“Mike Meme suggested the name Ofege and we agreed that from now on, Ofege is our name, our game and our way,” Ukachi said, explaining, “Ofege meant something in the military called French leave or AWOL. This was coined out of a Yoruba word ‘Ofo’ meaning he has jumped, then the English word Gate, ‘Ofo-Gate.’ The Ofege Phenomenon The 1970s school boy musical band from St. Gregory's College, Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria's most outstanding school boy band of all time! Largely influenced by the guitar solos of Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Francis Rossi, and the criss-cross rhythms of Osibisa. At home they were influenced by the music of ‘BLO’ (Berkley Jones, Laolu Akins and Mike Odumosu), ‘Monomono’ (led by Joni Haastrup), The funkees, and Ofo the Black Company. Version 4, edited by mootles on 26 March 2012, 2:44pm