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The meaning of the name JALUPON
JALUPON is a warrior prince that lived in present day Lagos Nigeria, a descendant of the Olowo who is one of the son's of Oduduwa, the founder of the Yoruba race in present day South West of Nigeria. He moved to Lagos with his band of soldiers about 1830 and stayed with the Oloto, being the Paramount ruler in the Lagos mainland at that period. He eventually became a chief (Bale) in his village "Jalupon" and the "Olu" of the surrounding villages such as Tanmeda, Alaka, Gbotifa, Abebe, and Ago Ado. The present New Lagos, Alhadji Masha, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Bode Thomas, Alaka Estate, Iponri Estate and Jalupon Estate were areas under Jalupon's chiefdom--Taiwojalupon (talk) 18:00, 26 January 2012 (UTC)