Ogun Parrot

There was constant chants of "Baba Ijebu" in the ancient city of Ife yesterday when the newly installed Odole Oodua of the source, Sir Kensington Adebukunola Adebutu CON, KJW, FISM moved to receive the traditional Staff of Oranmiyan, usually presented to holders of the title. He was accompanied by Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Hon. (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu. According to reports, the Odole was described as a special office that worked closely with the Ooni in rallying the descendants of Oduduwa where they were in the world for unity, peace and progress of the race. The position was once occupied by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and subsequently by Chief G.O.K Ajayi.  In addition, the Odole Oodua is a highly revered chieftaincy in Yoruba land pioneered by the great Oranmiyan while he was still a prince of Ife.  This signifies the importance of the Oranmiyan staff received, during the installation, by Sir Adebutu. He emerged the fourth Odole Oodua having ...

The Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development at the 8th national assembly and philanthropist, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu has been proclaimed by the Oonirisa of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) to become the 'Otun Odole Oodua' of the source.  In a statement issued by the Media Consultant, Ladi Adebutu Development Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya said the proclamation was made during the installation of his father, Sir Kesington Adebutu as the Odole Oodua of the source, and the title would be conferred on Hon. Adebutu anytime soon by the Ooni of Ife. The statement quoted the Ooni of Ife while making the pronouncement that "the conferment is also in recognition of Hon. Adebutu's  philanthropic gestures, constant support for the Yoruba heritage and unequalled effort in upholding the glowing image of the Yoruba nation just like his father".   Like his father, Hon. Adebutu's exemplary life achievements and awesome potential for positive social tran...

Attention Ogun State Government !!!  This is the pitiable condition of Makun-Omi road in Ogun Waterside.  People who reside in this area have no access to a motorable or trekable road at the moment.   As seen in the pictures, good people of the community once made a temporary fix of the road to allow them go on their market activities which holds every nine days.  We call on Ogun State Government led by His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun to please, attend to this as a matter of urgency. The road is now very bad such that it can't be managed or partially repaired. The people needs the full presence of Ogun State government to help them out on this.

If accent is taught, fake will be the end product. A number of schools employ diction teachers who have no idea of what elocution and enunciation is about. Some of them are school leavers or undergraduates while some are graduates with no relevant  academic background to English Language. These teachers muddle up, add their own flavour 'tongue twisting and nasal accent' and then transfer it to their pupils. The pupils will give you a 'sing song' accent eventually. Little wonder some school owners ask many times, why don't 'we all' have a conventional way of pronouncing English words? Parents on the other hand  do not know any better. All they want is their children to sound foreign. Teaching accent is not the goal. It is simply understanding the science of English phonetics. If you articulate English sounds correctly, place stress on the right syllable, use the right intonation, pronounce words and speak correctly, practice and master these, you will sound...