Shógbóyèga

Fihànká:

Ìtumọọ Shógbóyèga

The sorcerer elevated the chieftaincy.

Àwọn àlàyé mìíràn

Jacob Shógbóyèga Odùlátẹ was born in 1884 to the polygamous family of Pa Odulate in Ikorodu, Lagos. Jacob Odulate stopped schooling at the young age of 12 and moved to Abeokuta, Ogun state, at the age of 14 in search of greener pastures... Source: https://oldnaija.com/2018/05/04/the-story-of-jacob-odulate-and-how-he-invented-the-famous-alabukun-powder-in-1918/

Ìtúpalẹ̀ Mọ́fímù

oṣó-gbé-oyè-ga

Ìtumọ̀ ẹyọ-ẹyọ
Part Meaning
oṣó sorcerer, fertility god (òrìṣà oko)
gbé...ga lift, elevate
oyè chieftaincy title, honour
Agbègbè

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GENERAL OGUN
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