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The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by Nowujeda(m): 3:48pm On Oct 21, 2017
Jacob Odulate, The Man Who Invented Alabukun Powder Over 100 Years Ago Alabukun, one of the oldest drugs in Nigeria and even is still very relevant and popular today. However, not many know the Jacob Odulate aka Blessed Jacob, a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor and entrepreneur and the brain behind the brand that has remained relevant selling in all parts of Nigeria, Benin republic, Cameroon, Ghana and some parts of Europe.

1.Jacob Sogboyega Odulate aka Blessed Jacob was born into a polygamous family in1884.

2.He was originally from Ikorodu in Lagos State but later moved to the neighbouring Ogun State.

3.At age 14, he trekked for three months from Ikorodu before reaching Abeokuta to establish himself.

4. Blessed Jacob managed to create a brand from what served as his consulting room and workshop in Abeokuta. His modest headquarters was at the Sapon Area, not far from where he later built his famous three-storey building in Ijemo Agbadu.

5.In 1918, he invented the legendary Alabukun powder which is now a hit in the world’s most populous nation and in other West African nations.

6.He sent his children to study at some of the best universities in Durham, Newcastle, United States of America and London. e.g Mrs. Folake Odulate (later to become Chief. Mrs. Folake Solanke) who is the first female lawyer in Nigeria to wear the silk and she also became 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 honour of her great father.

7. Apart from making the drugs, the energetic Blessed Jacob also produced other brands like Alabukun mentholine, other preparations and an annual journal called Alabukun Almanac which was widely distributed in Abeokuta and eventually all over Nigeria between the 1920s and 1950s.

8.He died in 1962 at age 78.


Source: Oodua Voice


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Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by Nutase: 4:14pm On Oct 21, 2017
Wonderful. Nigerians are very enterprising.
Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by Uthman51(m): 4:23pm On Oct 21, 2017
hmm...
Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by hatchy(f): 4:34pm On Oct 21, 2017
Wao!

Very interesting.
Just package or repackage the contents to reflect modernity.
Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by phidipe(m): 4:44pm On Oct 21, 2017
i remember in early 80s when my dad will send me to get one for him, such a great achievements
Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by hotspec(m): 4:50pm On Oct 21, 2017
3 gbosa for u.
Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by Nowujeda(m): 11:09pm On Oct 21, 2017
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Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by madridguy(m): 10:47am On Sep 10, 2022
shocked shocked shocked
Re: The Man Who Invented Alabunkun Powder. by Rapture4real(m): 12:44pm On Sep 10, 2022
My mother could not do without Alabukun and tea Bongo in early 80s. Interesting to.kmow that the inventor was a Nigerian.

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