Igbaja is a community in Ifelodun

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, Nigeria, at an elevation of 349 m. It is about 40 km southeast of

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, and is in

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country. The Ilorin Provincial Gazetteer (1918) dates the settlement of Igbaja as late 17th or early 18th century, while the Igbaja District Gazetteer (1933–35) puts it about 1750 AD. The wet season lasts from April to October, with 50–100 cm of rain. In the dry season from November to March there is 0–13 cm of rain. The natural landscape is Southern Guinea savanna, or open woodland. The soils are deep and red, often with clayey subsoils, suitable for pottery making. The traditional ruler is the Elese of Igbaja, Alhaji Ahmed Babalola Awuni Arepo III, who celebrated his 79th birthday in April 2009, attended by the Kwara State Governor, Doctor

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. In August 2009 he advised Muslims to observe the rules of the holy month of

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, and to practice love and tolerance. Notable Luminariea from this town are numerous. Some of them are Chief (Dr.) Abdul Raheem Oladimeji OFR, Founder Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin; scholar Sheikh Abdul Rahman Muhammadul Awwal Owolabi (K.B.N.M.T.I.L), Chief Alhaji Abdul Raheem Aroyehun, Chief Abdul Kareem Ikolaba, etc. There have in the past been conflicts in the area between local farmers and nomadic pastoralists. The

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now known as the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) established a theological seminary in Igbaja on 12 February 1941, with eighteen students. The seminary trains men and women in biblical interpretation, with the goal of equipping them to become preachers.

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{{Coord, 08, 23, 00, N, 04, 53, 00, E, display=title Populated places in Kwara State The first Bible College (Vernacular Started in 1911 at Egbe, it was moved to Agunjin in 1923 and in 1930 a vernacular Bible school started in Igbaja. This was closed down because the missionary who started it was ill and return home. The continuation of that SIM Bible School began again on 12th February, 1941.