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Otin River
The Otin River is a river in Inisa, 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 tribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...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 Inisa, 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 enem ..., which traverses it. References Local Government Areas in Osun State {{Osun-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erinle River
The Erinle River is a river in the ancient town of Ido-Osun,Osun State, Nigeria, a right tributary of the Osun River, which it enters from the north near Ido-Osun,Egbedore Local Government, Osun state Nigeria just below the Erinle Dam. Another reservoir, the new Erinle Dam, lies higher up the river. Water from the two dams supplies Osogbo, the state capital. A few meters away from the River lays the M.K.O Abiola international airport, Ido-Osun and as well the defunct Electricity Cooperation of Nigeria, Erinle Power Station in Ido-Osun, Osun state. Name In the Yoruba tradition, Erinle is an ancient areana in Ido-Osun, this place is known to house large numbers of elephants and hippos in the old times. The area is highly significant in Ido-Osun as this is a spot or confluence where the Osunronke the ancestral mother of Ido-Osun princes who turned to river to show the route back home after the slavery voyage of the Ijebu-Ekiti invasion of Ido-Osun whose Old name was Igbo Oyiowo (Oy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inisa
Inisa is a city in Osun State in the south-western Nigeria. It is in the Yoruba cultural and ethnic region of the country, and is a trading center for cocoa and other agricultural products grown in the surrounding area. Its population as of 2007 was 180,553. Inisa had been from time immemorial, a warrior community. She was deeply involved in the struggle for the survival of Yoruba race during the period of internecine wars and particularly, during the onslaught and incursions of the Fulani into Yorubaland in the 19th century. Inisa people participated actively in the series of the wars. They fought in the Osogbo war of 1840, the Jalumi War of 1878, the Ofa war (1886–1890) and the Daparu war. The Ofa war resulted from the desire of Ilorin-fulani to avenge their defeat at the Jalumi on Ofa and the neighboring towns. The war was fought during the reign of Oba Oloyede Ojo, Otepola 1. They laid siege on Ofa for several years before Ofa was eventually sacked around 1890. The Daparu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osun State
Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the west by Oyo State, mostly across the River Osun. 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 25th most populous state 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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba Mythology
Yoruba may refer to: * Yoruba people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Yoruba language, a West African language of the Volta–Niger language family * Yoruba alphabet, a Latin alphabet used to write in the Yoruba language * Yoruba religion, West African religion * Yorubaland Yorubaland () is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Togo and Benin, and covers a total land area of . Of this land area, 106,016 km2 (74.6%) lies within Niger ..., the region occupied by the Yoruba people * ''Yoruba'' (spider), a genus of ground spiders See also * {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orisha
Orishas (singular: orisha) are divine spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Haitian Vaudou, Cuban Santería and Brazilian Candomblé. The preferred spelling varies depending on the language in question: òrìṣà is the spelling in the Yoruba language, orixá in Portuguese, and orisha, oricha, orichá or orixá in Spanish-speaking countries. In the Lucumí tradition, which evolved in Cuba, the orishas are synchronized with Catholic saints, forming a syncretic system of worship where African deities are hidden behind Christian iconography. This allowed enslaved Africans to preserve their traditions under colonial religious persecution. According to the teachings of these religions, the orishas are spirits sent by the supreme creator, Olodumare, to assist humanity and to teach them to be successful on ''Ayé'' (Earth). Rooted in the native religion of the Yoruba people, mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irepodun, Osun State
Irepodun is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ilobu. It has an area of 64 km and a population of 119,497 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ... of the area is 230. References Local Government Areas in Osun State Local Government Areas in Yorubaland {{Osun-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eko-Ende
Eko-Ende (or Eko Ende, Eko-Ende) is a community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria. Location Eko-Ende has a tropical climate, with an average temperature of . Average annual rainfall is , with peaks in July and September, and little rain between November and February. Eko-Ende lies just west of the town of Ikirun. The farming community lies on the Ikirun-Ogbomoso road, in-between Eko-Ajala and Ore communities. Dam The Eko-Ende Dam on the Otin River was impounded in 1973 to form a reservoir with a capacity of 5.5 MCM. The headworks were designed to supply potable water to the communities of Oba, Eko-Ende, Eko-Ajala, Ikirun, Iragbiji and Okuku. The dam is an earth structure, completed in 1979, with a capacity of . 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 Inisa is a city in Osun State in the south-western Nigeria. It is in the Yorub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikirun
Ikirun is a town in Osun State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ifelodun Local Government Area. The population of the town is estimated to be 1,000,000. Geography Ikirun bordered to the north by Inisa, to the south by Osogbo, to the east by Iragbiji, and to the west by the town Eko-Ende. The town is located in a valley surrounded by two hills: Obagun to the north and Aafo to the south. The Alaroka and Idi-olo mountains are to the east. History The town was founded by Akinorun, from whom the name Ikirun derives. Akinorun had two sons, Akinbiyi and Akinyemi, who also ruled the site. Climate In Ikirun, the wet season brings warm, oppressive, and overcast conditions, while the dry season is characterized by hot, muggy weather with occasional cloud cover. Throughout the year, the temperature typically ranges from 64 °F to 91 °F, seldom dropping below 58 °F or rising above 97 °F. The period of high temperatures in Ikirun spans approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iragbiji
Iragbiji (also Ira-gba-iji) is a town and capital of the Boripe Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria, near Ikirun. The town is inhabited by the Yoruba people. The population of the town is about 164,172. History and oral tradition The name "Iragbiji" came into use over 600 years ago, it was reported that the first settlers made their homes under an IRA tree (Bradilier Thongy). The town was founded by a great hunter from Ejio compound in Moore, Ile Ife called Sunkungbade (Obebe). The man Sunkungbade got his name from a drama he created while he was still an infant. He was said to be in the habit of crying ceaselessly and not even the milk of his mother's breasts could soothe him. As it was the practice in those days, an ifa (oracle) was consulted to determine why he cried so much. The ifa advised his parents to make a miniature crown and place it on his head whenever he cried. The oracle's advice worked, and so Sunkungbade (he who cried to get a crown) was added to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola (born 1951), who served as governor of Osun State in Nigeria from 2003 to 2010. Osun State University has a campus at Okuku, which is 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
