Other important cities and towns include adoekiti, ikere, efon, ikole, aramokoekiti, ode, ijero, ise, ilawe, omuo, igede and many others. This makes ekiti state one of the thirtysix states of the federal republic of nigeria today. Egbigbu artificial lake, ayetoro ekiti located at ayetoro ekiti, the lake takes its source from three springs oloke aere,ayedu and igborogboro. It is an extensive state originally divided into 16 districts.
There are two major schools of thought regarding ekiti history. Ijero ekiti is the headquarters of ijero local government since 1976. Faculty of management sciences ekiti state university. Explore the copper, bronze, and iron ages through some heavy metal merchandise, pick your barbarian. Go search todays deals best sellers customer service find a gift new. Ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. It lies near the osse river, at the intersection of roads from lokoja, okene, ogidi, adoekiti, and egbe. Despite all the different books writing, there are big challenges left to face. The climate is subhumid tropical with a longtime average annual rainfall of 1,909. The modern ekiti state was created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other states by military dictator general sani abacha. The state is potentially rich in mineral deposits, these include granite, kaolin, columbite, channockete, iron ore, baryte, aquamine, gemstone, phosphate, limestone, and gold among others.
Cities, towns and villages in ekiti state, local government areas in ekiti state, people from ekiti state, ado ekiti books llc general books llc, 2010 100 pages. Each district has its own owa or king of which four are supreme. Twitterthe ekiti government has directed that salaries of gov. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Ihogbe, the worshippers and recorders of the departed. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. History of idofin in affiliation to igbomina, ajo camp. It borders on the gulf of guinea an arm of the atlantic ocean in the south, on benin in the west, on niger in the northwest and north, on chad in the northeast, and on cameroon in the east. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. The state, created out of the territory of ondo state, covered the former twelve local government areas that made up the ekiti zone of old ondo state. Ayetoro lies on the latitude 70 12n and longitude 30 3 e in a deciduous derived savannah zone of ogun state.
It is bounded in the south by usi ekiti, otun ekiti in the north and iloro ekiti in the west and ewu ekiti in the eastern part. Ekiti state, nigeria genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Iyinekiti is a town in ekiti state, nigeria, near to ado. First was the story that tied the origin of ekiti to ife. Ado ekiti is the capital city of ekiti state and it is predominantly occupied by the ekitis a subgroup of the yorubas the local dialect is spoken with slight variations in the different communities, but. Iyin now has eight primary and three post primary schools, a modern police station and barracks, a general post office, a local. Aiyetoro map satellite images of aiyetoro original name. Ekiti orders immediate 50% salary cut for fayemi, deputy, all political appointees. Timbu always offers the best prices for hotels in ibadan. Ekiti state is in southwest region of nigeria, declared a state on 1 october 1996 alongside five other states in the country by the then military government under head of state, general sani abacha. This paper examines the political activities of the people of adoekiti during the colonial period. Ekiti synonyms, ekiti pronunciation, ekiti translation, english dictionary definition of ekiti. The ekiti people and their folksongs 9783659446542. Banished ekiti monarch begs subjects july 18, 2019 raphael adeyanju news 0 ekiti state monarch, the obasaoye of isaoye ekiti in moba local government, oba gabriel olajide, has appealed to his subjects to lift his banishment from the town and drop their threat to depose him.
Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics see maps. The state is an independent state prior to the british conquest in old days. It was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself. Adoekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. Ekiti state is one of the six new states created on 1st october 1996 by the then provisional ruling council and announced by the then head of state, general sani abacha in a national broadcast to mark nigerias 36th independence anniversary. The local government comprises towns aaye, ido, usi, ayetoro, ilogbo, osi, ifaki, orin, ora, igbole and some other smaller villages. The enlightened elites would be happy to decorate their homes, offices, and businesses with locallymade products. Department of history and international studies, faculty of arts. Browse our list of hotels in ayetoro ekiti, nigeria for the best deals. Brief history the faculty of management sciences use to be a part of the erstwhile faculty of social and management science until 1st august, 2000 when it was carved out to become an autonomous faculty. Since its establishment, the faculty have been able to live up to expectations as a fullfledged faculty and now has its own faculty building.
Culture and traditions prevalent in ekiti state how. It lies in the yoruba hills, at the intersection of roads from akure, ilawe ekiti, ilesha, ila orangun, and ikare, and is situated 92 miles 148 km east of ibadan. Emmanuel oladipo ojo is an associate professor in the department of history and international studies, ekiti state university, adoekiti, nigeria he. As one of the newest states of the nigerian federation, it was carved out of the territory of old ondo state, and covers the former 12 local government areas that made up. The local government is full of rural towns and villages that. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Squeezing together 3,500 years of bloody battles, glorious empires, revolting revolutions, monstrous monarchs, and so much more, the history book gives everything a good shake and a couple of twists, so the important bits are all there, but the fun stuff rises to the top. Ado ekiti popularly called ado, is a yoruba city located in southwest nigeria the city is the trade centre in a farming region where yams, cassava, grain, cotton and tobacco are grown. Ayetoro ekiti is like the biblical town set on the hills that cannot be hidden. The ikogosi warm spring resort is another excellent hotel in ekiti, it is located within ikogosi. Ekiti land is naturally endowed with numerous natural resources. Jobs in ekiti jobs vacancies in ekiti may 2020 myjobmag. A few other popular hotels in ekiti are midas hotels limited, fountain hotels limited, kssd hotel and many more. Ado ekiti history ewi immigration ewi immigration after many generations, a new wave of immigrant groups penetrated this homeland.
Ayetoro ekiti is located in the northern part of idoosi local government area of ekiti state. History of idofin in affiliation to igbomina, ajo camp, is a yoruba northern frontier, where some of omuisanlu district like omuaran, aran orin, arandun, oba, oko and others with some of ekiti country. Guide to state of ekiti family history and genealogy. Ayetoro is about 35 km northwest of abeokuta, a town in southwest part of nigeria and the capital of ogun state. The ekiti people as a nation and districts of yoruba race trace some of her progeny to oduduwa, the father and progenitor of yoruba race even though good reason appear to establish the existence of aboriginal people in ekiti region prior to influx of royalty from. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Short history of ekiti the word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound. A short history of benin 3rd edition by jacob egharevba. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, ado. An urban and industrial centre of the region, it was founded by the ekiti people, a yoruba subgroup whose members belonged to the ekitiparapo, a late 19th.
I love ekiti oriki of all townsvillages in ekitistate. Traditionally, the natural rulers in ekiti state, whose people are yoruba, are usually described as sacred or divine kings. It is at an elevation of 457 m the town was established between 1951 and 1954, when the uyin people of the villages of araromi, okesale, oketoro and okelawe moved to the site, then sparsely occupied. Ekiti state is part of the yoruba race that has oduduwa as their father, as a result of this the ekiti state has its existence from iieife the cradle land of yoruba land. The history was collected from the following authorities. Its capital is adoekiti and it is a beautiful and quiet city teeming with ancient history. Idoosi, ondo, nigeria, africa geographical coordinates. Analysis early this year, one of the media aides to governor kayode fayemi invited journalists to the palace of ewi of adoekiti, oba ruphus adeyemo adejugbe to cover an event. It was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself came. Ekiti state website official website of the government.
Elo ajana omo agbo o yo erun odi, omo owa omo ekun, edu iju omo akin,omo ofabere gunyan ki idi gberigbe ona ma mo. Ekiti state university eksu adoekiti the governing council of ekiti state university,eksu adoekiti wishes to announce that the position of the vicechancellor of the university is vacant. Ekiti heartbeat of the nation is a state in western nigeria. It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria. Such a shop in an ekiti hotel should be full of beautiful products created by ekiti people with imagination and skill. List of books and articles about nigerian history online. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts by baba ifa karade, olodumare.
In line with the provisions of ekiti state university law no. It is located between longitudes 4 0 5 1 and 5 0 45 1 east of the greenwish meridian and latitudes 7 0 15 1 and 8 0 5 1 north of the equator. The history of the people of ado ekiti, in ekiti state, southwest nigeria began over seven hundred years ago. Ekiti is a state in the federal republic of nigeria, it is said to have a population of over 2 million people as. Ekiti state got its name from the hills found in iieolokiti. If anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. Our goal is to cultivate a love of reading in all children, nationwide to read history of their towns, peopleculture and other people towns, people and culture. Ekiti as a nation and districts of yoruba race had her progeny in oduduwa, the father and progenitor of yoruba race. Ekiti state is a state in southwest nigeria, created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator general sani abacha. Odoayedun, ekiti state in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. It lies south of kwara and kogi state, east of osun state and bounded by ondo state in the east and in the south.
Ekiti state of nigeria was created on 1st october, 1996 along side other five by the late head of state and commanderinchief of armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria, general sani abacha, gcon in a nationwide broadcast to mark the 36th independence anniversary of nigeria. Their installation and coronation are performed with solemn and lengthy rites which set them apart, thereafter living an ordered ceremonial existence, secluded in their palaces, subjected to the many rituals of court and. Just like every major subethnic division in yorubaland. Kayode fayemi, his deputy and all political appointees in the state be slashed by 50 per.
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