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𝙅𝘼𝘾𝙊𝘽 𝙊𝘿𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙇𝘼𝘽𝙐𝙆𝙐𝙉 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 100 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙤!

Jacob Odulate, also known as Blessed Jacob, was a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor, and entrepreneur who left a lasting impact on Nigerian medicine. Born in 1884 into a polygamous family in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Odulate moved to neighboring Ogun State and established himself in Abeokuta at the age of 14 after a grueling three-month trek.

Odulate created a brand from his modest consulting room and workshop in Abeokuta, which he later expanded to a famous three-story building in Ijemo Agbadu. In 1918, he invented the legendary Alabukun powder, which remains popular in Nigeria, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Ghana, and some parts of Europe.

Blessed Jacob was not just a businessman but also a family man who sent his children to some of the best universities in Durham, Newcastle, United States of America, and London. One of his daughters, Mrs. Folake Odulate (later Chief. Mrs. Folake Solanke), became the first female lawyer in Nigeria to wear silk and the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In 1966, she established the first law firm by a Nigerian female at Ibadan, Oyo State, and named it Alabukun Chambers in honor of her father.

Blessed Jacob produced not only Alabukun powder but also other brands such as Alabukun mentholine, other preparations, and an annual journal called Alabukun Almanac. The journal was widely distributed in Abeokuta and eventually all over Nigeria between the 1920s and 1950s.

Jacob Odulate passed away in 1962 at the age of 78, leaving behind a rich legacy that continues to influence Nigerian medicine. We honor his life and his contributions to Nigerian history and culture.

𝙅𝘼𝘾𝙊𝘽 𝙊𝘿𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙇𝘼𝘽𝙐𝙆𝙐𝙉 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 100 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙤; By Surest TV [ Instagram: @TheSurestTV ]

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* The history of Osogbo can be traced back to 1670 AD when a hunter named Olutimilehin from Ipole-omu discovered a local dam while hunting in Gbonmin, around the Oke-Baale area which is now part of present-day Osogbo.

* Due to water scarcity in his community, Olutimilehin searched for a stream that could sustain his people and found one called Okrokro which he traced back to River Osun, also located in present-day Osogbo.

* Olutimilehin informed the king, Larooye Gbadewolu, of his findings and the king and his subjects settled at the flood plain and built their first palace, later known as Ile-Osun.

* While farming in their new land, they accidentally fell a tree which damaged the indigenous industry of the spirit world. A voice was heard from the river, believed to be from the spirit queen Oso-igbo, who said "Laro! Timehin! You have broken my dyeing pots".

* This event led to the Osun goddess being regarded as the spiritual mother of Oba Larooye and all succeeding kings of Osogbo.

* Larooye and his subjects later moved to the upper terrace in the plain, which they called Oke Ohuntoto, while the abandoned market centre and the iledi ohuntoto are today important historical monuments in the Osun grooves.

* As the community grew, they abandoned the grooves and moved to Ode-Osogbo, where Larooye built a new palace called Idi-Osun, and Timehin built a shrine known as Idi-Ogun.

* Larooye and his subjects discovered that their new settlements were a center where footpaths from Oyo, Ekiti, Ijesa, and other regions converged

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