
From Eba Odan to Global Impact: The Spirit of Ibadan and the Legacy We Build
Ibadan didn’t just happen. It was built. Rebuilt. And it keeps becoming. Founded by Lagelu, a fearless war chief from Ile-Ife in the 17th or 18th century, the original settlement of Eba Odan — meaning “between the forest and the plains” — was a vision born out of necessity, resilience, and hope. It was destroyed