The former title of owa ooye of okemesi was oloja oke, meaning owner of the market. Ayegunle gives credence to its probable metasedimentary. In the rustic and serene town of okemesi which is located in the heart of ekiti state, nigeria, people gather every two years to celebrate and honour their long gone ancestors through a colourful festival known as oladunwo. Ila orangun is the more populous sistercity and sisterkingdom of okeila orangun, located about 7. To gather relevant information in the field of phytochemistry and biochemistry into resourceful books. 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. Publication date 2006 title variation ekitiparapo liberation war. History has it that the progenitor of the town was an ileife princess called ooyelagbo, the first daughter of oduduwa. Ilupeju, ikoro, ikun, iye, ijesaisu, ayedun, aisegba, osin, okemesi, and igbaraodo. 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 makes ekiti state one of the thirtysix states of the federal republic of nigeria today. It was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself came.
The population of emureekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. Adeyinka was then a company commander at the 1 battalion, iwo road, ibadan. This place is situated in ekitiwest, ondo, nigeria, its geographical coordinates are 7 49 0 north, 4 55 0 east and its original. Ado ekiti history ewi immigration ewi immigration after many generations, a new wave of immigrant groups penetrated this homeland. Ajns african journal of neurological sciences professor b. Okemesiekiti has its origin from ile ife, the ancient seat and ancestral home of the yoruba race. There are two major schools of thought regarding ekiti history. Babajide is a renowned author and many of his books have been sources of blessings to many people.
Ado ekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. History has it that oladunwo festival saved the people of okemesi during the ekiti parapo war 18771893 which liberated the ekitis from ibadan hegemony. Ikereekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to adoekiti. Jan 16, 2020 one of our cousins, just finishing from okemesi grammar school, okemesi ekiti, joined him at his residence in ibadan. 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. Sediments of okemesiijero area, southwestern nigeria. One of our cousins, just finishing from okemesi grammar school, okemesiekiti, joined him at his residence in ibadan. 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. Oladunwo masquerade of okemesi ekiti ekiti state of nigeria. Okemesi ekiti has its origin from ile ife, the ancient seat and ancestral home of the yoruba race.
Prophet babajide finally surrendered to the call in 1937, and was ordained a pastor in cac in 1949. 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. Oladunwo masquerade of okemesi ekiti ekiti state of. Department of history and international studies, faculty of arts. 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. Oladunwo festival the pride of okemesiekiti oldnaija. The enlightened elites would be happy to decorate their homes, offices, and businesses with locallymade products. Ekiti state website official website of the government. A princess, a professor and the missing key the guardian.
Learn about ekiti state, nigeria people, local government. Ekiti people are subgroup of the yoruba, historically occupying the ekiti country, which was made up of 16 kingdoms otun, ikole, ado, oye, ijero, ido, ikere, ise, emure, effon, okemesi traditionally imesiigodo, ara, isan, itaji, obo, akure, and ogotun. 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 was an independent state prior to the british conquest. 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 ajeles, that is the ibadan agents in okemesi had become. In 1882 the awujale of ijebu made mention of being an ally of the 16 kings in ekiti. Efon alaaye, war, peace, ibadan, ijesa, ekitiparapo, eastern yorubaland.
Ekiti towns were later grouped into districts under the control of an oba king and emure got her own district under the elemure in 1929 after elemure oba joseph ogunloye arosoye ajirotutu iv had been able to secure a copy of the lost gazette showing that emure was an ekiti kingdom. 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. When he was leaving school in 1951, lawrence gave me a penguin book on. The geographical distribution of water supply in ekiti african. The king of the town is addressed as owa ooye of okemesi land. His picture used to be at baba owa house, okerena compound, okemesi ekiti. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. It lies south of kwara and kogi state, east of osun state and bounded by ondo state in the east and in the south. For quite a lot of years he couldnt appropriate the need for accepting the lords call to be a full time.
Emureekiti, a yoruba town in the western part of nigeria, is the headquarters of emure local government in ekiti state. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. Historical background of water supply in ekiti state. Odoowa destination guide ekiti, nigeria tripsuggest. Okemesi collaborates with ekiti government for a unique. It is highly respected because of its importance and the role it played in the history of okemesi. The group picture is also fabunmi and his warriors. These rocks may occur singularly or in groups or ridges and the most notable of these are to be found in efonalaaye, ikere ekiti and okemesi ekiti. The current king of the town is oba gbadebo adedeji. 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. 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 is in southwest region of nigeria, declared a state on 1 october 1996 alongside five.
Prior to his call to the ministry, he was a school educator. Ekiti parapo liberation war 2006 edition open library. Records images family tree genealogies catalog books research wiki. Okemesiekiti is a major city in ekiti west local government councils of ekiti state, nigeria. The ancient town is the first camp of the popular ekiti parapo liberation army which was an alliance between ekiti, ijesha and llorin emirates against ibadan domination of the entire yoruba land. 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. Elemure the monarch of emureekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. It is highly respected because of its importance and the role it played in the history of okemesi and her people. Hrm oba alayeluwa emmanuel taiwo ogunleye ii amugbayanwo. Origin of ekiti towns adoekiti ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti. Oladunwo is the name of the most revered egungun masquerade in okemesi.
Nigeria history, west african history, books barnes. 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. Since he was appointed a professor of history at the university of maiduguri in 1986, akinjide osuntokun had occupied several professorial chairs in nigeria, canada and barbados in the west indies. Chief adebowale adepoju, osolo of okemesi ekiti said. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics. Such a shop in an ekiti hotel should be full of beautiful products created by ekiti people with imagination and skill. The poems came together quickly, and she soon decided to attend a book publishing class. The picture you show here is that of fabunmi okemesi and not ogedengbe. 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.
Traditionally, the obas are owners of market in yoruba. Things fall apart by chinua achebe, americanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie, half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie. We visit two historic towns in ekiti state, southwest nigeria. Before his call, prophet babajide was a school teacher of enormous experience. The history of the people of ado ekiti, in ekiti state, southwest nigeria began over seven hundred years ago. 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. Biography of the 2nd cac general evangelist, late prophet. Okemesi collaborates with ekiti government for a unique ekiti parapo festival. East of the greenwich meridian and latitudes 70151. A thorough bread teacher, the profession he loved so much to the point of delaying his divine calling into the apostolic ministry early enough. Department of history and international studies, lagos state university lasu, ojo, nigeria. From historical records, there is blood relationship between okemesi, imesiile, ile ife and ilesa. Jan 27, 2020 ekiti east is a local government area of ekiti state, nigeria. Okemesi ekiti, the home of notable war heroes is set to collaborate with ekiti state government to float ekiti parapo festival 2019 that would be celebrated in a grand style.
Michaelelynne jacot had never given a thought to writing a book, however, she had been inspired to write and journal more now that she was part of a blended family. Biography of the 2nd cac general evangelist, late prophet david olu babajide september 20. Oct 31, 2014 a native of okemesi ekiti in ekiti state. Ekiti brief history ekiti state was carved out of the former ondo state on october 1, 1996. The people of ado ekiti are mainly of the ekiti subethnic group of the yoruba. Olowoporoku however went historical, claiming that a generational curse on ekiti state was the reason it had failed. The state is an independent state prior to the british conquest in old days. Mainly an upland zone rising over 250 metres above sea level, ekiti has a rhythmically undulating surface. Ila orangun or ila, or ilaorogun is an ancient city in osun state, nigeria, that was capital of an ancient citystate of the same name in the igbomina area of yorubaland in southwestern nigeria. 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.
Ekiti state news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2017. An urban and industrial centre of the region, it was founded by the. Adoekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. Map of osun and ekiti, southwestern nigeria showing the study area inset. Prophet babajide finally surrendered to the call in 1937. Origin of ekiti towns ado ekiti ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti. Published 2006 by kayegbo communications in okemesiekiti. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. 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. Okemesi people originally came from ileife, osun state, the source of the yoruba race. Ekiti state got its name from the hills found in iieolokiti.
Learn more about the kiriji war and see one of natures wonders, the ikogosi warm. Okemesi ekiti town in ekiti west local government area of the state has a proud history that not been celebrated. Pdf auriferous showings in the bedrocks and stream sediments. Ikere, olojaoke of okemesi former igbo odo now okemesi ekiti. It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria.
It was from such an unprivileged and unpropitious origin that osuntokun grew. Prophet david olu babajide, the 2nd general evangelist of christ apostolic church, was born in 1907 at okemesi ekiti in ekiti state. Guide to state of ekiti family history and genealogy. Ekiti parapo liberation war by ogunniyi morakinyo, 2006, kayegbo communications edition, in english. Satellite image of oke mesi, nigeria and near destinations. 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. Brief history of ijesa land till date politics nigeria. If anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products.
Ilupeju, ikoro, ikun, iye, ijesaisu, ayedun, aisegba, osin, okemesi, and igbara odo. The landscape consists of ancient plains broken by steepsided outcropping dome rocks. Ekiti state, nigeria genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. She lies on the rainforest of north east of yorubaland, a very beautiful landscape with hills ranging from 900 feet in. 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. Dec 15, 2009 ekiti parapo liberation war by ogunniyi morakinyo, 2006, kayegbo communications edition, in english. It argues that appreciation of these ideas is essential to an understanding of past and present african behaviour. He entered christs school ado ekiti in 1946, the famous and prestigious. Odoayedun, ekiti state in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. 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. The owa of okemesi, oba michael gbadebo adedeji, told daily sun.
He was second in command to the founder of cac, apostle ayo babalola. At okemesi, oba aponlose made it an offence for any imesi man to go to the aid of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a history of nigeria. 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.
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