Prince ( Babalawo ) Adigun Olosun, MA, MA, PGDJ, PGCR

is a famous high Priest of the Yoruba Traditional religion. He is a born leader of YTR. He was born as a high Priest and to a well known high Priest, Prince Iyanda Olayiwola-Olosun and Priestess, Anike Olayiwola-Olosun in YTR.When he was born, as the tradition among YTR practitioners demands, his parents divined (Esentaye) to know what nature had in store for him. It was revealed that he was born a high Priest of Ifa. Ogun, Sango, Obatala, Osun, Oke, Ori, and Egbe, etc: And that he must recieve western education to the highest level and in order to prepare him for the modern challenges in YTR.

His father initiated him immediatly to all the Irunmoles as a new born baby. And the father made sure that the son received adequate knowledge to equip him in his future roles as the high priest of YTR.

The father also implanted in him, the LOVE of western education and receiving of knowledge. He studied Ethnology, Education, History, Journalism, Media and Yoruba in the Universities in Nigeria, Germany and the United Kingdom. He is also a trained Yoruba teacher and worked in some schools in Nigeria teaching Yoruba and he continued the same thing in Germany, Europe and other parts of the world.
He published the first Yoruba religion language magazine "Akede Asa" in the early eighties, and today he still the publisher and editor-in-chief of Ase magazine. The YTR magazine aims to simplify YTR to practitioners and non-practitioners. The Ase is presently being published in German and in English. He led his group to work for the recognition of YTR as one of the official religions in Germany.




Prince ( Babalawo ) Adigun Olosun, MA, MA, PGDJ, PGCR meeting the Slovenian President Dr. Janez Drnovšek at the presidential palace in Ljubljana, May 2006


He is a great teacher of the YTR. He discovered in his early years that what YTR is missing was interpretation in a simple way for practioners and non-practioners alike, to be able to follow. He took up this challenge and he has set this aim for himself to continue to learn and teach interested people the YTR according to the ways of Irunmole. He set up Ibile Faith Society in 1984, a YTR organisation to foster his aim of teaching the people without compromise. Members of the Ibile Faith Society can be found in Africa, Europe and USA.


Prince Babalawo Adigun Olosun and the Governor of Osun State, Nigeria, Prince Olegunsoye Oyinlole, with his wife, 2008

He is having Irunmole Temples in Nigeria- the home base where he does initiation for qualifyed learners of Irunmole ways annually, (July to August) and Germany his international headquarters.
Some people call him Irunmole fanatic, the name he likes as long as it is not used negatively.

Personal Information
Name: Bola Adigun Olayiwola- Olosun
Nationality: Nigerian
Place of Birth: Osogbo, Nigeria

Background
Born and brought up as High priest of Yoruba religion. The son of High priest of Yoruba religion. Born to Iyadudu Royal Family, Osogbo, Nigeria. Brought up by Suzanne Wenger.

Achievements
He led the team that work for the official recognition of Yoruba religion in Germany.

Education

Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (1985-1988)
Adeyemi College of Education, Nigeria (1988- 1990)
Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Nigeria (1991- 1993)
University of Lagos, Nigeria (1992-1995)
Westfälischen Wilhelms Universität, Münster/ Germany ( 1995-1998)
Southampton Institute, Southampton, UK (2000-2001)
The College of Law, London, UK (2002-2003)
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK (2001---)


Summary of Qualifications

B.A (1998) - Ethnology
M.A. (1995) - Yoruba
P.G.D. (1993) - Journalism
B.A.Ed. (1990) - Yoruba
N.C.E. (1988) - History, Yoruba
B.A. (1997) - Ethnology
M.A. (2001) - Media
PGCR (2004) - Research Methods


Professions
Yoruba traditional religion priest, teacher, journalist, producer, artist, poet, publisher, editor, dancer and drummer

Teaching Experiences

Teacher in History and Yoruba Language, Culture and History
Mayflower Secondary School, Ikene, Nigeria (1990)
Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Lagos, Nigeria (1991-1992)
Aunty Ayo Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Lagos, Nigeria (1993)
Falomo High School, Lagos, Nigeria (1994)
Teacher of young artists and musicians in Germany and Nigeria


Papers Presented in Conferences / Seminar Participation

Seminar on Orisa tradition and -culture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (1981, 1986)
J.F. Odunjo Memorial Lectures, Nigeria a) Ibadan (1984, 1990, 1992) b) Ile Ife (1986) c) Lagos (1988)
Karonwi Memorial Lectures, Lagos (1993)
Interkulturelle Woche, Münster (1998)
Nigerian Solidarity Project, Stuttgart (1998)
Religion Understanding, Lagos (2000)
Southampton Institute, Southampton. UK (2001)
Trauma and Healing, Healing Processes in Traditional Yoruba Religion, Frankfurt, PSZ, Germany, (2001)
Orisa World Congress, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, (2001)
Yemanja - Her power in Yoruba traditional religion, CCAFRO, Pai Adao, Brazil, (2001)


Books

B.A. Thesis: The Role of Different Bodies in the Controle and Management of Education in Osogbo.1990.(unpublished).
M.A. Thesis: Contributions of Suzanne Wenger to the Advancement of Yoruba Culture.1994.(Present research projects, unpublished).

Books on research

Philosophy in Yoruba Religion
Symbols in Yoruba Tradition
The View of an Insider on Bascom’s „Sixteen Cowries"
Ifa and the Presence
Irunmole- The Voice of the Past Today
Definition of Yoruba Religion
Yoruba Religion and other Religions
Trends of Batik and Adire in Yorubaland
Yoruba Art and Modernism (PhD Dissertation)


Memberships

Director of Adigun Olosun Gallery and Cultural Centre, Osogbo, Nigeria
Director - IYA DuDu - Centre for Yoruba Art & Culture, Ostbevern, Germany
Founder of Yoruba Heritage Club
Founder and Spiritual Head of Ibile Faith Society
General Secretary of Yoruba Students Association of Nigeria (1989-1990)
Member of Yoruba Teachers Association of Nigeria
Member of Nigerian Union of Teachers
Member of World Trade Center of Nigeria
Publisher/Editor, Ase Magazine.
Member, F A G O e.V. Ostbevern, Germany.
Member, English Club International, Münster, Germany.
Member, Heimatverein e.V. Ostbevern, Germany
Member, Ethnologie in Schule und Erwachsenenbildung e.V., Münster, Germany
Member, Ethnic and Disciplinary Committee, Orisa World Congress
Member, National Geographic Society


Exhibitions, Performances, Workshops (Art, Dance and Drumming)

Nigeria:1978, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
Togo: 1983
Switzerland: 1978, 1983
Germany: 1980, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
India: 1987
U.S.A.: 1991
Austria: 1979, 1995
Art Technics
Batik, Collage, Drawing, Painting


Productions

Irúnmolè Music 1, 1999
Irunmole Music 2, 2001.


Awards

Best Student Award, St. James Sec. Mod. School Osogbo/ Nigeria, 1980
Yoruba Student Asssociation Merit Award, ACE Ondo, 1989
Historical Student Association, Merit Award, OAU ACE, Ife 1988
Ateyese Awo of Ola, Nigeria, 1999
Who’s Who in the World 1999


Publications

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Akede Asa Magazine, 1983
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of ASE Magazine, since 1997


Zangbeto (Traditional Spirit Voodoo nightwatchmen patrolling the streets to bring criminals to justice)

Very good contribution dear friend.
Opponents of the YTR and other traditional African religions have always associated these beliefs with low-educated.
It is very important to reverse this bad image, and I think this case is an excellent example.

I see some similarity between the voodoo Zangbeto and the Orisa Somponnó (Omolu) ...
My greetings!

yes brother. They all think that we are a bunch of uneducated baboons. And yes yo are right. there is a similarity.

Pagan, thank you so much for posting and sharing this with me. I am in the united states with a very dire situation and can't come to Nigeria. How could get in touch with Prince Adigun from here?

rolaake: Pagan, thank you so much for posting and sharing this with me. I am in the united states with a very dire situation and can't come to Nigeria. How could get in touch with Prince Adigun from here?

this is his website. the contacts are in there: http://www.yorubareligion.org/_con/_rubric/index.php?rubric=contact


btw you may also try this one: http://orishada.com/wordpress/?page_id=14



and heres another one: Babalawo Oluwole A. Ifakunle
Adetutu Alagbede

http://www.ifakunle.com/

Oh Pagan, you are so helpful and so kind! Thank you. I will review them all now.

you are welcome!

if someone take a covenant with a woman(share blood) and they dnt marry eventually, pls how we break that course traditional.

@op how do i get real awo in lagos