Iragbiji is a town in Boripe Local Government Area, Osun State

Osun State

Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, and is inhabited by the Yoruba people

Yoruba people

The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...

. It is the birthplace of artist Yinka Adeyemi

Yinka Adeyemi

Yinka Adeyemi is a Yoruba artist from Osun State, Nigeria. He was born in Iragbiji and lived in Ilé-Ifẹ̀ for four decades before moving to Oakland, California, United States.-Career:...

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History

According to local history, the town was founded by a hunter chasing an animal. After he finally caught and killed the animal, he sat down under an ira tree, and other people joined him there. "Iragbiji" means "a settlement under a shady tree."

As of 2003, Timothy Oyelade was the Aragbiji, traditional ruler, of Iragbiji.
The world renowned artist and traditionalist, Chief Muraina Oyelami hails from here. Tourist sites in Iragbiji include Ile-Ona Museum of Art and Archival materials (collection of M.O.), The Palace museum, Caves and other important landmarks. For further information visit www.oyelami.com

Health and education

Iragbiji contains eight schools. As of 2006, about 75% of children in five different schools in Iragbiji were found to have intestinal helminth parasites (a type of parasitic worm

Parasitic worm

Parasitic worms or helminths are a division of eukaryoticparasites that, unlike external parasites such as lice and fleas, live inside their host. They are worm-like organisms that live and feed off living hosts, receiving nourishment and protection while disrupting their hosts' nutrient...

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