CALL TO OGHONNE HALL OF FAME: ETIKAN LAND HONOURS ITS LUMINOUS SUNS.

LIST OF NOMINEES FOR 2023 MAIDEN EDITION OF OGHONNE HALL OF FAME, ILAJE-ETIKAN KINGDOM, ONDO STATE SOUTHWESTERN - NIGERIA

It is a known fact that a prophet is not honoured in his father's house. The story of how the kindred spirits of Jesus Christ despised him as ordinary son of a carpenter suffices here. Ilaje-Etikan Kingdom is changing the narrative in this regard by honouring all the "LUMINOUS SUNS" of Etikan extraction who are doing fantastically and scintillatingly well in their respective areas of expertise as illustrious and enviable ambassadors of the kingdom and Ilajeland wherever they are. This is also to show that we are proud of them and their gargantuan strides in their respective areas of human knowledge and endeavours while they are still alive and can appreciate the honour. This is the first time in Ilajeland that a Kingdom is paying attention to all her seeds all over the world to appraise and appreciate how well they are faring in their hustling. As a mark of royal honour, the Local Organising Committee of Etikan Day/ Cultural Festival (2023), on behalf of Alayeluwa His Ancestral Majesty, Temidayo Solomon Owoyele-Oholo, Akintimehin 11, the Olikan of Etikan Land, the Prescribed Authority and Paramount Ruler of Etikan Land, have, after painstaking screening and scrutiny, validly nominated the illustrious ambassadors of Ilaje-Etikan under the various categories as shown in the nomination document attached to this article for royal honour known as OGHONNE HALL OF FAME, ILAJE-ETIKAN KINGDOM, ONDO STATE, SOUTHWESTERN,  NIGERIA. This call/invitation to the Hall of Fame is not just an empty honour done as a bait of fundraising but a token of the Kingdom's appreciation of the nominees' service to humanity and promotion of Ilajeland. The organisers adopted the name "OGHONNE " for historical reason because Oghonne is a generic ancestral name of the ancestors of Etikan, Ilaje-Aheri and Ilaje-Ugbo believed to be united in the past by one fraternal bond/origin at I/Ugbomekun (Ile-Ife) in the pre-Oduduwa chronicles of Yoruba history and the politics of Erunomi (ancient Confederacy in which the almighty Olugbo of Ugbo Land was reputed to be the president and the Olikan his vice president). This is to also allow the organisers honour other Ilaje compatriots who are not of Etikan extraction and strengthen socio-cultural and political fraternisation and cohesion in Ilajeland.

Some honourees/ super-brands that will be called to OGHONNE HALL OF FAME are:

LAW/JUSTICE

1. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN

2. Justice Ope Ogunbanwo (nee Mebawondu)

3. Dr. Austin Efotan, PhD in Law

4. Justice Orimisan James Okorisa

MEDICAL FIELD

5. Dr. Tuyi Mebawondu

6. Dr. Banji Ajaka

PRIMARY/ SECONDARY EDUCATION

7. Hon. Augustine Omolege Ebute-iwa

8. Hon. Austin Olusola Iwaluwa

9. Prince Olajide Ogungbure

10. Pa. L.O. Ajimisan 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP/PHILANTHROPY

11. Godday Erewa, PhD

12. Aare Olabode Ojaabogun

13. HRH (Oba) Kolawole Beefo Arowojolu, the Osowa of Ugboroko

14. Prince Adegboyega Uroomo

15. Engr. Chief Benjamin Olomidegun, the Oluweri Magboojo of Etikan Land

16. Prince Adeniran Lucky Oronla

17. Prince Innocent Oyewole

18. Basorun Johnson Oladele Okun-omo, the Basorun of Etikan Land

19. Prince Olaoluwa Omoseele

20.  Most Rev'd Apostle Hosea Fola Dodo Mebawondu (founder of the first indigenous bakery in Etikan Land

21. Engr Adebayo Japhet Okun-omo

TERTIARY EDUCATION

22. Prof. Kehinde Okun-omo

23. Prof. (Mrs) Ruth Folakemi Iyabo Ajobiewe

24.  Adekunle Alli, PhD

LITERATURE/CULTURAL HERITAGE PROMOTION

25. Stephen Ola Ajimisan (the Ilaje Literary Man of the Year and the first literary author of Ilaje-Etikan extraction)

25. High Chief Number Odolo

ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/INFORMATION/FILM

26. Felix Elajuku (Bobo Felima) hip-hop artist

27. Chief Never Worry Efotan

28. Prince Bababo Major Ikuemonisan (Historian/Content Creator)

29. Prince Samson Emiloju Owoyele (Publisher of Signpost Newspaper)

30. Apostle Olatunji Sam Okun-omo (CEO, Uberipato Radio/ TV)

31. Prince Adebayo Oyetakin Skylolo

LEADERSHIP/POLITICS

32. Hon. Olusegun Odolo

33. Hon. (Barr) Olatunde Ayemo

34. Hon. Prince Taiwo James Adegboruwa

35. Hon. Banji Okun-omo

36. Hon. Raphael Otito Adegboye

(PARA)MILITARY/MARITIME

37 High Chief Felix Olu Ayemo

38. Captain Taiwo Ogunkalu

40. Captain Charles Fehintola Egbayelo

41. Prince Adedeji Peter Ikuesan

RELIGIOUS LEADERS/MISSIONARY

42. Engr. (Primate) Olukayode Eniobamo

43. Ven. Nelson Omojuebine Okun-omo

The prestigious Oghonne Hall of Fame induction will take place on December 30, 2023, as part of the 2023 Etikan Day and Cultural Festival in Etikan kingdom. Esteemed figures from various sectors, including political leaders, traditional heads, media icons, clergy, as well as international guests like tourists and emissaries, are expected to grace this occasion. The attendance of the Ondo State government will further add significance to this celebration, offering a splendid chance to honour and revel in the opulent traditional and cultural heritage of Ilaje-Etikan.

Through the Etikan Day and Cultural Festival, the intention of Etikan descendants and our innovative and inventive Kabiyesi is to bring about Cultural Renaissance which will engender cultural tourism and commodification of our cultural heritage.

The 2023 Etikan Day and Cultural Festival also has other additional significant events scheduled, including the highly anticipated ETIKAN DAY/CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2023 COLLOQUIUM." The colloquium/lecture will be delivered by distinguished Prof. Kehinde Okun-omo of Delta State University, Abraka and Dr. Adeleke Adeyinka Ogunfeyimi (Author of Olugbodomokun and Sacrifice the King) of Olusegun Agagu University of Technology, Okitipupa. The title is: REBUILDING THE RUINS AFTER CRISIS: WHERE ELSE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

During the Festival, Etikan Kingdom will also officially unveil Etikan book of History, entitled "Etikanology: An Encyclopedia of Etikan Traditional Heritage, Indigenous Knowledge System, and Heroism." This 250-page indigenous history book encapsulates ten centuries of our kingdom's rich history and culture, serving as an invaluable resource for future generations. The book is a product of dauntless intellectual peregrinations borne out of the tenacity of purpose (of seeing ourselves through our own spectacles) by S. Ola Ajimisan, an Etikan griot and Lecturer at Adekunle Ajasin University, who spearheaded the Etikan Historical Research Project alongside Bababo Ikuemonisan, a historian and filmmaker,

ETIKANOLOGY is a scholarly treasure for individuals of Ilaje origin, researchers, history enthusiasts, and beyond.

Copies of ETIKANOLOGY will be available for grab during the trade fair or exhibition at Etikan Day/ Cultural Festival 2023 for just #5000. Early birds will get a copy each for #4000.

To secure your copy pre-order now by  Simply calling or chat 0811992 4271

The 2023 Etikan Day and Cultural Festival promises to be scintillating and educative. Don't Miss IT!