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Okuku, Osun State
Okuku is a city in the Odo Otin Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria. Okuku is about north of Ikirun. It is the birthplace of Olagunsoye Oyinlola (born 1951), governor of Osun State in Nigeria from 2003 to 2010. Osun State University has a campus at Okuku, the location of the College of Management and Social Sciences. It is also the place of origin of the Late rinceChief Justice T.A Irinoye of the defunct Gongola State 927 - 1992 Origins Okuku is populated by Yoruba people. Tradition says it was founded by Oladile, a direct descendant of Oduduwa. He and his brothers Alara, Ajero and Orangun left Ile-Ife at the same time. Oladile settled at a place near the Otin River called Iko-Ikin, meaning "clump of palm nuts". The name evolved into Kookin. Kookin was a large a prosperous town, a center for iron working. Around 1760 Kookin lost a battle with the Ijesha. The survivors moved a few kilometers north from the ruins of Kookin and founded the settlement of Okuku. Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osun State
Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun State and to the west by Oyo State. Named for the River Osun—a vital river which flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of Osogbo. Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Osun is the ninth smallest in area and nineteenth most populous with an estimated population of about 4.7 million as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Nigerian lowland forests in most of the state and the drier Guinean forest–savanna mosaic in the north. The major geographical features are rivers including the state's namesake, the River Osun which bisects the state's interior before forming much of the state's southwestern border with Oyo State and flowing south. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ijesha
The Ijesha (written as Ìjẹ̀ṣà in Yoruba orthography) are a sub-ethnicity of the Yorubas of West Africa. Ilesha is the largest town and historic cultural capital of the Ijesha people, and is home to a kingdom of the same name, ruled by an Oba locally styled as the Owa Obokun Adimula. The present ruling family of Ijesha is the Aromolaran family with the current reigning Owa Obokun being Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran. Geography Ijeshaland is located at latitude 8.92°N and Longitude 3.42°E. It lies in a forested region at the heart of the Yoruba country west of the Effon ridge which separate the Ijeshas from the Ekitis to their east, and at the intersection of roads from Ile-Ife, Oshogbo, Ado Ekiti and Akure. The Ijesa cultural area presently covers six local government councils within Osun state and Okemesi currently the headquarter of Okemesi/Ido-ile LCDA in Ekiti State of Nigeria. The Ijesha territory is adjoined by the Ekiti on the east, the Igbomina to the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Frederick Wentworth Schofield
Ivor Frederick Wentworth Schofield (5 July 1904 – 25 September 1979) was a British colonial administrator in West Africa. Life Ivor Frederick Wentworth Schofield was born on 5 July 1904 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. He attended the King's School in Worcester and Hertford College, Oxford. He joined the Colonial Administrative Service in Nigeria as a cadet in 1927. On 6 May 1930 Schofield was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the European Reserve Force of Nigeria. During World War II (1939–45) Schofield served with the Royal West African Frontier Force from 1940 to 1942, then with the British Military Administration in Tripolitania from 1942 to 1943. He served in the Dodecanese from 1943 to 1945. He was mentioned in despatches for his services in the Dodecanese. Schofield reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (temporary). Schofield returned to Nigeria after the war. As a Divisional Officer in 1948 he called Ikot-Abasi "a dying place, not a growing one." Rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iba, Osun State
Iba is a community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria. Location Iba is in the Ifelodun Local Government Area in the northeast of Ọṣun State a few kilometers northeast of Ikirun, east of Inisa and southeast of Okuku. History The Jalumi War of 1 November 1878 took place in the hilly country of the northeast of Osun State in the area that includes Ikirun, Iba, Inisa, Okuku and Eko-Ende. It was one of the series of civil wars in Yorubaland between 1793 and 1893. The town is mentioned in a report of 1911 of a visit by the resident Captain Cyril Hammond Elgee and the Ibadan chiefs to hear a boundary dispute between Iba and nearby Okuku. The dispute was unresolved until the late 1930s. The ruling house of Iba claims that they came from Ife long before the people of Ikuku came to the region. In 2011, a dispute over which ruling house should become the next traditional ruler, or Eburu of Iba, became a subject of litigation after the demise of Oba Ibr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Hammond Elgee
Cyril Hammond Elgee (18 October 1871 – 17 August 1917) was a British colonial administrator in Nigeria, based in Ibadan at the time when the basic colonial institutions were being established. During World War I (1914–18) he was Acting Commissioner of Montserrat for a period. Early years Cyril Hammond Elgie (he later changed his surname to Elgee) was born on 18 October 1871, eldest son of the Reverend Walter Francis Elgie. His mother was Catherine, daughter of Colonel F. Hammond of the 75th Regiment and widow of Captain Webber of the 42nd regiment. She died on 25 February 1881. Cyril was admitted to Lancing College as a scholar in May 1885, and left in July 1889. He was admitted to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1890. Career In 1892 Elgee became a second lieutenant in the Bedfordshire Regiment. He was made a lieutenant in 1893. In 1895 he served with the Chitral Relief Expedition. He was promoted to captain in 1899. On 28 October 1899 it was reported that Elgee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalumi War
The Jalumi War, also called the Battle of Ikirun, was a battle that took place on 1 November 1878 in the north east of present-day Osun State, Nigeria. It was part of the larger conflict named the Ibadan War. The forces of Ibadan victorious in detail a force of rebellious Yorubas including soldiers from Ilorin, Ekiti, Ila and Ijesha. Despite the victory, fighting continued in the years that followed until the Ilorins were finally defeated in 1897. Background The Jalumi War took place in the hilly country of the northeast of Osun State in the area that includes Ikirun, Iba, Inisa, Mesin Ipole (''the present Imesi-ile''), Okuku and Eko-Ende. It was one of the series of civil wars in Yorubaland between 1793 and 1893. In June 1878, word came to Ibadan that the Ilorins had joined the Ekitis and Ilas in the alliance against them. The Ekitis and Ila, now joined by the Ijeshas, laid siege to Ikirun. The Emir of Ilorin sent his forces, led by Ajia, to join his allies around Ikurin. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibadan
Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its metropolitan area. It is the country's largest city by geographical area. At the time of Nigeria's independence in 1960, Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the country, and the second most populous in Africa behind Cairo. Ibadan is ranked the second fastest growing city on the African continent according to the UN Human settlements research program (2022), It is also ranked third in West Africa in the tech startups index. Ibadan joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Ibadan is located in south-western Nigeria, inland northeast of Lagos and southwest of Abuja, the federal capital. It is a prominent transit point between the coastal region and areas in the hinterland of the country. Ibadan had been the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilorin Emirate
The Ilorin Emirate is a traditional state based in the city of Ilorin in Kwara State, Nigeria. It is largely populated by the Yoruba-speaking people, though the kingdom is a hybrid state due to the influence of the many other tribes that make up the city. It is one of the Banza Bakwai - or copy-cats of the legitimate Hausa Kingdoms - as a result of it being part of the Sokoto Caliphate. History The first settlers in Ilorin were Barubas who lived there for many years and considered the area their own; they left with no known reason. Then came Ojo Isekuse, a Yoruba hermit, who lived by the sharpening stone where hunters gathered to sharpen their wares. Ilorin was named after the sharpening stone which still exists today. Ojo Isekuse allegedly left after committing incest with his daughter, and another family named Asaju settled near the sharpening stone. It was after the Asajus that numerous people settled in different independent hamlets around the area called Ilorin today. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a powerful Yoruba empire of West Africa made up of parts of present-day eastern Benin and western Nigeria (including Southwest zone and the western half of Northcentral zone). It grew to become the largest Yoruba language, Yoruba-speaking state and rose through the outstanding organizational and administrative skills of the Yoruba people, wealth gained from trade, and a powerful cavalry. The Oyo State, Oyo Empire was one of the most politically important states in the entirety of Western Africa from the mid-17th to the late 18th century, and held sway not only over most of the other kingdoms in Yorubaland, but also over nearby African states, notably the Fon people, Fon Kingdom of Dahomey in the modern Republic of Benin on its west. History Legend of origin The origins of the Oyo Empire lie with Oranyan (also known as Oranmiyan), the last prince of the Yoruba Kingdom of Ile-Ife (Ife). Oranmiyan made an agreement with his brother to launch a punitive raid o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otin River
The Otin River is a river in Osun State, Nigeria. It is impounded by the Eko-Ende Dam. Legend According to Yoruba mythology, the orisha Otin is personified in the Otin River. She once protected the town of Inisa from invasion by its enemies, and the townspeople now worship her as a result. Otin was originally from the town of Otan, but came to Inisa to help fight against invasions by its neighbors. Region The Otin River crosses the Odo Otin Local Government Area in the northeast of Osun state, and gives it its name. The river flows through rugged country, with elevations ranging from above sea level. Rainfall in the area is about , with the rainy season lasting from April to November. Land cover is partly tropical rainforest, but there is also widespread rotational bush farming and cash crops like cocoa, kola and plantain are grown around the settlements. Course The Otin River is long, with a peak discharge of per second. The drainage basin covers . It is a tributary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odo Otin
Odo Otin is a local government area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Okuku. It has an area of 294 km and a population of 134,110 as of the 2006 Nigerian census. The LGA takes its name from the Otin River The Otin River is a river in Osun State, Nigeria. It is impounded by the Eko-Ende Dam. Legend According to Yoruba mythology, the orisha Otin is personified in the Otin River. She once protected the town of Inisa from invasion by its enemies, a ..., which traverses it. References Local Government Areas in Osun State {{Osun-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
