IFA YORUBA KABBALAH TEMPLE
About Us
Dr. (Chief) Samuel Modupeola Opeola (Baba Opeola): Founder
Baba Opeola was born into a traditional family of Late Pa Akintunde Alawiye Fagbowore, a great Ifa Babalaw. Toung Modupeola went to "Ifa School" under Late Chief Faogbon, the Araba of Moro in Ife North local Government, Osun State Nigeria. He was initiated in 1949. When he was writing his doctoral thesis on Branching Programming as a Method of Teaching Biology, he became convinced that programmed instruction methods are not new to Africans. He afterwards devoted much of his time to Yoruba Studies and discovered the cue to the interpretation of Odu Ifa Signatures. He then demonstrated that there could be only 256 Odu Ifa, that the binary system was used to derive the Odu Ifa, and consequently the Yoruba divining chain (Opele) is a primordial digital computer. He founded the Napatian Society in 1986 and later organised the Yoruba Kabbalah Centre on May 7, 1997.
Dr. Amasan Moronkeji Owoade: Nigerian Director of the Temple
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Kudiret Omoladan Adeleke Ogundele: Iyalorisa/Iya Kabbalah of the Temple
Iya Kudiret Ogundele was born in Eri Osun in 1960. Her great-grandfather and her grandfather were devotes of Ogun. Her father, however, was muslim. When she found herself amongst problems while working as a secretary for a cooperative society, she sought out the services of Baba Opeola, who told her to feed Ogun and go back to tradition. She has been with the temple since, having trained under Baba Opeola for the past 16 years.
Chief Babatunde Adeniran: Aaje of the Temple
Chief Babatunde Adeniran was born in 1951 in Okeigbo. He was the first born son of a family of Ifa devotees. His Grandfather was Araba (High Priest) of Okeigbo. After working as a primary school teacher and a banker, Chief Babatunde found himself facing many problems in life that could not be resolved without the help of guidance of Ifa. Following his grandfather's wishes, Chief Babatunde turned is life back to Ifa and began his study of Ifa at the Ifa Yoruba kabbalah Center in 1978. He gained the title of Aaje for the Temple in 2014, replacing the role of the temple's first Aaje, Oladele Alo after his death. Responsibilities include
Cheif Olori Asawo Ojeniyi Opeola
Olori Asawo Opeola Ojeniyi Oyeleke was born in 1987 into the traditional family of Dr. S M Opeola, of Alawiye Compound, Edunabon, ife North Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria, West Africa.
His great grandmother, Omirinu Fagbowore, was a worshiper of Olodumare. Opeola Ojeniyi Oyeleke was introduced to the secrets of Egungun cult at his early age (9years), where he wore the Eku Egungun (Egungun mask) for the first time. He was also initiated into ifa (igbodu) and Yoruba kabbalah practice at the age of 12 years. He received both ifa and orisa training under his father (Araba) for 8years and later went to Benin Republic to trained under a close friend of his father, Araba Ifagbemilleke 4 years, he came back in order play the role of information manager at his father’s temple (Ifa Yoruba Kabbalah temple). Within 2 years of managing his father’s temple he became the Oluwo and Amore of Egungun in his home town, his father also gave him his blessing and made him the Olori Asawo.