Ekiti parapo liberation war by ogunniyi morakinyo, 2006. Ekiti scores high in covid19 response index, rated second in the federation by study. Oladunwo is the name of the most revered egungun masquerade in okemesi. Okemesiekiti is a major town in ekiti west lga of ekiti state, nigeria. Efon alaaye, war, peace, ibadan, ijesa, ekitiparapo, eastern yorubaland. Ekiti state governor, ayodele fayose, has assured the people of okemesiekiti in the ekiti west local government, of rapid development during his tenure, describing the town as one of his adopted towns. Oladunwo masquerade of okemesi ekiti ekiti state of. Cities, towns and villages in ekiti state, local government areas in ekiti state, people from ekiti state, ado ekiti. Guide to state of ekiti family history and genealogy. 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. Okemesi is bounded on the east by ikoro ekiti and ijero, on the.
Search online for our complete list of hotels ekiti and enjoy amazing deals and discount offers when you book online. Historically, two families brought egungun to okemesi ekiti. 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. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. Once upon a july morning the guardian nigeria news. The latest effort is a 500page compendium on nigerian history, entitled the nigerian century. The nigerian century echoes of 100 years of nationhood. The ekiti state government is to create additional 18 council development areas based on the recommendations of the white paper committee set up by the government. It is highly respected because of its importance and the role it played in the history of okemesi and her people.
It is a nodal town which shares boundary with kwara state to the north and osun state to the west. Ekiti state is a state in southwest nigeria, created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator general sani abacha. 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. Ekiti, kwara, a local government area in kwara state, nigeria. There is a new theoretical postulation having its source from the masquerade tradition in nigeria. 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 picture you show here is that of fabunmi okemesi and not ogedengbe. Ilupeju, ikoro, ikun, iye, ijesaisu, ayedun, aisegba, osin, okemesi, and igbaraodo. It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria. 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.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Ado ekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. You can get the perfect hotel in ekiti through jumia travel. Any attempt to write a history book on africas largest country is always going to be a major undertaken. Oguntuyi 1979 in his book entitled history of ekiti from the. Ekiti state is made up of ekiti central, ekiti north, ekiti south and ekiti west divisions. How i wish they had the time to read this and other.
He was released earlier this year after three years behind bar. Mar 30, 2009 ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. Okemesiekiti is a major city in ekiti west local government councils of ekiti state, nigeria. 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.
His picture used to be at baba owa house, okerena compound, okemesi ekiti. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. The changing status of ekiti tradional rulers in colonial nigeria dr. A major collecting point for cocoa, it also serves as an agricultural trade centre yams, cassava manioc, rice, corn maize, palm oil and kernels, okra, pumpkins for the ekiti branch of the yoruba people. Ikere, olojaoke of okemesi former igbo odo now okemesi ekiti. Biodun fabunmi of okemesi ekiti, is dead celebrities.
The population of emureekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. Ilupeju, ikoro, ikun, iye, ijesaisu, ayedun, aisegba, osin, okemesi, and igbara odo. The group picture is also fabunmi and his warriors. 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. We visit two historic towns in ekiti state, southwest nigeria. The schools motto courage, modesty and sincerity are expected to be upheld by its products. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, adoekiti. The modern ekiti state was created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other states by military dictator general sani abacha.
The river meanders from igedeekiti to the ijero area, moving through ikorookemesiekiti before flowing into osun 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. Idoekiti, a sprawling community in idoosi local government area of ekiti state, has been in the news for the wrong. At okemesi, oba aponlose made it an offence for any imesi man to go to the aid of. Ekiti parapo liberation war 2006 edition open library. 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. History has it that oladunwo festival saved the people of okemesi during the ekiti parapo war 18771893 which liberated the ekitis from ibadan hegemony.
It is called facekuerade, propounded by a professor of drama, sunday ododo. Edition notes includes bibliographical references p. Department of history and international studies, lagos state university lasu, ojo, nigeria. This makes ekiti state one of the thirtysix states of the federal republic of nigeria today. Elemure the monarch of emureekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. The 24yearold, a native of okemesi in ekiti state, was a school dropout who trained as a vulcanizer, but has served time in prison, jailed in 2016 after he was found with wraps of indian hemp during a raid by operatives of national drug law enforcement agency ndlea. Oladunwo festival the pride of okemesiekiti oldnaija. Okemesi ekiti is an ancient town with a proud history, but despite its glorious past, the town has not attracted necessary attention from the. The population of emure ekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. Culture and traditions prevalent in ekiti state how nigeria. The river is worshipped by the people of osogbo in osun state as a goddess of fertility. Oladunwo is beyond masquerade, its a human ghost owa ooye.
Records images family tree genealogies catalog books research wiki. Ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. The king of the town is addressed as owa ooye of okemesi land. An urban and industrial centre of the region, it was founded by the. Pdf the historical position of ewi of adoekiti in the comity of ekiti. It has a population of about 904 1 and it is the western boundary between ekiti and ondo state. Prior to this, it was part of the ondo province in western region of nigeria. The kiriji war also known as ekiti parapo war was a sixteenyear conflict.
Biodun fabunmi was born about 51 years ago in okemesi ekiti, ekiti state. Learn about ekiti state, nigeria people, local government. Ekiti state news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2017. Department of history and international studies, faculty of arts. The nigerian century echoes of 100 years of nationhood keep. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The source of the osun river is located in igede ekiti in the irepodunifelodun lga. The symbols on the schools crest are the dove, the open book is the bible and the palm tree. Fabunmi and imesi igbo odo okemesi ekiti authorities sought to bring other ekiti. The river meanders from igede ekiti to the ijero area, moving through ikoro okemesi ekiti before flowing into osun state.
Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, ado. Oladunwo masquerade of okemesi ekiti ekiti state of nigeria. Ekiti state is in southwest region of nigeria, declared a state on 1 october 1996 alongside five. Ekiti brief history ekiti state was carved out of the former ondo state on october 1, 1996. Emureekiti, a yoruba town in the western part of nigeria, is the headquarters of emure local government in ekiti state. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. 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. Ikereekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to adoekiti. 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. Okemesi is one of the prominent towns in ekiti west local government with the headquarters at aramoko ekiti. Elemure the monarch of emure ekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. For quite a lot of years he couldnt appropriate the need for accepting the lords call to be a full time. Culture and traditions prevalent in ekiti state how. The ekiti state government has reacted to a disastrous movement of soil and rock, also referred to as soil creep, at agboona hill, okemesi ekiti, warning residents to stay at least 300 metres away.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It is situated 32 kilometers to the north west of ilesha on latitude 712 0 north and longitude 5 0 east of the equator. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The history of the people of ado ekiti, in ekiti state, southwest nigeria began over seven hundred. Prior to his call to the ministry, he was a school educator.
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. Another radio presenter, biodun fabunmi of okemesi ekiti is dead on wednesday, may 23 on the undisclosed disease. 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. The source of the osun river is located in igedeekiti in the irepodunifelodun lga. Babalola, iconic lawyer, farmer, author and the founder of pacesetting afe babalola university, adoekiti was in okemesi ekiti on tuesday december 12, to pay homage to the memories of fabunmi and. Learn more about the kiriji war and see one of natures wonders, the ikogosi warm. Ekiti state in western nigeria this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti.
Community high school office in itawure road okemesi ipoleiloro ekiti west ekiti nigeria. Wole balogun, ado ekiti recently, okemesi ekiti in ekiti west local government area of ekiti state, reverberated in joyous celebration of the. Oloidi senior lecturer, department of history and international studies, university of nigeria, nsukka, enugu. The masquerade is generally believed by people of okemesi to have saved and protected them during the yoruba internecine wars especially the ekiti parapo war which liberated the ekitis from the rulership of the ibadan 18771996 location and origin okemesi has its origin from lleife, the ancient seat and ancestral home of the yoruba race.
Ido ekiti, a sprawling community in idoosi local government area of ekiti state, has been in the news for the wrong. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. History of otun ekiti otun ekiti is the headquarter of moba local government area in ekiti state. Jul 27, 2016 he had joined the army in 1960 after he left okemesi grammar school, okemesi ekiti. Efforts of the government of ekiti state under the leadership of governor kayode fayemi in taking steps to prevent the spread of the. Ekiti to create 18 additional council development areas. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The current king of the town is oba gbadebo adedeji.
Okemesi s wonders of history ekiti community where yorubas longest intratribal war started. Adoekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a history of nigeria. Okemesi ekiti has its origin from ile ife, the ancient seat and ancestral home of the yoruba race. Nigeria history, west african history, books barnes. 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. Ekiti state fountain of knowledge was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself came out of the old western state in 1967. Evangelistpastorprophet david olu babajide, the second general evangelist of christ apostolic church, next in rank to the late apostle joseph ayo babalola was born on 25th february, 1900 at okemesiekiti in ekiti state. Visit vconnect for community high school in ekiti west, ekiti. A free society reader rises to the challenge of freedom in the twentyfirst century, offering thoughts and insights with significant implications for citizens of todays brand new world. It was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself came.
Ekiti state website official website of the government. From historical records, there is blood relationship between okemesi, imesiile, ile ife and ilesa. Hrm oba alayeluwa emmanuel taiwo ogunleye ii amugbayanwo. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics see maps. 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 ajeles, that is the ibadan agents in okemesi had become. He had joined the army in 1960 after he left okemesi grammar school, okemesiekiti. Looking to visit ekiti for business or with family and friends. Write comment 0 comments last updated oct 23, 2014 at 02. Introduction history and people adminstration economy and education.
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