Isara Afotamodi Trendsetters

 COUNT DOWN TO AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL DAY 6 THE LATE SIR OLANIWUN AJAYI (KJW) PICA Let us reflect through the profile of the late Isara leader, a foremost community leader, a very dear lover of Isara whose impact and achievement can never be swept under the carpet if and if truly we love Isara and we hope for more upcoming Isara sons and daughters to rise to stardom even beyond his achievement.  WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT SIR OLANIWUN AJAYI (KJW)? Baba Ajayi as we all used to call him was an octogenarian who hailed from Isara Remo in Ogun State. He was the author of the book "ISARA AFOTAMODI MY JERUSALEM" published in 2011.  He was born in the ancient town of Isara Remo then Ijebu Province on Wednesday 8 April 1925 at Gbasemo compound, Itun Abe Isara Remo. At the time, the community was made up of farmers, hunters, and petty traders, Economic activities were simply basic and rudimentary.  In his lifetime at Isara, he witnessed the reign of four Odemo of Isara.  He was...

  COUNT DOWN TO AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL - DAY 3 OUR DEAR ISARA AFOTAMODI - Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity 3rd November 2023 Isara is our hometown but it's also a great town! Everything about us is unique. There are lots of historical accounts in Isara when you peel back the layers. We've got a lot of memory to fall back on when we reverse back through memory lane growing up at Isara Remo. I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Isara, Afotamodi, and I would play and have fun with my friends and family, even at night, there was nothing to be scared about, the Banjinis are our source of security strength. And, generally, I say, If you did go to primary and secondary school in your hometown, there are surely many childhood memories ruining through us, there's solidarity with someone that is from your hometown and knows your parents and all that stuff. Our home is our own! We know those who can support us to lift Isara forward, Isara is a community whose triumph story is cla...

  COUNT DOWN TO AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL DAY 2: Historical Facts and Position of Isara in Brief (For sons and daughters of Isara Remo) Isara is built around a range of hills bounded by beautiful ridges and scenery. The set-up position confers several advantages on the town. Isara is on a knoll. Being on a knoll, it has the best natural advantage of a drainage system which other towns lack. Isara's western and northern boundaries are Akaka, Ode Remo, and Ipara. It has boundaries with Ago-Iwoye, Ijebu North Local Government. It also has boundaries with the Orile-Oko and Obafemi-Owode Local Governments. Isara can boast of over one hundred and seventy-nine villages. Isara people are seasoned farmers and this is because they have a large span of land stretching over thirty kilometers. In population, Isara comes next to Sagamu even though it is not a federated town. Isara has about 15 Hotels, 2 Petrol Stations, youth development, Saw-mills, 6 government-owned primary schools, 3 Government-own...

COUNT DOWN TO AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL  - DAY 1 Giving Back to Isara Remo;  Chief Segun Ganiyu (The Seriki of Isara Remo) - Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity 1st November, 2023.  let's begin the 11 days counting down to our prestigious Afotamodi Festival 2023 while we read about giving back to Isara to make it better individually and or collectively, anyhow it is convenient for us to give back to Isara since it's our hometown.  The truth is, every one of us loves Isara, No doubt, we are very proud of our hometown, Isara wherever we are in the world. We all have a role to play no matter how small. While i was growing up in Isara, we had a lot of Isara leaders who were always at the forefront when it came to community matters. they devoted their money, time, and effort towards the development of Isara. Today, many of them are proudly Isara indigenes with notable impact and commitment towards community progress and way forward.  God bless people like the Giwa of Isara Remo Otunba E...

  TRIBUTE TO AN ILLUSTRIOUS ISARA ICON!                                  A reflection through the life and time of our baba,  LATE. SIR BABATUNDE OLAJUBU ADAMO RUNSEWE,  KJW, mni, PICA   - August 12, 1938 – August 26, 2023.  Written By: Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity 11th October, 2023.  ERIN WO! Erin Lo!  Ajanaku Sun bi Oke, BABA RUNSEWE! Omo Afotamodi Kogun Ma Wolu,  Omo Ise, Omo Ara, Omo Ode Omo-Ooni, Ara Ilaporu,  Ode Aji tose Erin f'oko alo, Ara Okere-kere Itase,  Omo Ekerin Olu Ijebu Omooba to d'ade tife wa Omo Egungun ko de Ile yii ri Omo Iba to M'egun wo igbo Iremo, Omo Anigiworoko leba Ona B'osanu eni, A wo seru eni Bio Sanu eni, A wo s'inu igbo Eye a ri oun sha je Omooba Atete delu re N'oretan Omo Lisa Ajua Eruulumegbin... Late Sir Babatunde Runsewe is the composer of the ever-melodious, resonating, tuneful, accordant, assonant, c...

ISARA REMO: ILEYA 2023: ISARA HOPE FOR WIDOWS FOUNDATION PRESENTED ILEYA GIFTS TO ISARA WIDOWS. Today, 22nd of June, 2023, the Isara Hope for Widows Foundation had the 4th edition of giving away food items and cash gifts to widows in Isara in light of the coming Ileya festival at Central Mosque, Isara Remo, Ogun State.  The Foundation was pioneered by Dupe Oshinsanya and Dorcas Funmi Adenekan-Leshi. The initiative was birth to alleviate suffering and to empower widows. Members of the organization are in various countries such as the US, UK, Dublin, Nigeria, and other parts of the world.  Muslim clerics and widows from various mosques such as Temidire, Moborode, Olorunsogo, Ayegbesin, Oke Ola, etc converged at the central mosque for the event. Amongst Islamic clerics present were Alfa Abduramon, Alfa Yaaya Alafon, Alfa Abdusemiu Mogaji, Imam Anjola, etc.  Alhaji Taiwo Bakare gave a speech stating the antecedents, aims, and visions of the organization thus; “We started with...

GIVING BACK TO OUR ISARA The Chairman of L&K Hotel and Suites, Obalende, Isara Remo, Alhaji Lukman Ige Sowemimo (ALHAJI SNOOP) donated a transformer set to the relief of the residents of Onadeko Street, Obalende Isara Remo.  In his bid to give back to Isara, he has situated his hotel business in Isara and he is doing fine with it... His hotel business has been a means of employment opportunity for youths of Isara who seek to work there.  Just recently, he has deemed it fit to make electricity supply a stable and reliable one not only for his business but for the people of the area where the hotel is situated.  I also recalled that, a few years ago, as the president of the Quintessential Club of Isara, he alongside all members of the noble club donated solar lights to strategic places in Isara.  Personally also, in his philanthropic nature of doing his bit towards the development of our dear Isara, Alhaji Lukman donated some units of solar lights at Onadeko Street...