Brief
History - Egba and Yewa (Egbado) People
Egba (Yoruba) nation that became
independent following the collapse of the Oyo
empire in the first half of the 19th century.
It was the first West African nation, in the
19th century, to have a written constitution
complete with it's own national anthem, flag
and Nigeria's first newspaper. Today, it is
the modern day capital of Ogun state of Nigeria,
West Africa. In recent times, three Egba citizens
have been privileged to lead NIGERIA, Black
Africa's most populous country including the
Chief Aremu Okikiola Olusegun Obasanjo. 1976
-1979 and 1999 to 2007. The Great nation continues
to produce limitless talent, accordingly other
Abeokuta citizens have continued to excel in
various fields of human endeavour world-wide.
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Interesting Timeline
1830 - Abeokuta founded
1838 - Initial return of Freed Transatlantic "Slaves"
1843 - Visit by Rev. Townsend
1845 - Chief Sodeke died
1845 - Movement to the present site of AKE township
1846 - C.M.S. established in Abeokuta
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