Visitor Attractions in Nigeria - IGA Idunganran, Obudu Cattle Ranch, Oguta Lake (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Iga Idunganran is the Official Residence and Palace of the Oba (King) of Lagos and is situated on Lagos Island. It is also a tourist attraction. The Lagos Island was originally owned by Aromire who used it as a fishing post. The ancient palace was initially built around 1630 and the modern part was completed and commissioned in 1960. The Portuguese added to the ancient building around 1670. Most of the materials used were brought in from Portugal. Recently modernized by the late Oba Adeniji Adele II and Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II, it underwent additional modernization in 2007/8 by the present Oba Akiolu in conjunction with the Lagos State government and the Nigerian Museum. IGA derives from the Oyo/Ife Yoruba language GAA meaning Royal Home or Palace, IDUN means land, place or sound of while IGANRAN is the Yoruba word for pepper. Iga Idunganran therefore translates to mean the Palace built on a pepper farm. All the Oba's of Lagos before Oba Akintoye are buried in Benin City. Oba Akintoye was the first Oba of Lagos to be buried within the Modern Palace. A befitting tomb exists in the ancient palace. All other Oba's are buried within the Old Palace except Oba Adeniji Adele II and Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II. A more modern and befitting tomb will be erected to house future Oba's. These include: Special rites/prayers are performed every sixteen days in the palace usually by the Araba of Lagos, Chief Ajanaku though the Oba does on occasion use other traditional priests depending on the priority and the occasion, and the perceived spiritual prowess of such person. Some of the ingredients for performing these rituals are bitter kola, kola-nuts, alligator pepper, palm oil, schnapps or any plane gin, chickens, pigeons, goats or rams etc. and according to the... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15641152