| Ojugbelu Arere (Ogwa) | |
| Succession: | Olowo of Owo |
| Reign: | 1019–1070AD |
| House: | Olowo of Owo |
| Father: | Okanbi son of Oduduwa |
| Birth Place: | Ile Ife, Osun State South-Western Nigeria |
| Death Date: | 1105 AD |
| Death Place: | Upafa |
Ojugbelu Arere (1070–1105 AD) was the first Olowo of Owo, a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria.[1] He was a son of Oduduwa Olofin Adimula known as the ancestor of the Yoruba race whose origin was traced to Ile Ife.[2] The name, Owo, meaning Respect was coined from his intrigue attitude. He was succeeded by Olowo Ajagbusi Ekun[3]
Ojugbelu was a son of Oduduwa, the ancestor of Yoruba race whose origin could be traced to Ile Ife, the home of the Yoruba people.[4] [5] Due to his kind gesture and intrigue characters, he was accompanied to Owo by 12 Ighare Iloros who later settled at iloro quarters of Owo.[6] When he came to Owo from Ile Ife, he settled on top of a hill known as Okitisegbo, a dominant feature of the city of Owo.[7]