Share (Saare) is an ancient
Yoruba town in
Ifelodun Local Government Area of
Kwara State
Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...
, Nigeria.
Share is the headquarters of
Ifelodun Local Government Area.about 64 Kilometres from Ilorin the state capital of Kwara state.
The people of Share belong to the
Igbomina
The Ìgbómìnà (also colloquially Igboona or Ogboona) are a subgroup of the Yoruba people, Yoruba ethnic group, which originates from the north central and southwest Nigeria.
They speak a dialect called Yoruba language, Ìgbómìnà or Igbonna, ...
extract of
Yoruba tribe.
TOURIST ATTRACTION IN SHARE TOWN
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Spring goddess
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ...
called Soose Spring
Odò Soose
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Agbonna Hill called Òkè Àgbonnà
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Stillborn's Cave called Kòtò-Àbíkú
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Mysterious Tree
Mysterious may refer to:
* ''Mysterious '' (album), a 1988 album by Shizuka Kudō
* "Mysterious " (song), a 2005 song by Jentina
* "Mysterious", a song by Scorpions from the 1999 album '' Eye II Eye''
* Mysterious Walker (1884-1958), American b ...
called Igi-Aìmò
Prominent Higher institutions in Share Town
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Adeshina College of Education
Adeshina is both a surname and a given name from the Yoruba ethnic group of West Africa. It means "crown opens the way."
Notable individuals with the names
* Adeshina Lawal (born 1984), Nigerian footballer
* Ademola Adeshina (born 1964), Niger ...
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UMCA Bible College
The Universities' Mission to Central Africa (c.1857 - 1965) was a missionary society established by members of the Anglican Church within the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, and Dublin. It was firmly in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of ...
Notable people
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Abdulfatah Ahmed
Abdulfatah Ahmed (born 29 December 1963) is a Nigerian banker and politician. He is the former Governor of Kwara State.
Background
Ahmed was born on 29 December 1963 in Share, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
He attended Gove ...
Governor of
Kwara State
Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...
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Balogun of Share Alhaji AbdulAzeez Ismail Balogun. First Ifelodun Local Government councillor for Works, Land and Housing. He was the Ifelodun LGA, National Party of Nigeria Chairman and the Chairman Kwara Sate Rural Electrification Board from 1979 - 1983. Born Oct 12, 1924. Died June 6, 2009.
References
Populated places in Kwara State
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