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Bowers Tower and Historical site in Ibadan

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Ojo Mutiu Olalekan

ITINERARY OVERVIEW

We provide seamless and hitch free opportunity for tourists, visitors and guests coming to the Towers Bower, Oke Are in Ibadan. We have relationship the guest houses and hotels in Ibadan where adequate security is provided. Key location at Oke Irefin, the former Olubadan palace, Oke Are, new Olubadan palace, Oke Ado where the first Olympic stadium is located - the liberty stadium, Oke Agodi, where the WNBC/WNBS was located, Oke Dada that houses the ancient blacksmith (Agbede Adodo).
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Local Delicacies

Amala, Ewedu and Gbegiri is a local food acceptable, eating by both the local people and the elite, eko and moinmoin is also another delicacy that is eating either in the morning or before you go to sleep. One may say most of this food are carbohydrates concentrated but with vegetables and gberigi are lots of protein together with the bush meat. It's a delight for any tourist. Booli, roasted plantain is an appetiser that our people take when farmer returns from the farm before they settle for pounded yam and palm wine at night
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Local Customs, Traditions, and Must-See Events

Egungun festival, Oke Ibadan festival, Ogun festival, annual Sango festival, Ipa Ode festival etc. Egungun festival is bringing back from the land of ancestors the spirit of our fore fathers into the land of the living in form of masquerades, and these masquerade bless the living and ward off any plague or diseases in the land, pray for bumper harvest of farm produce, pray for barren women for fruit of the womb, etc
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Places

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