Ojugbelu Arere

Ojugbelu Arere
(**Ogwa**)
Ojugbelu Arere; (Ogwa)
Olowo of Owo
Reign	1019–1070AD
Successor	Olowo Imade
Born	Ile Ife, Osun State South-Western Nigeria
Died	1105 AD; Upafa
House	Olowo of Owo
Father	Okanbi son of Oduduwa

Ojugbelu Arere (1070–1105 AD) was the first Olowo of Owo, a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria.^[1] He was a son of Oduduwa Olofin Adimula known as the ancestor of the Yoruba race whose origin was traced to Ile Ife.^[2] The name, Owo, meaning Respect was coined from his intrigue attitude. He was succeeded by Olowo Ajagbusi Ekun^[3]

^ Smith, Robert (1988), Kingdoms of the Yoruba, p. 51.
^ Smith, Robert (1988). Kingdoms of the Yoruba. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 51. ISBN 9780299116040. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
^ Taiwo Abiodun. "Olowo unveils his Wilderness". The Nation.

[1] Smith, Robert (1988), Kingdoms of the Yoruba, p. 51.

[2] Smith, Robert (1988). Kingdoms of the Yoruba. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 51. ISBN 9780299116040. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

[3] Taiwo Abiodun. "Olowo unveils his Wilderness". The Nation.

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