyin|title=The History of Nigeria|url=https://www.questia.com/read/27390109/the-history-of-nigeria|year=1999|publisher=Greenwood Press {{Subscription required|via=[[Questia]]}} |page=33}}</ref> with a population of close to 500,000 people.The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers.
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'''Modakeke''' is a town in Osun State, South West [[Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/mar/07/1|title=10 die in Nigeria village clashes|date=7 March 2000|work=The Guardian|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80516647/ethnocentrism-in-africa|title=Ethnocentrism in Africa|last=Okafor|first=Theresa|date=June–August 2001|work=UN Chronicle|accessdate=|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922235129/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80516647/ethnocentrism-in-africa|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Falola|first=Toyin|title=The History of Nigeria|url=https://www.questia.com/read/27390109/the-history-of-nigeria|year=1999|publisher=Greenwood Press|page=33|access-date=2017-09-05|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922235129/https://www.questia.com/read/27390109/the-history-of-nigeria|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a population of about 120,000 people. The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers.

Modakeke is located in the tropical forest of [[South West (Nigeria)|South West Nigeria]]. It is about 45 kilometres from [[Osogbo]], the capital of [[Osun State]] capital and 90 kilometres from [[Ibadan]], the capital of [[Oyo State|Oyo]]. A major celebration in Modakeke, is known as Akoraye Day, celebrated in December.<ref>{{Citation |title=AKORAYE DAY 2022 EDITION ON NTA ILE IFE |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UPrW8IBZ_Q |access-date=2023-09-19 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Modakeke {{!}} Modakeke ,Akoraye Oni baje O, Omo Odudua ni ipinle yoruba |url=https://www.modakeke.info/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.modakeke.info}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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The [[Oyo Empire]] due to internal conflicts among the senior chiefs, fighting among themselves over the Sango Throne, the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] kingdom was thrown into confusion and the inhabitants of the Old Oyo were dispersed and started new settlements all around Yoruba land. Fleeing southwards in search of new abodes after the fall of the Oyo Empire, the Oyos started settling among the [[Ife]]s in 1834. As the Romans of old, they were prosperous soldier-farmers. They were hardy as soldiers and industrious as farmers. Having lost all their possessions in their hasty flight, they started life in Ife by doing menial jobs to enable them eke out a living. The reigning Ooni of Ife, Oba Akinmoyero was said to have received them well. They started growing and producing different types of food crops on farmlands given to them by their hosts. A good number of them got recruited into Ife’s weak army and it was through their gallantry that Ife had its territory extended to Alakowe, its present boundary with Ilesa.


The founding of Modakeke is intimately and closely linked to and intertwined with the internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the 19th century. The wars saw the collapse of the old Oyo Empire, and establishment of new settlements across Yorubaland in this period and time. Modakeke was thus established on a virgin land in 1845. The name, Modakeke, was not just a conjecture; it was derived from the chirpings of a nest of storks around the site of the new settlement. The appellation, Akoraye, is a contraction of “Ako ri aaye” (Storks find ample space). The name of the area, lraye, is a derivative of this appellation. According to J.F. Ade Ajayi and Robert Smith in Yoruba Warfare in the 19th Century: Oba Abewela created a separate township as Modakeke just outside lle-lfe for the unassimilated settlers. All historical accounts therefore confirm that the land was given to the Oyos: there were no strings attached, it was a direct allocation by Ooni Abewela for strategic reasons. Ooni Abewela allocated to the Oyos (Modakekes) a settlement outside the walls of lfe deputing one Adegboro to accompany Oyos to the site and mark out the settlement. On the Oyo leader, he conferred the title of 'Ogunsuwa' signifying one whom Ogun (the god of war) has blessed with fortune. That has become the Title of all rulers of Modakeke to this day. (The History of Yorubas, by Rev. Samuel Johnson (pg. 231). Before the 1959, Chieftaincy Declaration, Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was one of the recognized communities as one of the chiefs appointed to the then Western Region House of Chiefs. Ogunsuwa Awotobi was appointed in 1954. Hierarchically in lfeland, the Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was number three (No 3). ranking after Ooni of lfe and Apetumodu of lpetumodu (we refer to Circular No. C.63/12 dated 23 October. 1946, issued by the Divisional Office, lfe, Nigeria.
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Prior to the arrival of the Oyos, Ijesha land extended to the present location of the Palace of

the Ooni of Ife. This is why the Palace area is known as ''Enuwa'' (Enu Owa) until today. There were a lot of powerful men in Modakeke like the late Balogun of Modakeke( Alh. Tiamiyu Kolawole Adediran) of Eesiki Compound and baale raji orire ikoyi eso who was Baba bosa he owned bosa Street in Modakeke, there was Akanbi onigbinde he was a warrior, there was lasisi ijori who was from Modakeke and ibadan, there was adewale ishola, there was oba raji animasun who was a wealthy king,there was ademiguin olabisi who was in Modakeke war and deafted 20 man in war he lived in ibadan, there was the baale of ile oba compound in 1956 he was powerful to and many more.
Modakeke, from its founding in 1845, grew rapidly as more war displaced Oyos poured into the new settlement. Its people did not waste time before they fanned into the forests, tilling the soil and recording bounteous harvest. The absence of government attention predicated Modakeke's struggle for self development.

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Ooni Akinmoyero gave the displaced Oyo an expanse of land to stay outside the walls of Ife, the place given to the Modakekes was home to a species of bird called ''Ako'' (Stork), Hence the origin of the appellation Akoraye (the stork found a space). It was also customary for the storks at the location to chirp and sing the rhyme "Mo-da-ke-ke-ke-ke" which was most of the time heard by the Ifes and it was decided that the new settlement would be called Modakeke.
Ooni of Ife, Oba Akinmoyero was said to have received them well. They started growing and producing different types of food crops on farmlands given to them by their hosts. A good number of them got recruited into Ife’s army and it was through their gallantry that Ife had its territory extended to Alakowe, its present boundary with Ijesa land.

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Prior to the arrival of the Oyos, Ijeshaland extended to the present location of the Palace of the Ooni of Ife. This is why the Palace area is known as ''Enuwa'' (Enu Owa) until today.

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Ooni Akinmoyero gave the Oyos an expanse of land to stay within Ile Ife, the place given to the Modakekes was home to a species of bird called ''Ako'' (Stork), Hence the origin of the appellation Akoraye (the stork found a space). It was also customary for the storks at the location to chirp and sing the rhyme "Mo-da-ke-ke-ke-ke" which was most of the time heard by the Ifes and it was decided that the new settlement would be called Modakeke.

Modakeke men are usually known as disciplined and highly trained warriors.

Oriki of Modakeke

"sa abada ni elu fun, Modakeke lo ti wa; sa abada, sa abada, sa abada, sa bada; sa abada ni elu fun, Modakeke lo to wa."


It is played with a drum called "bembe."
Modakeke men are usually known as disciplined and highly trained warriors. People from Modakeke are called Modekeans . One unique thing about the people of Modakeke is that they have their own traditional song which goes sa abada ni elu fun Modakeke lo ti wa, sa abada sa abada sa abada sa bada, sa abada ni elu fun Modakeke lo to wa. It is played with a drum called bembe .


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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* Adewale Adeniyi<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anagor-Ewuzie |first=Amaka |date=2023-06-21 |title=From image making to CG, meet Adewale Adeniyi new Customs boss |url=https://businessday.ng/maritime/article/from-image-making-to-cg-meet-adewale-adeniyi-new-customs-boss/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Oba Francis Olagobin Olatunji Adedoyin]]
* [[Oba Francis Olagobin Olatunji Adedoyin]]
* [[Olusola Amusan]]
* [[Olusola Amusan]]
* [[Dele Olojede]]
* [[Festus Onigbinde]]
* [[Festus Onigbinde]]
* [[Amos 'Dapo Sangotoye]]
* [[Jide Orire]]
* [[Jide Orire]]
* [[Adetunji Olajide]]
* [[Karl Toriola]]
*Chief JO Toriola<ref>{{Cite journal|last=TORIOLA|first=J.O.|date=2001-03-01|title=The Ife/Modakeke Crisis: An Insider View|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ifep.v9i3.23629|journal=IFE PsychologIA|volume=9|issue=3|doi=10.4314/ifep.v9i3.23629|issn=1117-1421}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=The |first=Nation |title=All hail the new Ogunsua of Modakeke |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/all-hail-the-new-ogunsua-of-modakeke/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=TheNationOnline}}</ref>
*Chief Adeyemi-Ale<ref>{{Cite book|last=A.|first=Adeyemi-Ale, G.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/50676761|title=Understanding Ife Modakeke relationships|date=1999|publisher=Moyanjuola Publishers|isbn=978-33788-3-X|oclc=50676761}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 21:33, 22 May 2024

Modakeke is a town in Osun State, South West Nigeria,[1][2][3] with a population of about 120,000 people. The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers.

Modakeke is located in the tropical forest of South West Nigeria. It is about 45 kilometres from Osogbo, the capital of Osun State capital and 90 kilometres from Ibadan, the capital of Oyo. A major celebration in Modakeke, is known as Akoraye Day, celebrated in December.[4][5]

History[edit]

The founding of Modakeke is intimately and closely linked to and intertwined with the internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the 19th century. The wars saw the collapse of the old Oyo Empire, and establishment of new settlements across Yorubaland in this period and time. Modakeke was thus established on a virgin land in 1845. The name, Modakeke, was not just a conjecture; it was derived from the chirpings of a nest of storks around the site of the new settlement. The appellation, Akoraye, is a contraction of “Ako ri aaye” (Storks find ample space). The name of the area, lraye, is a derivative of this appellation. According to J.F. Ade Ajayi and Robert Smith in Yoruba Warfare in the 19th Century: Oba Abewela created a separate township as Modakeke just outside lle-lfe for the unassimilated settlers. All historical accounts therefore confirm that the land was given to the Oyos: there were no strings attached, it was a direct allocation by Ooni Abewela for strategic reasons. Ooni Abewela allocated to the Oyos (Modakekes) a settlement outside the walls of lfe deputing one Adegboro to accompany Oyos to the site and mark out the settlement. On the Oyo leader, he conferred the title of 'Ogunsuwa' signifying one whom Ogun (the god of war) has blessed with fortune. That has become the Title of all rulers of Modakeke to this day. (The History of Yorubas, by Rev. Samuel Johnson (pg. 231). Before the 1959, Chieftaincy Declaration, Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was one of the recognized communities as one of the chiefs appointed to the then Western Region House of Chiefs. Ogunsuwa Awotobi was appointed in 1954. Hierarchically in lfeland, the Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was number three (No 3). ranking after Ooni of lfe and Apetumodu of lpetumodu (we refer to Circular No. C.63/12 dated 23 October. 1946, issued by the Divisional Office, lfe, Nigeria.

Modakeke, from its founding in 1845, grew rapidly as more war displaced Oyos poured into the new settlement. Its people did not waste time before they fanned into the forests, tilling the soil and recording bounteous harvest. The absence of government attention predicated Modakeke's struggle for self development.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Akinmoyero was said to have received them well. They started growing and producing different types of food crops on farmlands given to them by their hosts. A good number of them got recruited into Ife’s army and it was through their gallantry that Ife had its territory extended to Alakowe, its present boundary with Ijesa land.

Prior to the arrival of the Oyos, Ijeshaland extended to the present location of the Palace of the Ooni of Ife. This is why the Palace area is known as Enuwa (Enu Owa) until today.

Ooni Akinmoyero gave the Oyos an expanse of land to stay within Ile Ife, the place given to the Modakekes was home to a species of bird called Ako (Stork), Hence the origin of the appellation Akoraye (the stork found a space). It was also customary for the storks at the location to chirp and sing the rhyme "Mo-da-ke-ke-ke-ke" which was most of the time heard by the Ifes and it was decided that the new settlement would be called Modakeke.

Modakeke men are usually known as disciplined and highly trained warriors.

Oriki of Modakeke

"sa abada ni elu fun, Modakeke lo ti wa; sa abada, sa abada, sa abada, sa bada; sa abada ni elu fun, Modakeke lo to wa."

It is played with a drum called "bembe."

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "10 die in Nigeria village clashes". The Guardian. 7 March 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ Okafor, Theresa (June–August 2001). "Ethnocentrism in Africa". UN Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22.
  3. ^ Falola, Toyin (1999). The History of Nigeria. Greenwood Press. p. 33. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  4. ^ AKORAYE DAY 2022 EDITION ON NTA ILE IFE, retrieved 2023-09-19
  5. ^ "Modakeke | Modakeke ,Akoraye Oni baje O, Omo Odudua ni ipinle yoruba". www.modakeke.info. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ^ Anagor-Ewuzie, Amaka (2023-06-21). "From image making to CG, meet Adewale Adeniyi new Customs boss". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  7. ^ TORIOLA, J.O. (2001-03-01). "The Ife/Modakeke Crisis: An Insider View". IFE PsychologIA. 9 (3). doi:10.4314/ifep.v9i3.23629. ISSN 1117-1421.
  8. ^ The, Nation. "All hail the new Ogunsua of Modakeke". TheNationOnline. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  9. ^ A., Adeyemi-Ale, G. (1999). Understanding Ife Modakeke relationships. Moyanjuola Publishers. ISBN 978-33788-3-X. OCLC 50676761.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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