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17-560: In Yoruba culture, Ọlọrun is credited with creating the universe and all living things. Ọlọrun is frequently perceived as a compassionate entity who protects its creations and is thought to be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. Humans do not worship Olorun directly; there are no sacred areas of worship, no iconography, nor ordained person. Olorun is outlying, distant, and does not partake in human rituals. There are no shrines or sacrifices dedicated directly to them, although followers can send prayers in their direction. Olorun has no gender in

34-609: A large industrial area containing several factories . The town of Ikorodu itself is home to branches of several established Nigerian banks . Ikorodu is the fastest growing part- exurb of Lagos metropolis , owing in part to increasing influx of people from Ikorodu's surrounding towns and villages attracted by the town's proximity to Lagos. In 2003, the existing Ikorodu LGAs was split for administrative purposes into Local Council Development Areas. These lower-tier administrative units now number 6: Imota, Igbogbo/Bayeku, Ijede, Ikorodu North, Ikorodu West, Ikorodu. The Imota rice mill

51-553: A rice mill, primarily the cereals spelt , barley , oats , millet and rice are hulled, i.e. the husks that are firmly attached to the grain and do not fall off during threshing are removed (dehusking). The husks are indigestible for the human organism and would negatively influence the taste and chewing sensations. Furthermore, in a rice mill, the hulled cereal grains are usually also subsequently rolled ( oat flakes ), cut ( groats ) or polished ( rice , rolled barley). Other possible processing steps are mostly identical to those in

68-479: Is an agricultural plant. It was built in 2021 and will commence full production in the second quarter of 2022. The rice mill has a capacity to produce 2.8 million bags of 50 kg bags of rice yearly, while generating 1,500 direct jobs and 254,000 indirect jobs. On completion, in line with the estimated installed infrastructure of the facility, the production capacity of the rice mill in Imota will set it among

85-643: Is known as Orun. Creator of the cosmology and all that exists, Ayé . From the Yoruba language , Olorun's name is a contraction of the words oní (which denotes ownership or rulership) and ọ̀run (which means the Heavens , abode of the spirits). Another name, Olodumare, comes from the phrase "O ní odù mà rè" meaning "the owner of the source of creation that does not become empty," "or the All Sufficient". Bolaji Idowu E Bolaji Idowu (1913–1995)

102-430: Is known to BE everything, and everywhere. There is some controversy about whether Olodumare is directly worshiped, due to their aloofness from humanity, or due to the belief that Olorun already is ALL manifestation of life and existence, and the believer is bound to be grateful and loving towards all existence, and all beings, since Olorun IS everything. However, there are those who also worship Olodumare directly. Olodumare

119-695: Is projected to reach 1.7 million inhabitants by 2035, It is the 2nd largest local government in Lagos State. Indigenous settlers of Ikorodu emigrated from Sagamu in Ogun state. Situated approximately 37 km north of Lagos, Ikorodu is bounded to the south by the Lagos Lagoon, to the north by a boundary with Ogun State, and to the east by a boundary with Agbowa-Ikosi , a town in Epe Division of Lagos State. The town has grown significantly in

136-441: Is the origin of virtue and mortality, and bestows the knowledge of things upon all persons when they are born. Olorun is omnipotent, transcendent, unique, all knowing, good, and evil. These orisa or orishas are supernatural beings, both good ( egungun ) and bad ( ajogun ), who represent human activity and natural forces, all at the same time, and is all harmonious, all possessed of equilibrium and worth. In Trinidad Orisha, this God

153-584: The Ifá Literary Corpus, and is always referred to as an entity who exists in spiritual form only. Christian missionaries, such as Bolaji Idowu , aimed to reinterpret traditional Yoruba culture as consistent with Christian theology as a way of pushing conversion. The first translation of the Bible into Yoruba in the late 1800s by Samuel Ajayi Crowther controversially adopted traditional Yoruba names, such as "Olodumare/Olorun" for "God" and " Eshu " for

170-501: The devil, and thus began associating Olorun with the male gender. For Yoruba traditions, there is no centralized authority; because of this, there are many different ways that Yoruba people and their descendants or orisa-based faiths can understand the idea of Olorun. Historically, the Yoruba worship Olorun through the agency of the orisa; thus there is no image, shrine or sacrifice made directly towards Olorun, since Olorun

187-460: The largest in the world, and the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. According to Lagos State governor Sanwo-Olu , full production of the facility will drastically reduce prices of rice and pressure to purchase the commodity . At this moment (early 2022) Nigeria produces husk rice, yet imports hulled/polished rice at a higher price. Processing the national staple food rice in its own country therefore should improve Nigeria's trade balance. In

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204-625: The nature of the Deity, morality, and the ultimate destiny of mankind. Ikorodu Ikorodu is a city in Lagos State , Nigeria. It is located to the north-east of Lagos , along the Lagos Lagoon and shares boundary with Ogun State . With a population of over 1 million inhabitants, Ikorodu is currently the 12th largest city in Nigeria and growing at a rate of 5.26% annually, it

221-459: The past 40 years and is divided into sixteen or seventeen "Ituns" or minor areas. The main industries in the town are trading, farming and manufacturing. Ijebu dialect is widely spoken in ikorodu. Nearby major towns include Imota, Isiu, Liadi, Egbin, Ijede, Igbogbo and Bayeku, all of which constitute their own Local Council Development Area with their own traditional rulers (Obas). Together these areas make up Ikorodu Division. Ikorodu Division has

238-660: The primary school in Remo, Ogun State . He was ordained in 1942. From 1945 to 1948, he continued his studies at Wesley House , Cambridge . From 1957 to 1958, he was posted in Germany in an effort to resolve some of the problems that were facing African and Asian students there. In 1958 he joined the staff of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Ibadan and served as its head from 1963 to 1976. In 1972, he

255-587: Was elected president of the Methodist Church Nigeria. He immediately initiated a reform of the church's constitution, emphasizing the need for autonomy and indigenization . The new constitution was ratified in 1976, whereupon Idowu became the church's patriarch . Church members held him in such high esteem that items he had touched during his services were believed to have healing powers. He retired in 1984 and died in 1993. A cathedral in Ikorodu

272-491: Was named in his honor. In the process of preparing a doctoral thesis for the University of London (in 1955), Idowu discovered that all the available material on African religion appeared to be inaccurate, condescending or simply ridiculous. (For example: Leo Frobenius 's belief that the Yoruba religion came from Plato's Atlantis by way of Egypt.) As a result, he set out to describe the religious beliefs of his own Yoruba people according to universal theological concerns such as

289-772: Was the third native-born leader of the Methodist Church Nigeria , serving from 1972 to 1984. He is also well known for his ethnographic and theological studies of the Yoruba people. Idowu was born on 28 September 1913, in Ikorodu , Lagos State , Nigeria. His early education was at the Anglican and Methodist schools in Ikorodu. There, he met the Rev. A. T. Ola Olude and was converted to Christianity. After finishing at Wesley College in Ibadan , he became headmaster at

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