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Ogere Remo
Ogere, "Omo Onipakala a gbe ni madehin" | |
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LGA and Town | |
Coordinates: 6°47′N 3°34′E / 6.783°N 3.567°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Ogun State |
LGA | Ikenne |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 121 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.OG.IP |
Ogere (also referred to as Ogere Remo or Ogere-Remo or Ogere - Remo), is an ancient town in the present Remo Division of Ogun State, Nigeria. The town was founded circa 1401 A.D. Ogere is part of the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The ancestral home of the Yorubas is Ile-Ife. Oduduwa is the ancestral father of all the Yorubas at home and in the diaspora.
The people of Ogere are Yorubas of the Remo stock. They hailed from the ancestral home “Lagere in Ile-Ife” in two different emigrations led by Olipakala and Lowa-Lida respectively. The two are Ile-Ife crowned Princes.