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HAPPY AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL -  DAY 4 For sons and daughters of Isara Remo. - By Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity Thursday, 30th September, 2021 Today, Let's take a critical review on Isara history, some key facts we need to know about our Forebear, OBA ADEYEMO ODEMO the first Odemo of Isara and the ANCIENT TIME IGI USHEN ABALAYE @AJINA ISARA Even before I was born, a lot of people have authored many books on the history of Isara Remo, most of which were cooked stories of ASA'RA the one that they usually tell us while we were growing up.  There is nothing like ASARA! Isara Afotamodi Kogun ma wolu, is an ancient town fortified by rocks, a fortress impenetrable to enemies by invasion from time immemorial. Adeyemo Odemo was an hunter who hunted for Wild animals like Elephant and bigger ones in these category.  An evidence to this fact is the history of the elephant disturbing the people of Ijebu  which his service was requested and he humbly left Okere kerewe Itase to respond to their reque

  HAPPY AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL DAY - 2 Topic of the Day:  ISARA COMPOUNDS (AWON AGBOILE ILU ISARA) For sons and daughters of Isara Remo. - By Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity Tuesday, 28th September, 2021 Isara Remo our dearly beloved town being an ancient city of joy is blessed from time immemorial with different people of great influence in Nigeria who came from one compound or the other in Isara. No one can lay claim to being an indigene of Isara without coming from one of these compounds in Isara.  Compounds (Agbo-Ile) are different from quarters, Isara quarters are many but it's worthy of note that it's possible to get 10 compounds or more in one quarters.  Examples of Isara quarters includes Oke- Oja, Imose, Ijabata, Ajina, Majago, Sarepowo, Eredo, Moborode, Idi-Ape, Ayegbami and so on like that.  For Example Majago, an ancient street in Isara, has been in existence since over 500years ago, a fact which can be evident by some structures and sculptural works in some of the compounds

  HAPPY AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL - DAY 1 HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT AFOTAMODI AND AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL For sons and daughters of Isara Remo. - By Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity Monday, 27th September, 2021 Isara Remo is an ancient town in Remo land, Adeyemo Ode-Omo-Ooni an Ife Prince who by virtue of hunting Expedition came to finally settle down with his people in this present day Isara as one of the first settler in Remo division and he founded Isara in the 15th century along side his kins men (Ise-Orunmila and Aramfe). Reason why sons and daughters of Isara are hailed by the cognomen "Omo Afotamodi" since long time ago... ...smiles! I have observed times without number when you hail anyone from Isara as " Omo Afotamodi K'ogun Ma Wolu", the fellow will be deposited with the spirit of enthusiasm which would be reiterated by warm smile signifying pleasure. As a proud and erudite son of the soil, we feel pleased to be hailed as Omo Afotamodi K'ogun Ma Wolu. In those days, w