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. List of books and articles about nigerian history online. Jun 24, 2012 the people of iseekiti were stunned on wednesday, november 30, 1898, when a magic lantern was put on exhibition in the town. The final work of stephen ellis, a brilliant africanist, this present darkness is nothing less than an analysis of nigerias history from the precolonial period to the present time. 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. 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. Ekiti state in western nigeria this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ekiti.
Assessment of mothers knowledge and attitude towards malaria management among under five 5 years children in okemesi ekiti, ekiti west local government, ekiti state estrjkl. Okemesiekiti is in the southwest of nigeria, located within the tropical hinterland in the rain forest area. The picture you show here is that of fabunmi okemesi and not ogedengbe. Each district has its own owa or king of which four are supreme. Such a shop in an ekiti hotel should be full of beautiful products created by ekiti people with imagination and skill. 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. History of idofin in affiliation to igbomina, ajo camp, is a yoruba northern frontier, where some of omuisanlu district like omuaran, aran orin, arandun, oba, oko and others with some of ekiti country. Prior to this, it was part of the ondo province in western region of nigeria.
Of all the traditions and celebrations in ekiti land concerning the masquerade society, oladunwo masquerade celebration is mostly revered. The history of the people of ado ekiti, in ekiti state, southwest nigeria began over seven hundred. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. Odoayedun, ekiti state in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content.
Historically, it was related that when the enemy group wanted to attack okemesi town, the people ran to oke agbonna for safety. List of books and articles about ghana history online. Ekiti synonyms, ekiti pronunciation, ekiti translation, english dictionary definition of ekiti. 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. It was one of the many yoruba states in what is today nigeria. The history of the book became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s, contributors to the discipline include specialists from the fields of textual. According to oral and contemporary written sources of yoruba history, the ekitis are among the earliest settlers of yorubaland. Ilawe ekiti also ilawe or ilaweekiti is a town in ekiti state, nigeria. The purpose of this paper, abridged from the forthcoming new edition of slaying the dragon. Nigeria is africas most populous country and the worlds eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. History of idofin in affiliation to igbomina, ajo camp. Ekiti state, nigeria overview, history and summary. Pdf the historical position of ewi of adoekiti in the comity of ekiti.
Although narcotics anonymous na was one of the earliest adaptations of the aa program, na remains less wellknown among addiction professionals. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. 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. This paper examines the political activities of the people of adoekiti during the colonial period. They include cassiterrite, columbite and tantalite which are found in ijero. The triumph of the codex a companion to the history of the book. Department of history and international studies, faculty of arts. 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 enlightened elites would be happy to decorate their homes, offices, and businesses with locallymade products.
It shows how books serve as valuable portals into the social, intellectual, economic, technological, and historical contexts in which they were. Oladunwo masquerade of okemesi ekiti ekiti state of. A large ad in the new york times c paid for by the central bank of nigeria warns readers of the ongoing professional scam operation being run out of. An urban and industrial centre of the region, it was founded by the. Chief michael osuolale oyeniyan the balogun of odobi, okemesi claims in his book entitled, okemesi.
If anyone is visiting ekiti, they want to see and buy ekiti products. The history of addiction treatment and recovery in america, is to provide an overview of the. The ekiti people are aboriginal, culturally homogeneous and highly intellectual agriculturalist yoruboidspeaking people that forms a subgroup of the larger yoruba ethnic group of west africa, particularly in nigeria and some part of benin. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. 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.
The true history of ikere ekiti and its monarchy culture. Ekiti state is situated entirely within the tropics see maps. History okemesiekiti has its origin from ile ife, the ancient seat and ancestral home of the yoruba race. 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. One of our cousins, just finishing from okemesi grammar school, okemesi ekiti, joined him at his residence in ibadan. It is a nodal town which shares boundary with kwara state to the north and osun state to the west. History of otun ekiti otun ekiti is the headquarter of moba local government area in ekiti state. This is a list of villages and settlements in adamawa state, nigeria organised by local government area lga and districtarea with postal codes also given by postal code.
While the non ekiti part of the region largely dominated geographically, akure which was then regarded as an ekiti town was the headquarters of ondo province. 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. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. An expose of a modern international gang by harold baines book description. 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. Short history of ekiti the word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound. From historical records, there is blood relationship between okemesi, imesiile, ile ife and ilesa.
Ado ekiti, town, capital of ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. The villagers, in the present day ekiti state, could not believe their eyes as they watched the display of the magic lantern. When the history of medicine in the postcolonial era in west africa is written, the name of b. Ekiti parapo liberation war 2006 edition open library. The following publications provide an overview of unicefs history pdf format.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The modern ekiti state was formed from part of ondo in 1996. 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. The word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound. The group picture is also fabunmi and his warriors. 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. Apr 19, 20 history of ekiti the word ekiti as we know it today denotes a mound. A princess, a professor and the missing key the guardian. In yoruba land, apart from oba which is the general name for a king, each king or traditional ruler has his own royal title which distinguishes him from other kings. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population.
The ajeles, that is the ibadan agents in okemesi had become. Land of the brave published in 2018, that the 16 charismatic obas were formally. Based on original, archival research in five countries, its insights draw on expertise in anthropology, religion and history. Oladunwo masquerade of okemesi ekiti ekiti state of nigeria. Ekiti brief history ekiti state was carved out of the former ondo state on october 1, 1996. A history of nigeria by toyin falola cambridge core.
It shares boundaries with kwara state in the north, kogi state to the east. 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. Americanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie, things fall apart by chinua achebe, half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie, p. Osuntokun will figure large, as a man of great talent, of prodigious application and as a. This book is the first comprehensive account of the international labour organizations 100year history. Titles of traditional rulers in yorubaland oldnaija. Its geographic coordinates are 7 35 60 n and 5 5 60 e.
Abiodun nejo, ado ekiti the prof oluwole and mrs mojisola akindahunsi public beneficiary initiative has presented 400 units of textbooks. It is an extensive state originally divided into 16 districts. Ekiti state is a state in southwest nigeria, created on october 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator general sani abacha. Emmanuel ojo ekiti state university, ado ekiti, adoekiti.
Babajide was a renowned author and many of his books have been sources of blessings to many people up until date. Efon alaaye and her neighbours 18151893 ezekiel oladele adeoti and andjames olusegun adeyeri department of history and international studies, lagos state university lasu, ojo, nigeria. The oracle of the yoruba in nigeria out of print try used books. Ekiti was an independent state prior to the british conquest. Ceramic ball clays and kaolinite clays are available at isan ekiti in oye local government area. 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. Oguntuyi 1979 in his book entitled history of ekiti from the. Warfare was the most dominant theme of nineteenth century yoruba history. Ikere ekiti, town, ekiti state, southwestern nigeria, on the road from akure to ado ekiti. First was the story that tied the origin of ekiti to ife.