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Ekinrin-Adde
Ekinrin-Adde is a town located in Ijumu L.G.A. of Kogi State, in the Western Senatorial District of Nigeria on latitude 7° 50’N and longitude 5° 50’E at an altitude of 523 metres above sea level. The town is a conglomerate of contiguous villages that amalgamated into one. The people trace their ancestry to Ile-Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization. The people are a sub-ethnic group within the Yoruba nationality, who speak a dialect generally referred to as Okun, widely spoken by the five local Government that make up the Kogi West Senatorial District although with slight variation from community to community. The Okun dialect is a sub-dialect of the Yoruba language. History According to oral tradition, The first settler was a hunter called “Akinrin” who was said to have migrated in the 12th century with his siblings from Ile-Ife during the reign of Ooni Aworokolokin. Ekinrin-Adde was separated from the present-day Ondo state by a very big mountain known as “Oluk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekinrin-Adde Women
Ekinrin-Adde is a town located in Ijumu L.G.A. of Kogi State, in the Western Senatorial District of Nigeria on latitude 7° 50’N and longitude 5° 50’E at an altitude of 523 metres above sea level. The town is a conglomerate of contiguous villages that amalgamated into one. The people trace their ancestry to Ile-Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization. The people are a sub-ethnic group within the Yoruba nationality, who speak a dialect generally referred to as Okun, widely spoken by the five local Government that make up the Kogi West Senatorial District although with slight variation from community to community. The Okun dialect is a sub-dialect of the Yoruba language. History According to oral tradition, The first settler was a hunter called “Akinrin” who was said to have migrated in the 12th century with his siblings from Ile-Ife during the reign of Ooni Aworokolokin. Ekinrin-Adde was separated from the present-day Ondo state by a very big mountain known as “Oluk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akogba Hill Hiking
The Akogba Hill, or Oke Akogba is located in Ekinrin-Adde in Kogi State of Northcentral Nigeria. The Akogba hill, also known as Oke Akogba or Or'Oke Akogba, is one of the natural endowments of Ekinrin-Adde. It is a giant Monolith sitting in a pristine state in the north-west of the Ekinrin-Adde community overlooking the town as well as being the source of the mysterious Akogba Spring. Although it is not the only mountain surrounding this beautiful community, it is arguably the most prominent at an altitude of about 3500 feet (1050m above sea level). This ingenious and glorious intrusion of Ekinrin-Adde community's landscape is among a chain of other mountains to the north of Ekinrin-Adde among which are Oroke Kere, Oroke Asi Oroke Kongo and Oroke Ewuta. Geology It is a massive out crop of granite rocks of primitive formation that contains caves which offered protection to the people in the days of intertribal wars. It is from this mountain that Akogba spring took it source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akogba Hill
The Akogba Hill, or Oke Akogba is located in Ekinrin-Adde in Kogi State of Northcentral Nigeria. The Akogba hill, also known as Oke Akogba or Or'Oke Akogba, is one of the natural endowments of Ekinrin-Adde. It is a giant Monolith sitting in a pristine state in the north-west of the Ekinrin-Adde community overlooking the town as well as being the source of the mysterious Akogba Spring. Although it is not the only mountain surrounding this beautiful community, it is arguably the most prominent at an altitude of about 3500 feet (1050m above sea level). This ingenious and glorious intrusion of Ekinrin-Adde community's landscape is among a chain of other mountains to the north of Ekinrin-Adde among which are Oroke Kere, Oroke Asi Oroke Kongo and Oroke Ewuta. Geology It is a massive out crop of granite rocks of primitive formation that contains caves which offered protection to the people in the days of intertribal wars. It is from this mountain that Akogba spring took it source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akogba
The Akogba Hill, or Oke Akogba is located in Ekinrin-Adde in Kogi State of Northcentral Nigeria. The Akogba hill, also known as Oke Akogba or Or'Oke Akogba, is one of the natural endowments of Ekinrin-Adde. It is a giant Monolith sitting in a pristine state in the north-west of the Ekinrin-Adde community overlooking the town as well as being the source of the mysterious Akogba Spring. Although it is not the only mountain surrounding this beautiful community, it is arguably the most prominent at an altitude of about 3500 feet (1050m above sea level). This ingenious and glorious intrusion of Ekinrin-Adde community's landscape is among a chain of other mountains to the north of Ekinrin-Adde among which are Oroke Kere, Oroke Asi Oroke Kongo and Oroke Ewuta. Geology It is a massive out crop of granite rocks of primitive formation that contains caves which offered protection to the people in the days of intertribal wars. It is from this mountain that Akogba spring took it source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
