Ijan ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, in the state of ekiti. Ekiti dubbed as fountain of knowledge must now take the lead and change the library and reading narrative of nigeria. Following the demise of his highness taiwo alonge in june 20, a new obanla of ilupeju ekiti emerged in march, 2016. It is an extensive state originally divided into 16 districts. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. 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. Ekiti state in western nigeria this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti.
Ekiti state, nigeria genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Origin of ekiti towns ado ekiti ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti. Ikere ekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to ado ekiti. Omojola was killed in ifaki ekiti in 2006 during a councillorship election while mr. Michaels anglican church, ifaki ekiti today 18012020. For the records, the care i received from the americans that i had contact with dissuaded the thought that i was a stranger. Adoekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria.
Cms press, which has published thousands of books in nigeria, is a product of that seed planted by henry townsend. First was the story that tied the origin of ekiti to ife. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics see maps. Ifaki videos latest videos from and about ifaki, ekiti, nigeria. Elemi bridge, omosuo iworoko, ogbese adoijan roads were constructed by. The people of ijan ekiti are mainly of the yoruba ethnic. The people of ekiti are hardworking, upright, studious and very articulate. Ado ekiti history and its traditions posts facebook. Celebration of the 60th birthday anniversary of the ven.
It is a large town covering, plains, hence we talk of areas like ikesan, kota, suru, ise road, igbemo road, etc. This makes ekiti state one of the thirtysix states of the federal republic of nigeria today. Ilupejuekiti is in oye local government area of ekiti state in the south western nigeria. Written by renowned nigerian author the late chinua achebe, this book is a personal record or documentation of the nigerian civil war also known as the biafran war. But a quick summary of that fascinating society is that, the. Edo ekiti or ado ekiti the yorubas typically referred to a person of edo origin as ado which is why the generals and princeskings from benin empire in yoruba lands. Sep 10, 2014 the top 10 books about nigeria author barnaby phillips chooses fiction and nonfiction that shows an often caricatured nation in all its rich variety barnaby phillips. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts by baba ifa karade, olodumare.
The onijan of ijanekiti, oba samuel oyewole fadahunsi has every reason to roll out the drums, having survived several hurdles which could. Ekiti east local government area falls within the southern senatorial zone of ekiti state otherwise known as ekiti south senatorial district alongside ekiti southwest, ikere, emure, iseorun and gbonyin local government areas. Ado ekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. Ida ilupejuekiti development association who we are. Guide to state of ekiti family history and genealogy.
List of first nigerian professors in various disciplines. Brief history of cocoa in nigeriacocoa tree is known as theobroma cacao belongs to the family sterculiceae. 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. Either an alien in the country of books or my journey to the worlds largest library or something, i dont really know what to call my writing. There are two major schools of thought regarding ekiti history. The history of the people of ado ekiti, in ekiti state, southwest nigeria began over seven hundred years ago. The history of the people of ado ekiti, in ekiti state, southwest nigeria began over seven. Alade1 abstract seven laterite samples derived from akure, ondo, owo, oshogbo, ilesha, adoekiti and ijan ekiti in southwest nigeria were classified using unified an aashto soil classification systems. This the full list of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria jss1, jss2, jss3, ss1, ss2, ss3. List of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Cacao is the name of the plant while fruit is called cocoa. It lies south of kwara and kogi state, east of osun state and bounded by ondo state in the east and in the south.
Mayhem in ijanekiti over royal stool from toba suleiman in ado ekiti, 02. Overview of 19th century wars and turbulence on adoekiti. Jul 28, 2018 if anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. Faculty of management sciences ekiti state university. The state is an independent state prior to the british conquest in old days. 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. First nigeria professor of forestry professor kolade adeyoju ijan ekiti, ekiti state. 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. Ekiti, a nation of the yoruba people had her progeny in oduduwa, the father and progenitor of yoruba race. Ifaki videos latest videos from and about ifaki, ekiti.
Short history of ekiti the word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound. The enlightened elites would be happy to decorate their homes, offices, and businesses with locallymade products. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. Ekiti state is a state in southwest nigeria, created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator general sani abacha. 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. The top 10 books about nigeria author barnaby phillips chooses fiction and nonfiction that shows an often caricatured nation in all its rich variety barnaby phillips. Ado ekiti history ewi immigration ewi immigration after many generations, a new wave of immigrant groups penetrated this homeland. I will xray facts and figures as written in the recent book titled. 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.
I have written extensively on this in my article titled journey to the largest library in the world and the need for a libraryconscious nigerian society upon returning as an iflaoclc fellow from the usa in 2016. Aiyekire or gbonyin is a local government area of ekiti state, nigeria. Jan 27, 2020 ekiti east is a local government area of ekiti state, nigeria. Such a shop in an ekiti hotel should be full of beautiful products created by ekiti people with imagination and skill. Ikereekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to adoekiti. Culture and traditions prevalent in ekiti state how nigeria. Edoekiti or adoekiti the yorubas typically referred to a person of edo origin as ado which is why the generals and princeskings from benin empire in yoruba lands.
Its capital is adoekiti and it is a beautiful and quiet city teeming with ancient history. Ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti state. However, a critical sector that drives the success of knowledge economy in developed countries is the library. Mar 24, 2020 correlation of unified and aashto soil classification systems for soils classification saliu m. Barely a week after the ikere crisis, another violent crisis has again erupted at the sleepy community of ijanekiti, in gboyin local council area. Americanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie, things fall apart by chinua achebe, half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie, p. 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. 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.
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. Cocoa in ekiti state ekiti, fountain of knowldge wiki. List of books and articles about nigerian history online. On the 18th august 1981, the governor of old ondo state chief adekunle ajasin represented by his deputy, chief akin omoboriowo presented the instrument of appointment and staff of office to first apeju of ilupeju ekiti, oba olaleye oniyelu at a colourful ceremony in ilupeju ekiti. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a history of nigeria. 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. But the stark parallel line between their excellent book culture and our made me feel like an alien in the country of books. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
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. The people of ado ekiti are mainly of the ekiti subethnic group of the yoruba. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The people of ado ekiti are mainly of the ekiti subethnic group of the yoruba and edo peoples. First nigerian professor of clinical pharmacy prof. If anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. Cocoa in ekiti state ekiti, fountain of knowldge wiki fandom. Ekiti men are predominantly farmers but women engage in trading. This place is situated in ekitieas, ondo, nigeria, its geographical coordinates are 7 37 0 north, 5 24 0 east and its original name with diacritics is ijan ekiti. Sometimes, these objectives define the genre of books some publishers publish while others, undertake general publishing without bias. An urban and industrial centre of the region, it was founded by the.
Each district has its own owa or king of which four are supreme. During the advent of colonial rule in ekiti, between 1899 and 1912, the british colonial government administered ekitiland from oke imo and from 19 decided to choose adoewi as a convenient centre for its ekiti administration, while changing the towns name to adoekiti in recognition that adoekiti is the nerve centre of ekiti peoples. Daramola was murdered in ijan ekiti on august 14, 2006. Odun ijesu new yam festival festivals and carnivals in. Department of history and international studies, faculty of arts. Igbemo ekiti, ekiti along ijan road, opposite police station, ekiti, i. Adewumi ado town ado ekiti aduloju ajimudaoro aladesanmi appeared appointed aroloye arrived asked atewogboye bales balogun became began believed benins brought building built called carried chiefs christian church conquered court crown death died district early egungun ekiti elesun entered ewis famugbode farm farmer father fight gave give. 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 19thcentury.
First nigerian professor of history prof kenneth dike from awka, anambra. The holy cathedral, ijan ekiti or iropora ekiti whichever we decide to use time. Mayhem in ijanekiti over royal stool politics nigeria. Alade1 abstract seven laterite samples derived from akure, ondo, owo, oshogbo, ilesha, ado ekiti and ijan ekiti in southwest nigeria were classified using unified an aashto soil classification systems. Culture and traditions prevalent in ekiti state how. Other important cities and towns include adoekiti, ikere, efon, ikole, aramokoekiti, ode, ijero, ise, ilawe, omuo, igede and many others.
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. It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria. Ekiti state, apart from the fact that it is the only state with a warm spring in nigeria is the watershed and source of some prominent rivers such as ero, ose, ogbese and others. 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. Ode ekiti agbado ekiti imesi ekiti aisegba ekiti egbe ekiti ijan ekiti iluomoba ekiti iro ekiti. 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. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mathematicsman maths for senior school 23 with work books 23drawing book mathematical set graph book waec specified exam focus 6.
It falls within the ekiti speaking area of yoruba land. It will not be out of place to declare state of emergency on ekiti state library sector. Though our decision to get married was met with some oppositions from my family, god gave us victory cos we carried him along. Edo ekiti or ado ekiti the yorubas typically referred to a person of edo origin as ado which is why the generals and.
Other important cities and towns include ado ekiti, ikere, efon, ikole, aramoko ekiti, ode, ijero, ise, ilawe, omuo, igede and many others. This paper examines the political activities of the people of adoekiti during the colonial period. Ekiti state got its name from the hills found in iieolokiti. Nigeria history, west african history, books barnes. Odoayedun, ekiti state in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. Ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. It is a tree plant that grows up to 6 10 metres tall. It is the only festival apart from ogun or oitado according to adoekiti tradition that brings all adoekiti citizens both at home and in the diaspora together.
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