In his book, history of the yoruba, the late rev samuel johnson wrote on the war. The changing status of ekiti tradional rulers in colonial nigeria dr. Ekiti state in western nigeria this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. Ekiti agog for bet9ja football league as teams battle for. There are two major schools of thought regarding ekiti history.
Each district has its own owa or king of which four are supreme. Emmanuel oladipo ojo is an associate professor in the department of history and international studies, ekiti state university, ado ekiti, nigeria he has made significant contribution to. The history of aworis and how isheri came into existence duration. An urban and industrial centre of the region, it was founded by the. 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. The most checkedout book of all time made for perfect snowstorm in black history. Ekiti state news newspapers books scholar jstor may. Ekiti, a nation of the yoruba people had her progeny in oduduwa, the father and progenitor of yoruba race. Prior to this, it was part of the ondo province in western region of nigeria. Omuoekiti is an ancient town in the eastern part of ekiti state in western nigeria, and the seat. The founder of the ado kingdom was a prince of ileife named awamaro the restless one and.
University of ileife and at the same time carrying out a historical survey of. Adoekiti progressive union,omuoekiti,chapter home facebook. Ekiti brief history ekiti state was carved out of the former ondo state on october 1, 1996. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a history of nigeria. Culture and traditions prevalent in ekiti state how. Since its establishment, the faculty have been able to live up to expectations as a fullfledged faculty and now has its own faculty building. 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 ekiti zone of old ondo state. Omuoekiti, populated place, 7 45 29 n, 5 43 20 e, 2. Culture and traditions prevalent in ekiti state how nigeria. The ekiti people are one of the largest historical subgroups of the larger yoruba people of west africa, located in nigeria. Omuo ekiti which represent the eastern part of the. The town is bounded in the east by itapa ekiti, to the west by oyeekiti to south by ireekiti and to the north by imojo ekiti.
Faculty of management sciences ekiti state university. Ikoro ekiti is a town in the ijero local government area of ekiti state, south west nigeria. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, ado. Maphill lets you look at omuo ekiti, ekitieas, ondo, nigeria from many different perspectives. The obas expressed sadness over the governors query tothe 17 ekiti traditional rulers of high esteem in yorubaland, for no other offence than their refusal to bow their heads under.
In omuoekiti, the wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is hot, humid, and partly cloudy. Adoekiti progressive union,omuoekiti,chapter, omuo ekiti, ondo, nigeria. Elemure the monarch of emure ekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. Ekiti link the olomuo, a pelupelu oba oba omonigbehin. Omuo ekiti is an ancient town in the eastern part of ekiti state in western nigeria, and the seat of the ekiti east local government. Cities, towns and villages in ekiti state, local government areas in ekiti state, people from ekiti state, ado ekiti. The modern ekiti state was formed from part of ondo in 1996. Average weather in omuoekiti, nigeria, year round weather spark. Mar 30, 2009 ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. Ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. Ekiti state is a state in southwest nigeria, created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator general sani abacha. 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. Posted on may 11, 2017 march 21, 2020 by oloolutof.
Crisis is brewing in ekiti state council of obas, as issues capable of setting one kingdom against another is in the offing. Emureekiti, a yoruba town in the western part of nigeria, is the headquarters of emure local government in ekiti state. Pdf regional distribution of malaria in ekiti state, nigeria. Ado ekiti history ewi immigration ewi immigration after many generations, a new wave of immigrant groups penetrated this homeland.
Alasa, according to history, is the longest serving traditional ruler in the whole of old ondo state, which comprises of over 50. The history of the people of ado ekiti, in ekiti state, southwest nigeria began over seven hundred. Interactive enhanced satellite map for omuo, ekiti, nigeria. Being inside yorubaland, its population and that of ekiti state are mainly the yoruba it is located on the border of the state of kogi. Analysis of poverty in ekiti state essay 6654 words. It was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself came. Ifaki videos latest videos from and about ifaki, ekiti, nigeria.
It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria. The modern ekiti state was created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other states by military dictator general sani abacha. It was politically subsumed under the paramountry of ijero, the ijero native authority, the ijero district. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, adoekiti. Ekiti as a nation and districts of yoruba race had her progeny in oduduwa, the father and progenitor of yoruba race. Towards the northeast, away from the town of ikole and omuo, the dialect. Just like every major subethnic division in yorubaland. Ikoroekiti is a town in the ijero local government area of ekiti state, south west nigeria. Temidire ekiti in ijero local government area who ever to join the club must be an indigen of temidire ekiti either by birth or. This makes ekiti state one of the thirtysix states of the federal republic of nigeria today. Ikole, aramokoekiti, ode, ijero, ise, ilawe, omuo, igede and many others. Omuo, ekiti, nigeria satellite weather map accuweather. Learn about ekiti state, nigeria people, local government.
He enthused confidently that a positive chapter is about to be added to the history of football in the state. A notable historical book the history of the yorubas by rev. However welfare inequality was low in ekiti south as the gini coefficient was 0. Graphic maps of the area around 8 2 17 n, 6 1 30 e. Department of history and international studies, ekiti state university, adoekiti. Other important cities and towns include ado ekiti, ikere, efon, ikole, aramoko ekiti, ode, ijero, ise, ilawe, omuo, igede and many others. The people of okeako, irele, omuo speak a similar dialect to that of ijesas of osun. Short history of ekiti the word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound. Hrm oba alayeluwa emmanuel taiwo ogunleye ii amugbayanwo. The ekiti people are aboriginal, culturally homogeneous and highly intellectual agriculturalist yoruboidspeaking people that forms a subgroup of the larger yoruba ethnic group of west africa, particularly in nigeria and some part of benin.
Ilasa ekiti is in ekiti east local government area of the state. 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. By 1991 census, the population of ekiti state was 1,647,822 while the estimated population upon its creation on october 1st 1996 was put at 1,750,000 with the capital located at adoekiti. The 2006 population census by the national population commission put the population of ekiti state at 2,384,212 people. Eyindero, chairman of ekiti east local government, would be at the omuore grammar school, omuo ekiti, for the official kickoff in the match between ekiti east fc and ikole united. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics see maps. According to history, several years after prince aladeselu had founded ikereekiti, one prince ogoniga now called ogoga, arrived in ikere from benin, passing through akure, where he stayed briefly with the then deji of akure, who happened to be a kinsman and a benin prince. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. 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. It was politically subsumed under the paramountry of ijero, the ijero native authority, the ijero district, which has now become ijero local government. The king was the ritual head of the whole omuoekiti community, and nominally the owner. Ida ilupejuekiti development association who we are. Ise, itapa, otun, usi ekiti, ido, emure, iyin, igede, ilawe, ode, oye, omuo, ilupeju. 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.
Temidire ekiti in ijero local government area who ever to join the club must be an indigen of temidire ekiti either by birth or by marriage. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts by baba ifa karade, olodumare. The population of emure ekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. Search morefeature, type, latitude, longitude, distance, bearing. Ifaki videos latest videos from and about ifaki, ekiti. Nigeria history, west african history, books barnes. While the non ekiti part of the region largely dominated geographically, akure which was then regarded as an ekiti town was the headquarters of ondo province.
Omuoekiti news latest breaking stories and top headlines. It also serves as the present headquarters of ekiti east local. Fayemi at war with his fathers the nation newspaper. The population of emureekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. It is also known as eso obe and is one of the oldest towns in ekiti land. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. It shares boundaries with kwara state in the north, kogi state to the east, ondo state to the south and osun state to the west. Jul 21, 2012 result of the ordinary least square identified some of the factors affecting poverty in ekiti state nigeria. The issues, raging from alleged irregular grading of some obas to.
Ekiti the hausa version of yoruba land, tribal marks evrywer, always susceptible to war and aggression, pls let nobody ever compare ekiti with ondo state oo, we re 2 diff peoplethats a big lie. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about omuoekiti from nigeria and the world on today. Recent hurricane seasons have provided painful lessons in the importance of preparing for these destructive storms. It falls within the ekiti speaking area of yoruba land. Emmanuel oladipo ojo is an associate professor in the department of history and international studies, ekiti state university, adoekiti, nigeria he has made significant contribution to. Ilupejuekiti is in oye local government area of ekiti state in the south western nigeria. Perhaps most important is the need to protect your home sooner rather than later. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. From various accounts of ado history, adoekiti with her farm settlements was the largest kingdom in the ekiti confederation, though ado in itself is an amalgam of three constituent sectors largely brought together after the ewis conquest of ilesun as oke ewi, odo ado, and ogbon meta three coordinate and equal settlements of oke ila, odo. Maphill lets you look at omuoekiti, ekitieas, ondo, nigeria from many different perspectives.
Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about omuo ekiti from nigeria and the world on today. The ekiti people are one of the largest historical subgroups of the larger yoruba. Any attempt to write a history book on africas largest country is always going to be a major undertaken. A history of nigeria kindle edition by falola, toyin, heaton, matthew m download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Result of the ordinary least square identified some of the factors affecting poverty in ekiti state nigeria. Ekiti state, nigeria genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Omuoekiti, nicaragua weekend weather forecast the weather. Guide to state of ekiti family history and genealogy. It is an extensive state originally divided into 16 districts.
Ado ekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. Both oba of benin and the ewi of adoekiti first settled in benin forests before disputes among their people led them to separate and the ewi sought a new home westward at utamodi oke papa. Each angle of view and every map style has its own advantage. 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. 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 is in southwest region of nigeria, declared a state on 1 october 1996 alongside five. 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. Adoekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. Ekiti, kwara, a local government area in kwara state, nigeria.
Dec 15, 2009 ekiti parapo liberation war by ogunniyi morakinyo, 2006, kayegbo communications edition, in english. Ekiti parapo liberation war 2006 edition open library. The evolutionary history of this relationship may be explained by two critical genetic mutations. The ancestors of the present emure ijaloke, which is also known as emure ekiti can be traced back to ileife, the cradle of the yoruba race. Omuoekiti is an ancient town in the eastern part of ekiti state in western nigeria, and the seat of the ekitieast local government.
I was at the methodist secondary modern school omuo ekiti from 1963 to 1965. In the history of nigeria, toyin falola serves us a general sweep of nigerias storied history beginning from the precolonial times right up to the dawn of the new millenium just as the country was making its second experiment with democracy. Oloidi senior lecturer, department of history and international studies, university of nigeria, nsukka, enugu. They are classified as a central yoruba group, alongside the ijesha, igbomina, yagba and ifes. May 11, 2017 the brief history of adoekiti posted on may 11, 2017 march 21, 2020 by oloolutof the founder of the ado kingdom was a prince of ileife named awamaro the restless one and.
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