Akoko North-West is a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Ondo State,
Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Okeagbe.
It has an area of 512 km
2 and a population of 213,792 at the 2006
census.
The
postal code of the area is 342.
Town and villages
Towns in the local government area include Iye, Ese, Okeagbe, Ikaram, Arigidi, Erusu, Ibaram, Iyani, Ase, Irun, Ogbagi, Ajowa, Afin, Oyin, Eriti, Igasi.
Iye Akoko is the one of the villages in
Akoko North West Local Government Area of
Ondo State. Surrounded with some rocky hills. Iye Akoko comprises six quarters and six recognized high chiefs. It is located 25 km from
Arigidi Akoko, with a population of ten thousand people as of the last
census. There major works are teaching and farming. The Royal title of the community is called "Oniye of Iye Akoko".
Traditional rulers
Traditionally, the towns and villages have monarchs who rule over local municipalities. They are the Elese of Ese, the Ajana of Afa-Okeagbe, the Oluyani of Iyani, Akala of Ikaram, Zaki of Arigidi,Olu Ugbe of Ugbe Akoko, Osula of Erusu, Owa of Ogbagi, Olubaram of Ibaram, Oniye of Iye, Oludotun of Iludotun Ajowa, Olugedegede of Gedegede and Onirun of Irun, Alase of Ase, Oloyin of Oyin, Owage of Oge-Okeagbe, Oludo of Ido-Okeagbe, Ewi of Aje-Okeagbe, Olojo of Ojo Ajowa, Elesuku of Esuku Ajowa, Oludaja of Daja Ajowa, Olora of Ora Ajowa, Elefifa of Efifa Ajowa, Oluro of Uro Ajowa, Oloje of Igasi-Akoko, Alafin of Afin-Akoko.
Languages
Languages of Akoko North–West LGA:
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Yoruba language
Yoruba (, ; Yor. '; Ajami script, Ajami: ) is a language spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West (Nigeria), Southwestern Middle Belt, and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the Ethnic group, ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speake ...
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Akoko language
North Akoko, usually abbreviated as Akoko and also known as Arigidi, is a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Yoruba–Edo–Akoko–Igbo" () group of Niger–Congo languages. It is spoken in the LGAs of Akok ...
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Akpes language
Akpes (Àbèsàbèsì) is an endangered language of Nigeria. It is spoken by approximately 7,000 speakers in the North of Ondo State. The language is surrounded by several other languages of the Akoko area, where Yoruba is the lingua franca. Yoru ...
(Àbèsàbèsì)
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Ayere-Ahan languages
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Ahan language
Aahan (Ààhàn) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere.
Distribution
According to ''Ethnologue'', Ahan is spoken in:
* Ekiti state: Ekiti East LGA, Omuo town
* Kogi state: Ijumu LGA
*Ondo state: Akoko ...
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Ayere language
Notable people
* Prince
Adetokunbo Kayode
Adetokunbo Kayode is a Nigerian corporate lawyer, tax expert and international arbitrator.
Early life
He attended CMS Grammar School, in Lagos. He studied law at the University of Lagos, Nigeria Law School, Lagos, Strategic Leadership at the ...
(SAN), Former Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Nigeria
*
T. B. Joshua, televangelist
* Chief Dr. J. O Sanusi, formal Central Bank of Nigeria governor
* Engineer Awe Gboyega, the CEO of Damatol group of companies
* The Owa of Ogbagi Akoko, HRM Oba Adetona Odagbaragaja
* Major General Henry Ayoola (RTD)
References
External links
Akoko North-West at Onnowiki
do State Government
{{LGAs and communities of Ondo State
Local Government Areas in Ondo State