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Ogbomoso is a sprawling town strategically
located along Ibadan-Oyo-Ilorin road. The
major highway that links the southern part
of the country with the north through
South-west axis runs through Ogbomoso.
This historic city, which is one of the places
that have been a source of attraction to
visitors and tourists, is the palace of the
town’s traditional ruler, Oba Jimoh
Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III.
For those visiting the place, what appears
to be the magnet drawing them there is a
324-year-old tortoise popularly called
Alagba by residents.
According to those living in the palace, the
tortoise has lived in the palace for over 300
years. This is not the only spectacle about
Alagba. Since its arrival in the palace, the
tortoise, which is said to have mystical
powers plays host to different calibres of
people including royal fathers, tourists from
foreign countries, ailing individuals seeking
divine healing and people seeking longevity.
In an encounter with the tortoise’s
caretaker during a trip to Ogbomoso
recently, it was gathered that the tortoise
receives up to 150 visitors daily.
According to Samuel Ojo, the current
caretaker, the tortoise was brought into the
palace several years ago by one of the past
traditional rulers of the town, Oba Toyese
Ikumuyi, Ajagungbade I.
Ojo further revealed that the monarch saw
the tortoise while returning from the war
front, and consequently brought it to the
palace.
“This is the history handed down to us
from our forefathers. We all grew up to see
the tortoise in the palace. Out of curiosity,
we inquired from our parents why the
tortoise was brought by the king and we
were told that the king’s initial aim was to
keep it as a pet, but that when it was
discovered that it had some mystical
powers, a decision was taken to take care
of it,” he declared.
Ojo further revealed that a detached
apartment was later put up for the tortoise
within the palace.
“Since that time this tortoise has become
part of our life not only in the palace but
also throughout the town. You cannot talk
of Ogbomoso without talking about the
tortoise.”
On how the tortoise acquired its mystic
powers to perform various miracles credited
to it, Ojo said: “My brother, it is only God
that can explain it. But what I know is that
several people come here every day seeking
to be cured of one form of ailment or the
other, and they believe that whenever they
touch the tortoise that their problems will
be solved. This is why you see all these
visitors here. They are not here for picnic,
they are here to see the tortoise because
they believe that it has powers to provide
solutions to their problems,” he said.
Recalling a time when a traditional ruler
from the Southwestern part of the country
came to the palace, Omo said that the
monarch was carried to the palace by his
aides, but that as soon as he touched the
tortoise’s head, the monarch regained his
health.
“There are many instances that I have
witnessed here where the tortoise was only
touched and you see people jubilating that
their ailment had disappeared.”
Asked whether the tortoise has any taboo ,
Ojo said: “There is nothing extraordinary or
unusual about the tortoise. But when you
come here, there are certain rules you must
observe. As they say, when you are in
Rome, behave like Romans, when you come
here you don’t call the tortoise by name
you address it as Alagba which mean the
elderly one in Yoruba language. Not only
that, you then prostrate or kneel down
depending on your sex before you proceed
to touch the tortoise on the head or any
part of its body, and then table your
requests.”
Reiterating the importance of addressing
the tortoise as Alagba, Ojo said failure to
do so would make the tortoise unhappy.
“If you come here, and you refuse to follow
the rules then this tortoise will not
cooperate with you. If you don’t address it
as Alagba, you will just notice that the
tortoise will suddenly become cold towards
you, and before you know what is
happening it would gradually move towards
its resting place. There were occasions
when the tortoise got provoked, and for
some days, it would not come out of its
resting place. There have been some
occasions when some visitors from far
places had to wait for three days or more
for the tortoise,” he stated.
On the kind of food the tortoise eats, Ojo
said it could eat anything as long as such
item is edible.
“The tortoise eats anything eaten by human
beings. At times, we serve it moin-moin,
rice and fish, bread and tea and even rice.
But what still baffles all of us here is that
the tortoise drink water only once in every
two weeks. If you give water to the tortoise
now, it won’t drink again until two weeks
later.
While saying that there have been one or
two occasions when the tortoise took ill,
Ojo however quickly added:
“Even for human beings, we do fall sick, let
alone animals, but this tortoise hardly falls
ill, and whenever it does not feel fine,
nobody administers any drug on it, the
tortoise will just retreat to its abode, and
for few days will not come out. But by the
time you see it moving round the palace
ground again, you don’t need anybody to
tell you that it has regained its health. I
don’t know the secret of its longevity; this
tortoise has outlived over 15 Souns, that is
talking about our traditional rulers here.”
Has there been any attempt to relocate the
tortoise to a zoo? You inquired. “Never!”,
he retorted. “For what reason? Since it was
brought here, this tortoise has never left the
palace ground. It is generally believe that
any attempt to take the tortoise out of the
palace will have a negative consequence.”
Speaking with some residents of Ogbomoso
on how they feel about the tortoise, most of
them described it as a blessing to the
town.
For Madam Adunni Adunola, a petty trader,
the tortoise since its coming to Ogbomoso
has been a harbinger of blessing to the
residents.
“Since the tortoise came to Ogbomoso,
everywhere has always been peaceful. Have
you heard about any crisis in Ogbomoso?
Our city is a haven, and we owe this in part
to the existence of this tortoise,” she
declared.
The 78-year-old trader enjoined Soun of
Ogbomoso and his chiefs to continue taking
care of the tortoise.
In his own view, Solomon Ayanlola, a
political leader in the town, the history of
Ogbomoso can’t be complete without the
tortoise.
“The tortoise has been with us for many
years. It has become part of our history.
We all treasure its presence among us, and
we urge our leaders to continue taking
good care of it.”

its excessive sperm... i was in ur shoes once... mine even start comin out wen i use d toilet... i had no choice dan to jack off. i didnt like d option though buh i had to do it so as to keep ma sanity.

ME CAST MY VOTE FOR TOSYNE2MUCH. Dis guy is d first person i ever vote for, not even for Obj or Jona. Although i will try dat later sha

tosyne2much:
it's not too late... Ur vote has been counted

padi no vex 3much for me, i dnt follow long threads, and i dnt stay long on Nairaland again like before. No vex, am jus an active reader, buh scarce perticipator. Hope u win and bring the crown to fedpoly ado!

ME VOTE FOR TOSYNE2MUCH. i hope i can vote him 5times. i hope a nt late though

Tosyne2much, u don receive ma mail?
@topic, i am not the TOO COMMENT type buh ma own will still be born2fuck, why u no one change ur username since 15BC? God still loves u wit ur.....

Tosyne2much, i jus sent u a mail. Thanks, am tobinco55

Nobody dies cos, d cant be touched cos of the part that was bitten off the right handed stone, and the right handed stone is obviously lesser than the stone on the right, therefore it will just roll, thereby sparing the others frm death....

Hmmmm, funny. I gat none of the two

fatboyslym007: ME SUPERMAN
I had just finished watching the movie Superman 2
eagerly I went into my room took my red towel tied it on my neck as a cape.
I went outside to d corridor and I shouted "Me Superman ” I jumped off, hoping I wud fly...
The volume of my cry reminded me "I was not built to fly"

hmmmm, dat superman thing/batman broke lots o'legs...
I cant even remember most childhood experience. Okay weneva we were given tfare to skul, we'ld treck and spend d money. I guess dats d only one i rememba

@ 3cycle, well different folks, different strokes. A guy wu is in for the fling dont consider a woman's status. But a guy wit plans weighs his cost well before startin any serious ..ship wit a lady. Now the question now boils to the type of lady one is dealin wit and the type of guy too. Some ladies are so loose jus cos they possess some level of success, wit this, some guys will neva go wit a lady more successful than they are cos they know she will lose it all. And some ladies, though possess the world will still remain their husby's wife no matter how high they r placed. So most times its not low self esteem, its CALCULATING UR RISK. Imagine if i can hardly afford a 3square meal as a student, dnt expect me to date a gal ridin a ferrari cos no mata how rich a lady is, and poor the guy is, he will still wanna be responsible for some aspect of her life, which financially is inclusive.

[quote author=cococandy][/quote]I really still dnt know wats intimidatin bout ur beautiful eyes. If u werent married, and i was ready to date, i wnt mind askin u out. Even if u frown or look intimidatin (as dey say) frm now till tomorrow, i will dissolve it.

dytbabe: [b]Ekana[\b] *cant rem* those sweets that looks like nails, wrapped in paper

Damn childhood was sweet

Gowan, and do u also remember sisi pelebe, and baba dudu

dytbabe: I so rem this ehn

na wa for them o. How about the AM COMIN LEMME GO AND BUY PUFF PUFF FOR YOU wheneva they wanna leave us to work.

dytbabe: That's the fear for mums lie oo

lols, them dey protect their investment na

Being from the yoruba tribe, there's this thing called ARODAN, whenever a child is throwing tantrum, your parents or elderly ones will jus tell u to go meet xoxo person to give u ARODAN. You might actually not come back till you r tired to the teeth. ARODAN jus means TO BE DETAINED.
Another one i remember is my grandmother tellin us to go call ABI 'MO MA JEUN. Weneva she's eatin and we cluster around her, hopin for TIPS, she will jus ask u to go call ABI 'MO MA JEUN. Meanin someone who doesn't eat cos she has children. Men, before we come back, grandma don finish food. Keep it comin guys

dytbabe: That as a young gal, if a man touches u, u will get preggy
It actually happened to me in my secondary sch days, even with biology and all, I still beleived the lie.

Ok, went home for mid term and met this my crush, he actually hugged me and I pushed him away, got to sch and didn't see my period, I started cryin, that I warned him not to come close, he wldnt listen, now am preggy.
A close matured frnd saw me cryin and asked, so I told her and she started laughing, she laughed so hard that I was angry.

I jst laugh when I rem
Mum!
Mum!!!
Mum!!!

that, was serious.

Just woke up dis mornin and listenin to our compound baby playin away and enjoyin herself in the midst of the adults. Then i remembered the funny lies we took serious as kids.
When i was younger, the first set of teeth i lost was my front teeth. We were told to add stones equivalent to our ages and throw it on the roof. And make sure lizards doesn't see ur OPEN WINDOW(teeth) or else it will neva grow.
Another one was dat, if you swallow orange seed, an orange tree will grow in ur belle.
So guys, feel free to bed urs. Good mornin y'all.

temigracie: ....lol...I wash my lips together with my teeth whenever i brush...

I believe it ll make it look pink and soft....lol...

no be ony u do am o @temi, buh i do it cos i saw a cousin of mine do it

@

pls i need information on futminna admission. i have lower credit from fedpoly ado-ekiti. i dnt know if they do admit student wit such grades in the skul as per direct entry.

shegsky: You are right. Anyway, God has made us all beautiful at his own time .

Bros i swear, u be korrect yoruba guy. being reading all ur yoruba ajasa since. well as to the topic, wat am gonna add is that God will neva give u wat u will never be happy with, and He does not waste the effort of those who diligently seek Him

crudedude: For real brah?

check the romance section and search for the topic. I think the topic shud have LADIES CAN U MARRYA VIRGIN as title, buh am not sure

This issue applies to both gender. But i think ladies started it all. I could recall there was a time that havin the priviledge to walk wit a gal is so esteemed dat d guy can day dream. But it all went wrong wen d sugar fathers start knackin our prospective future wives. Cos guys were still hurtlin, ladies start makin guy magas. Now how did d guys repaid dem? Guys became players and sugar coated tongue. A thread on nairaland also shed another light into another cause of guys goin wild. Ladies boldly confess de will neva marry a virgin guy. That, alone is enough to altar ones's moral.(ladies and guys in d context only refers to majority, and not a generalised term)

1one: To be sincere... I'd like to think I'm liberal and open minded, but I recently got to realize, that I'm not as open minded as I thought, that said, the highest "body count" I would accept from my proposed wife is "O-N-E"... and I'm even being generous, in my opinion that's a great deal of open-mindedness... Because let's even consider that one, let's say she dates the guy for 3years,and maybe due to her thick moral fabric, she didn't give him sex till after a year... Now imagine how many times he ate her, licked her, swallowed her and climbed her between a space of two years.. Now imagine how many times she mouth actioned him, behind based him.. front based him.. Different styles, vantage points, upside down, inside up, up down in.. Ahh ahhh... And that's just one guy oooo.. . So how would you expect me to deal with the picture and possibility of that multiplied by 5guys..so for me, being that we would be friends before we start dating, she would be comfortable enough to tell me how many, if it's more than one.. I start backing up.. Because at the end of the day.. IF ME AS A GUY.... WITH RED BLOOD COURSING THROUGH HIS VEINS, WITH MONTHS AND MONTHS OF COLD NIGHTS ACROSS MANY YEARS, I CAN STILL HAVE A BODY COUNT OF ZERO.. ahh ahh then I think I'm being generous accepting one from you.

10 zillion likrs for this, and this is d major reason for ma initial post. And for the fact that am a very imaginative person

GoodFaith: You as a man must give back to her all of the above

and dat's d major reason y i mait neva be happy wit her for life.

D topic is d reason i am so scared of marriage even wen am not close to it. I jus pray God gives me a complete tear-rubber, else i don't know if i can eva be happy in dat marriage cos i will neva bed her talk more of havin children wit her.

thanks sir, that i will do.

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