But though it remained a citystate it had paramount importance to yorubas as the original sacred city and the dispenser of basic. John kayode fayemi against the then former governor and now the incumbent, mr. It is also known as eso obe and is one of the oldest towns in ekiti land. Emure ekiti is one of the more prosperous towns in ekiti.
Oba ogunleye ii was born to hrm oba king ogunleye i odundun 19311952 and hrh olori queen bolangbe ogunleye nee ojomu ogedu arintokun. Ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. Ado ekiti history ewi immigration ewi immigration after many generations, a new wave of immigrant groups penetrated this homeland. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics. From simple political to detailed satellite map of omuoekiti, ekitieas, ondo, nigeria. This page provides a complete overview of omuoekiti maps. It lies south of kwara and kogi state, east of osun state and bounded by ondo state in the east and in the south. The people of ekiti are hardworking, upright, studious and very articulate. 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. 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.
Emureekiti, nicaragua weather forecast and conditions. The present ekiti local government headquarter was never a known community in opin land, but a compound from isoloopin. Such a shop in an ekiti hotel should be full of beautiful products created by ekiti people with imagination and skill. 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. Ekiti is a local government area in kwara state, nigeria. 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. 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. Hrm oba alayeluwa emmanuel taiwo ogunleye ii amugbayanwo. Jul 28, 2018 if anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. He was the ninth 9th elemure of emureekiti 19651974.
East of the greenwich meridian and latitudes 70151. About emure kingdomekiti state, nigeria the ancestors of todays emure ijaloke can be traced to ileife, the cradle of the yorubas. Emure ekiti has a population of 90,645 making it the 5th biggest city in ekiti. Ikoroekiti is a town in the ijero local government area of ekiti state, south west nigeria. The group formed in 2003 in new fairfield, connecticut, but now resides in queens, new york. Posted on may 11, 2017 march 21, 2020 by oloolutof. Fayemi the guardian nigeria news nigeria and world news. It is an extensive state originally divided into 16 districts. 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.
Jobs in ekiti jobs vacancies in ekiti may 2020 myjobmag. He mentioned how the love between iseekiti and emureekiti in 1958 culminated in the establishment of a grammar school. Ekiti state is populated exclusively by ekiti people. Todays and tonights weather forecast, weather conditions and doppler radar from the weather channel and. Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrisesunset time and key facts for emureekiti, ekiti, nigeria. Ekiti state in western nigeria this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics see maps. It was carved out of the former ondo state, which itself came.
This makes ekiti state one of the thirtysix states of the federal republic of nigeria today. 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. Short history of ekiti the word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound. Nov 26, 2016 ekiti woman blasts fayose and people of ekiti in ekiti language, referred them as greedy and sycophant. 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. 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 commercial capital of ekiti located on the plain axis of ekiti state. Origin of ekiti towns ado ekiti ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti. The state is potentially rich in mineral deposits, these include granite, kaolin, columbite, channockete, iron ore, baryte, aquamine, gemstone. 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. 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. Elemure the monarch of emureekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. 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. 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.
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. 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 true history of ikere ekiti and its monarchy culture. Ekiti men are predominantly farmers but women engage in trading. 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. 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. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about emure ekiti from nigeria and the world on today. 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 people of ado ekiti are mainly of the ekiti subethnic group of the yoruba. Ikereekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to adoekiti. It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria. The ekiti state litmus test for nigerias 2019 elections.
To the east and north the yoruba culture reaches its approximate limits in the region of the niger river. 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. Ekiti parapo liberation war 2006 edition open library. In line with the provisions of ekiti state university law no. The founder of the ado kingdom was a prince of ileife named awamaro the restless one and. Elemure ogunleye ii amugbayanwo born prince emmanuel taiwo ogunleye was born circa october 12, 1922. If anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. Ekiti heartbeat of the nation is a state in western nigeria. It was politically subsumed under the paramountry of ijero, the ijero native authority, the ijero district, which has now become ijero local government. 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. 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. The enlightened elites would be happy to decorate their homes, offices, and businesses with locallymade products. The first of the rulers to reign over the people at ilare was known by name obele.
He was the ninth 9th elemure of emure ekiti 19651974. 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. Ikere ekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to ado ekiti. The population of emure ekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264. 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. Oba ogunleye ii was born to hrm oba king ogunleye i odundun 19311952 and hrh olori queen bolangbe ogunleye nee ojomu ogedu. Birth and family elemure ogunleye ii amugbayanwo born prince emmanuel taiwo ogunleye was born circa october 12, 1922. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. 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. The population of emureekiti as at the 2006 national census is 94,264.
Adoekiti, oyo and benin came later and grew and expanded as a consequence of their strategic locations at a time when trading became prosperous. Emure ekiti news latest breaking stories and top headlines. Oye local government area was carved out from the defunct ekiti north local government on 17 may 1989. Ekiti state website official website of the government.
Emure ekiti location see emure ekiti map emure ekiti is located in emureiseorun, ondo, nigeria. Ebokfil 049 ebokforing 050 eboklasare 051 ebook 052 ebrev 053. Emures relate through oral report that fagbamila obadudu, the progenitor of emure was one of the sons of obele. The ekiti elections will be tense and the buildup even more so. Emure consists of four ancient quarters named oke emure, odo emure, idamudu and ogbontioro. Iyin ekiti is a town in ekiti state, nigeria, near to ado. 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. Bernt 812085 ekinus 812086 ekis ekman, kajsa 812087 ekiti 812088. Ikoro ekiti is a town in the ijero local government area of ekiti state, south west nigeria. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, adoekiti. 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. Ekiti state is a state in southwest nigeria, created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator general sani abacha. Iyin now has eight primary and three post primary schools, a modern police station and barracks, a general post office, a local government.
Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, ado. Ekiti parapo liberation war by ogunniyi morakinyo, 2006, kayegbo communications edition, in english. Ekiti land is naturally endowed with numerous natural resources. Learn about ekiti state, nigeria people, local government. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti. Bernt 812085 ekinus 812086 ekis ekman, kajsa 812087 ekiti 8 12088. Iyinekiti is a town in ekiti state, nigeria, near to ado. 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 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.
Jun 24, 2012 oba aweloye ii recalled the establishment of st. Ife, unlike benin and oyo, never developed onto a true kingdom. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. Ekiti woman blasts fayose and people of ekiti in ekiti language, referred them as greedy and sycophant. 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.
Origin of ekiti towns adoekiti ado ekiti is a city in southwest nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the ekiti. 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. It operates on the wat time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as ado ekiti. It will test ekiti states pdp state chapter, the apcs national resolve and, most importantly, act as a. Congressman daramola congratulates fayemi politics nairaland. Ekiti woman blasts fayose and people of ekiti in ekiti. Emureekiti has a population of 90,645 making it the 5th biggest city in ekiti.
The ekiti people are one of the largest historical subgroups of the larger yoruba people of west africa, located in nigeria. 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. Elemure the monarch of emure ekiti is one of the sixteen beaded crown obas kings in ekiti land. Each district has its own owa or king of which four are supreme. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This became a legal tussle and caused communal unrest when the local government was created. It was politically subsumed under the paramountry of ijero, the ijero native authority, the ijero district. Fayose has a very strong grip on the state which the apc is determined to break, backed by federal might. They are classified as a central yoruba group, alongside the ijesha, igbomina, yagba and ifes. Dec 15, 2009 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Oye is a town and headquarter of oye local government area in ekiti state, nigeria.