Ìlá Òràngún (or Ila) is an ancient city in Osun State, Nigeria, that was capital of an ancient city-state of the same name in the Igbomina area of Yorubaland in south-western Nigeria. Ìlá Òràngún is the more populous sister-city (and sister-kingdom) of Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún, located about 7.5 miles (12 km) to the north-east.
The people of Ila speak the distinctive dialect of the Yoruba language called Igbomina (or Igbonna). A common traditional profession of the indigenes of the town is palm-wine tapping. This profession is referenced in one of the most popular songs and common sayings about the town of Ila. The proverb Ila 'o l'oogun, emu l'oogun Ila means "Ila has no special medicine or magical preparations other than palm-wine". A folk song also says Ila ni mi, ise mi o le/ti mo ba wa l'orun ope bi 'ofusia' ni i ri, which translates into English as "I am a citizen of Ila, my profession is very easy; if I am on top of a palm tree, I feel like I am upstairs in a multi-storey building."
Read More| S/N | Name | Date of Reign | Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fagbamila Ajagunla | 1070 - 1200AD | Igbo Ajagunle |
| 2 | Amotagesi | 1201-1290 | Ila-Yara |
| 3 | Ogboye | 1290-1314 | Ila-Yara |
| 4 | Oboyun-mo-Yara | 1314-1353 | Ila-Yara |
| 5 | Arutu Oluokun | 1353-1425 | Ila-Magbom |
| 6 | Adegbiji Lado Igbonnibi | 1425-1504 | Ila-Orangun |
| 7 | Olakale (Baba Ebo) | 1504-1560 | Ila-Orangun |
| 8 | Adebiyi Ijimigodo | 1560-1581 | Ila-Orangun |
| 9 | Ajibade Aroyehun Offini | 1582-1608 | Ila-Orangun |
| 10 | Adeyemi Okusu | 1608-1630 | Ila-Orangun |
| 11 | Adejoorin Okomokasa | 1640-1680 | Ila-Orangun |
| 12 | Adedeji Aniyeloye | 1680-1710 | Ila-Orangun |
| 13 | Omolaoye Baba Atere | 1710-1745 | Ila-Orangun |
| 14 | Adediti Iyanda Edunde | 1745-1760 | Ila-Orangun |
| 15 | Aderosin Agbedegbede | 1760-1789 | Ila-Orangun |
| 16 | Olajojobi Agboluaje 1 | 1789-1845 | Ila-Orangun |
| 17 | Bamigboye Ariyowonye | 1845-1886 | Ila-Orangun |
| 18 | Adeyemi Amesomosye | 1886-1909 | Ila-Orangun |
| 19 | Folayanka Atobatele | 1909-1923 | Ila-Orangun |
| 20 | Oyinlola Aroojojoye | 1923-1936 | Ila-Orangun |
| 21 | Adetoyi Orimadegun | 1937-1947 | Ila-Orangun |
| 22 | Adedapo Agboluaje 2 | 1947-1960 | Ila-Orangun |
| 23 | Adetona Ayeni Ariwajoye 1 | 1967-1999 | Ila-Orangun |
| 24 | Abdulawahab Olukayode Oyedotun Bibire 1 | 2003 till date | Ila-Orangun |
The Foundation has five patrons/patronesses who are elected subject to the decision of the Foundation and acceptance of the same by patron/patroness.
Our Grand Patron is His Royal Highness, Oba Wahab Kayode Adedeji Oyedotun, the Orangun of Ila who symbolises Unity and Oneness of all Ila-Orangun indigenes.
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