Ogede Pipon – A Powerful Yoruba Book on Trust and Betrayal

Across generations, Yoruba literature has served as a guide, lighting the path of knowledge and cultural understanding. Through compelling storytelling and powerful dialogue, these books explore human relationships, ethics, tradition, and community. Yoruba books are not only entertaining; they are built on strong messages, often conveyed through proverbs, idioms, and native wisdom. Whether you are reading a suspenseful drama or a poem, you will always find unique messages that aim to shape character and instill the virtues that Yoruba society values greatly.

ABOUT THE BOOK - SUMMARY

Ogede Pipon (Ripe Banana) is a classical and interesting Yoruba story written by Doyin Abegunde. The first edition of this book was released in the year 2015. This book preaches about being secrecy and not over-rely on people, as they can betray at any time. The story of the book “Ogede Pipon” was about a character named Badejo, who was so transparent and shared all his secrets with is brother Gbadebo. After a while, event began to transpire between them, and they began having issues. Find out what really happened, how it was resolved and the moral lesson this book was passing across.

CHARACTERS FEATURED IN OGEDE PIPON

Below are some of the characters featured in this book
1) Badejo
2) Gbadebo
3) Odewale
4) Ogundiran
5) Agbabiaka
6) Oloye Apena-Ola
7) Oyewole

FACTS & FIGURE
Book Name: Ogede Pipon (Ripe Banana)
Author: Doyin Abegunde
Genre:  Novel
Language: Yoruba
Book Page: 82

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