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. East of the greenwich meridian and latitudes 70151. 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. The ekiti people are one of the largest historical subgroups of the larger yoruba people of west africa, located in nigeria. The present ekiti local government headquarter was never a known community in opin land, but a compound from isoloopin. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, adoekiti. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics. Emureekiti, a yoruba town in the western part of nigeria, is the headquarters of emure local government in ekiti state. 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. 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.
He was the ninth 9th elemure of emureekiti 19651974. From simple political to detailed satellite map of omuoekiti, ekitieas, ondo, nigeria. Origin of ekiti towns adoekiti ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti. Dec 15, 2009 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Dada in his brief history of igbomina published in 1985 was quoted by chief bisi akande, at page 26 of ila orangun the principal city of igbomina people published by ila charity club in year 2000, to have said. Jun 24, 2012 oba aweloye ii recalled the establishment of st. Ikoroekiti is a town in the ijero local government area of ekiti state, south west nigeria.
The founder of the ado kingdom was a prince of ileife named awamaro the restless one and. Birth and family elemure ogunleye ii amugbayanwo born prince emmanuel taiwo ogunleye was born circa october 12, 1922. It operates on the wat time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as ado 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 was an independent state prior to the british conquest. Emureekiti has a population of 90,645 making it the 5th biggest city in ekiti. Emure ekiti is one of the more prosperous towns in ekiti. 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. The state is potentially rich in mineral deposits, these include granite, kaolin, columbite, channockete, iron ore, baryte, aquamine, gemstone. The south west leadership of the all progressives congress apc was not under any illusion that yesterdays primary for the ekiti state governorship election would be easy and without intrigues. Ekiti state university eksu ado ekiti the governing council of ekiti state university,eksu ado ekiti wishes to announce that the position of the vicechancellor of the university is vacant. 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 parapo liberation war 2006 edition open library. Emureekiti, nicaragua weather forecast and conditions. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. Elemure the monarch of emure ekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. John kayode fayemi against the then former governor and now the incumbent, mr. 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. Nov 26, 2016 ekiti woman blasts fayose and people of ekiti in ekiti language, referred them as greedy and sycophant. The ekiti state litmus test for nigerias 2019 elections. It was politically subsumed under the paramountry of ijero, the ijero native authority, the ijero district, which has now become ijero local government. It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria. Ekiti men are predominantly farmers but women engage in trading.
Iyinekiti is a town in ekiti state, nigeria, near to ado. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Ekiti land is naturally endowed with numerous natural resources. Each district has its own owa or king of which four are supreme.
The true history of ikere ekiti and its monarchy culture. 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 was politically subsumed under the paramountry of ijero, the ijero native authority, the ijero district. Ebokfil 049 ebokforing 050 eboklasare 051 ebook 052 ebrev 053.
Emure ekiti news latest breaking stories and top headlines. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Posted on may 11, 2017 march 21, 2020 by oloolutof. Hrm oba alayeluwa emmanuel taiwo ogunleye ii amugbayanwo. Origin of ekiti towns ado ekiti ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti. The enlightened elites would be happy to decorate their homes, offices, and businesses with locallymade products. Yoruba people, of whom there are more than twentyfive million, occupy the southwestern corner of nigeria along the border with benin republic and extends into benin republic itself. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about emure ekiti from nigeria and the world on today. Emure consists of four ancient quarters named oke emure, odo emure, idamudu and ogbontioro. Adoekiti, oyo and benin came later and grew and expanded as a consequence of their strategic locations at a time when trading became prosperous. Established in 1982, ekiti state university, ado ekiti is a nonprofit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the small city of adoekiti population range of 250,000499,999 inhabitants, ekiti. The population of emure ekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. Oye local government area was carved out from the defunct ekiti north local government on 17 may 1989.
Ado ekiti history ewi immigration ewi immigration after many generations, a new wave of immigrant groups penetrated this homeland. Iyin now has eight primary and three post primary schools, a modern police station and barracks, a general post office, a local government. It became much better known in the usa after the king of emures grandson adewale ogunleye made it into the nfl for the chicago bears. The people of ekiti are hardworking, upright, studious and very articulate. It was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself came.
Such a shop in an ekiti hotel should be full of beautiful products created by ekiti people with imagination and skill. Congressman daramola congratulates fayemi politics nairaland. 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. Todays and tonights weather forecast, weather conditions and doppler radar from the weather channel and. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Oral history has it that the present day emureekiti once had a homestead in a place called ilare, in ileife around 1290ad and were there for well over two centuries. Ikere ekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to ado ekiti. Originally based in new fairfield, connecticut, but now residing in queens, new york, the group has a total of seven releases, with their first public release being a 2006 ep entitled the complete guide to needlework victory records has worked with the band throughout most of their career, starting with goodbye to the. Emure ekiti location see emure ekiti map emure ekiti is located in emureiseorun, ondo, nigeria. The university started its first postgraduate programme in 1986 with the introduction of postgraduate diploma in education, and master of education in guidance and counselling programmes both in the faculty of education. It is an extensive state originally divided into 16 districts. Ekiti woman blasts fayose and people of ekiti in ekiti language, referred them as greedy and sycophant. He was the ninth 9th elemure of emure ekiti 19651974. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, ado.
But though it remained a citystate it had paramount importance to yorubas as the original sacred city and the dispenser of basic. The first of the rulers to reign over the people at ilare was known by name obele. Elemure ogunleye ii amugbayanwo born prince emmanuel taiwo ogunleye was born circa october 12, 1922. Ekiti state website official website of the government.
Oba ogunleye ii was born to hrm oba king ogunleye i odundun 19311952 and hrh olori queen bolangbe ogunleye nee ojomu ogedu arintokun. T o a very large extent, the forthcoming governorship election in ekiti state on 14th july would be the climax of the political battle that have refused to take the back seat four years after the last governorship election held on 21st, june, 2014 that featured then incumbent governor, dr. The discography of emmure consists of a grand total of seven releases emmure has released three demos, seven fulllength albums, eight singles and one ep. In line with the provisions of ekiti state university law no. Bernt 812085 ekinus 812086 ekis ekman, kajsa 812087 ekiti 812088. The population of emureekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. Dr kayode fayemi, all progressives congress apc governorship candidate in saturday election in ekiti, on tuesday said he wanted to rule the state again to eradicate poverty among the people. He mentioned how the love between iseekiti and emureekiti in 1958 culminated in the establishment of a grammar school.
If anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. Elemure the monarch of emureekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. Oba ogunleye ii was born to hrm oba king ogunleye i odundun 19311952 and hrh olori queen bolangbe ogunleye nee ojomu ogedu. The ekiti elections will be tense and the buildup even more so. 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. Ekiti woman blasts fayose and people of ekiti in ekiti. To the east and north the yoruba culture reaches its approximate limits in the region of the niger river. The commercial capital of ekiti located on the plain axis of ekiti state. It became much better known in the usa after the king of emures grandson adewale ogunleye made it into the nfl for the chicago bears emure ekiti is one of the more prosperous towns in 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. It will test ekiti states pdp state chapter, the apcs national resolve and, most importantly, act as a. They are classified as a central yoruba group, alongside the ijesha, igbomina, yagba and ifes. Short history of ekiti the word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound.
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. Ikereekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to adoekiti. Iyin ekiti is a town in ekiti state, nigeria, near to ado. Learn about ekiti state, nigeria people, local government. Ekiti heartbeat of the nation is a state in western nigeria. Emures relate through oral report that fagbamila obadudu, the progenitor of emure was one of the sons of obele. Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrisesunset time and key facts for emureekiti, ekiti, nigeria. About emure kingdomekiti state, nigeria the ancestors of todays emure ijaloke can be traced to ileife, the cradle of the yorubas. This makes ekiti state one of the thirtysix states of the federal republic of nigeria today. Ekiti state is populated exclusively by ekiti people. Oye is a town and headquarter of oye local government area in ekiti state, nigeria.
Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics see maps. Ikoro ekiti is a town in the ijero local government area of ekiti state, south west nigeria. Bernt 812085 ekinus 812086 ekis ekman, kajsa 812087 ekiti 8 12088. 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.
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. Ife, unlike benin and oyo, never developed onto a true kingdom. This page provides a complete overview of omuoekiti maps. The people of ado ekiti are mainly of the ekiti subethnic group of the yoruba. Fayose has a very strong grip on the state which the apc is determined to break, backed by federal might. 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 peop le in ekiti region prior to influx of royalty from. The group formed in 2003 in new fairfield, connecticut, but now resides in queens, new york. It lies south of kwara and kogi state, east of osun state and bounded by ondo state in the east and in the south. Oral history has it that the present day emure ekiti once had a homestead in a place called ilare, in ileife around 1290ad and were there for well over two centuries. Jobs in ekiti jobs vacancies in ekiti may 2020 myjobmag. Marks primary school, iseekiti, in the first decade of the 20th century, as a watershed in the history of educational development and civilisation in the community. Jul 28, 2018 if anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. Emure ekiti has a population of 90,645 making it the 5th biggest city in ekiti. Ekiti parapo liberation war by ogunniyi morakinyo, 2006, kayegbo communications edition, in english.
Ekiti state in western nigeria this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. 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. This became a legal tussle and caused communal unrest when the local government was created. 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.