Akoko North-West is a local government area in

Ondo State Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to ...

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. Its headquarters is in the town of Okeagbe. It has an area of 512 km² and a population of 213,792 at the 2006

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. The

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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 Akoko North-West is a local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Okeagbe. It has an area of 512 km2 and a population of 213,792 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 342. Town and villag ...

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Area of

. Surrounded with some rocky hills. Iye Akoko comprises six quarters and six recognized high chiefs. It is located 25 km from

Arigidi Akoko Arigidi is a town in Akoko North-West, Ondo State, Nigeria. Festivals There is a festival in honour of the Okota river-goddess from the Yoruba religion. It is sponsored by Oodua People’s Congress under the leadership of Otunba Gani Ad ...

, with a population of ten thousand people as of the last

. 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: *

Yoruba language Yoruba (, ; Yor. '; Ajami: ) is a language spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speakers is roughly 50 million, plus about 2 million second-languag ...

* Akoko language * Akpes language (Àbèsàbèsì) * Ayere-Ahan languages ** Ahan language **

Ayere language Ayere (Uwu) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ahaan. It is named after Ayere village in Ijumu LGA, Kogi State.Blench, Roger. 2007. The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities'. T ...

Notable people

* Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN), Former Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Nigeria *

T. B. Joshua Temitope Balogun Joshua (12 June 1963 – 5 June 2021), popularly known as T. B. Joshua, was a Nigerian charismatic pastor, televangelist, and philanthropist. He was the leader and founder of Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a Chris ...

, 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 On
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{{LGAs and communities of Ondo State Local Government Areas in Ondo State