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Imesi-ile is an ancient town in the northeastern part of the Obokun Local Government in Osun State, Nigeria. [1] In the 19th century, this town was the epicenter of the Jalumi and the Kiriji wars among the Yoruba nations, and the foundation of peace among all warring Yoruba kingdoms, in Nigeria. [2] The town is about one-hour drive from Ilesa ...
Ijesha. The Ijesha (written as Ìjẹ̀ṣà in Yoruba orthography) are a sub- ethnicity of the Yorubas of West Africa. Ilesha is the largest town and historic cultural capital of the Ijesha people, and is home to a kingdom of the same name, ruled by an Oba locally styled as the Owa Obokun Adimula. The present ruling family of Ijesha is the ...
Oke Ero. Oke Ero is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iloffa. Other Major towns in Oke Ero are Odo-Owa, Idofin, Ekan Nla, Ayedun, Erin Mope, Egosi, Imode, Idofin Odo-Ase, Kajola and Ilale. The first executive chairman of Oke-Ero is the late Otunba Moses Afolayan, while the second was Barrister ...
National language. Yorùbá. Ilesa ( Yoruba: Iléṣà) is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred on that town. [1] [2] [3] The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland. [4] The state of Ilesa consisted of ...
For example, Maria may be called Marycha or Marychna. As in many other cultures, a person may informally use a nickname ( pseudonim, ksywa) or instead of a given name. In 2009, the most popular female names in Poland were Anna, Maria and Katarzyna (Katherine). The most popular male names were Piotr (Peter), Krzysztof (Christopher) and Andrzej ...
Owa Odighizuwa. Owamagbe Odighizuwa (born April 1, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12. He was selected by the Giants in the third ...
Owa Owaluse was an Ijesha Oba (king) who ruled Ijeshaland from 1522 to 1526 and bore the title HRM Owa Obokun Adimula. He found Ilesa the current capital of Ijeshaland . He gave room for military supervision under the able leadership of Lemodu and Lejoka
The Owu Waterfalls in Kwara State. Owu Waterfall is a waterfall located in Owa Kajola in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. [1] It's the highest waterfall in West Africa measuring 120m above the water level and cascades 330 feet down an escarpment, with rocky out crops to a pool of ice-cold water below.