Nigeria's first Newspaper, Iwe Irohin, has been resuscitated after 140 years of its demise. The newspaper was founded in 1859 by a missionary named Henry Townsend in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Iwe Irohin was published bi-weekly in Yoruba and English language and ran for about 8 years before its demise in 1867. It's been brought back by the Nigerian Union of Journalists, who launched it's first edition just last week.
Nice one! I believe it would be sustained this time around...
ReplyDeleteOGUN STATE RUNS NAIJA. WE HAVE THE TORCH AS THE MOST EDUCATED, MOST EXPOSED, MOST PASSIONATE, MOST ENLIGHTENED. ONLY IN OGUN STATE WILL YOU FIND A GREAT GREAT GRANDMA WHO CAN READ AND WRITE IN ENGLISH. MY GRANDMA IS 91 AND IS ON FACEBOOK AND USES IT WITH EASE. TOO SMART. IWEROYIN WELCOME BACK. TRUE SOLIDERS NEVER DIE
ReplyDeleteSorry, actually the most learned and educated yorubas are the ekitis/ondo. The most industrous yorubas and wildly travelled are the oguns. The most lazy yorubas who are danfo drivers, conductors, vulcanisers, meat sellers and agberos are from oyo state, osun state is the pride of yorubas because of ile-ofe. You cannot be more yoruba than an osun man! They carry their heritage wherever they go.... That's it!
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DeleteU are happy about wht was dead n revived n wht shud those who hav held grip of dias do oo?
DeleteYour grandma no get work at all nd I guess u ve gotten an automatic ticket to heaven.
Deletewhich one be your own. you no hear say na missionary na start the news paper no be even ogun state person. before your month they run like motto my own ground mother wey die at the same age wey you mention do all those thing wey you talk and she nor even be yoruba.
DeleteThat's very commendable. Good job guys!
ReplyDeleteIwe iroyin fun awon ara egba ati Yoruba.Wow!!! Nice one
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ReplyDeleteHeheheee.. By dat tym I didn't even exist,not 2 tok of being created
ReplyDeleteIwe irohin fun awon ara Egba! Huh! What a welcome relief!
ReplyDeleteThat's good. i hope to get a copy of it soon.
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That's great. Can't wait to feel it. I read Alaroye especially the history aspect and it has broaden my yoruba reading ability. Hope this will seems better.
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Abegi, Iwe Irohin Ko, Onuma Irohin Ni, of what use?
ReplyDeleteAre you sure it was the missionary-townsend? Or the business man Ricard beale Blaize that founded iwe-iroyin.
ReplyDeleteIt was Rev Townsend.. Richard Beale Blaize started Lagos Records(Weekly Records).. Nice one NUJ!
DeleteWow,great,awesome I hope it will be more creative n abt investigative journalism #maddingcrushonu
ReplyDeleteI sure hope the can count corrupt dollars in billions at their office cos last time they went to press na shilling we dey count for naija
ReplyDeleteAnd your state is still radically underdeveloped environment wise. I school in Ogun state and it beats me how a place can be so impoverished and un-couth. Ogun state is only second to Oyo state when it comes to "Underdevelopment and unsanitary outlook". The hygene level in Ogun state is -30%, and yet they play home to the second richest LG (pardon me if my stats is wrong). I think all citizens of Ogun "ugly-looking" state should wear sack clothes and seat on ashes with earth on their heads, whilst fasting. Upon all the industries (commercial and educational), Ogun state still remains a subject of environmental sinister. I think the first solution to their problem is to change the name of the state from "Ogun" and educate the shallow minded hoodlums that gallivant the streets. God bless "Ogun" state, God bless y'all, God bless Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteYou have a point but honestly ogun state might be the new lagos in some 10-15 years to come. Have u seen the way people are buying and building big structures. Starting from berger to oke-aro to ifo down to mowe , most of all this big industries are in ogun state wiv dangotes own being the bigest. That factory is like the whole of lagos island. its really spreading more than u know. Its just that development in naija is slow.
DeleteI'm so happy for this news. Hope they maintain And run it well
ReplyDeleteNice one indeed
ReplyDeleteI am sorry 4 dis newspaper I just hope dey practice ethically and write objectively. and to those who are lost concerning the pulisher go and searh for your infomation 4rm a reliable source introduction to mass communication by ifedayo daramola. Loi may u na stop to dey talk rubish.
ReplyDeleteHehehe...hahahaha.....Nigerianz....Nawa ooo.....Oga gan ooo......CAN SOMEBODY TELLz ME WEN WILL NIGERIANz EMBRACE OURSELVEz as BRODA'z n SISTA'z????....MUST WE CONTINUE CRITICIZIN OURSELVez COS WE'RE NOT FROM D SAME FADA or MODA....IN NOTHERN STATE....BOKO HARRAM KiLLz YORUBA......IN SOME EASTERN PART.....SOME PPl CRITICiZe n WANTed TO CRUCIFY uS.......But WHY?? WHY?? WHY?? WHY??? Y naw ppl......Must we YORUBA'z CONTINUE TO B FIGHTin OURSELVEz OVER WHICH STATE IS BETTER or MORDENIzed.......haba......OMO YORUBA......Pls E je ki a STOP SheBE..........LIKE MA SEF..........I WAS BORN n BROUGHT UP IN OGUN STATE....MY PRIMARY SKooL....OGUN STATE.......MA SECOnDARY SKooL is OYO STATE while I AVE MY OND IN OSPOLY IREE OSUN STATE.......I'M A BONAFIDE INDIGENE of OYO STATE n PRESENTLY WORKIN IN ILE IFE.......So I kno d difference btw d 3 State but will never criticize one for another
ReplyDeleteMy name is Stephanie Okocha, i am a 300 level mass communication student, studying at caleb universoty, Imota lagos. I have been taught about this newspaper, it's history and everything there is to know about it, and i am happy it has been resuscitated, at least i would now be able to see it.
ReplyDeleteI schooled in ogun State,and I must say that my people are very versatile, intelligent, hardworking, hospitable, funny, I could go on.
ReplyDeleteMy experience in Ogun State has made me who I am today. God bless Ogun State, God bless Nigeria. Egba bawa
Wow! Iwe irohin!. Great news. We actually learnt dis in our 100 level in skol
ReplyDeleteIWE-IROHIN THE FIRST NEWS PAPER TO BE PUBLISHED IN NIGERIA (Dec 1859)BY REV.HENRY TOWNSEND, HAS PAVED WAY FOR OTHER NEWSPAPERS IN NIGERIA TODAY,IT ALSO REDUCED THE RATE OF ILLITERACY IN NIGERIA AND WAS SOLD AT AFFORDABLE PRICE .
ReplyDeleteCLINTON AGOH (CALEB UNIVERSITY IMOTA,LAGOS)
My name is IYABI MARIA, am a 200l student of CALEB UNIVERSITY IMOTA LAGOS NIGERIA studying MASS COMMUNICATION. Am glad this paper is coming into existence again.... i have been taught about it by my able lecturer Mr Ogbonna and have discovered that its fully loaded. Big thanks to NUJ for making it a reality for us to witness this paper after several years of its demise.
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ReplyDeleteThat's great. Can't wait to feel it. I read Alaroye especially the history aspect and it has broaden my yoruba reading ability. Hope this will seems better...
I'm really excited that this newspaper is being resuscitated. It was the newspaper that paved the way for development in the journalism industry, and I hope that with the proper running this time, it'll continue to be the pacemaker it once was. (From Caleb University, Imota, Lagos).
ReplyDeletewow its been years since the paper has been seen or talked about. To see it come back to life is such a great news. I believe the paper will make a great impact on the locals that cant access the new technology of reading the news or knowing whats going on in their environment.
ReplyDeleteAKINDADA OLAJUMOKE ELIZABETH
MASS COMM 200 LEVEL
CALEB UNIVERSITY LAGOS
First published in November 23 1859,by Rev Henry Townsend. Five years before then, Rev Henry Townsend established a printing press and printing school in Abeokuta in 1854 where the printer in chief of Iwe Iroyin JAMES EDE schooled, lived, grew up and worked according to Rev Henry Townsend.
ReplyDeleteIn 1866 Iwe Iroyin became bilingual which is one of the vision of Rev Henry Townsend who wanted the Egba people to always seek information by reading an also begot the habit of reading, With this vision/mission of Rev Henry Townsend, record had it that during this period at least three thousand CMS students to learned how to read, which affotiori made a par with completion to Rev Henry Townsend's objectives.
In 1867, Iwe Iroyin folded up, I drove in oblivion because of the cultural and political bally hoo and crisis amidst the Egba people and the European settlers.
It will be a remarkable resuscitation for Iwe Iroyin to having return after aeon of flat-line. If they unanimously work as a team in the media house, and falling for the shenanigan nature and d d the Nation the newspaper article rid again making sure they put in place all required resources for modern and publication.
IDOWU OLAOLUWA JOSHUA
MASS COMMUNICATION 200 LEVEL
CALEB UNIVERSITY LAGOS