Ijebu, Owo

Ijebu
Town
Ijebu
Coordinates: 7°11′N 5°35′E / 7.183°N 5.583°E / 7.183; 5.583Coordinates: 7°11′N 5°35′E / 7.183°N 5.583°E / 7.183; 5.583
Country  Nigeria
State Ondo State
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Ijebu is a town in Owo, a local government area of Ondo State, south-western Nigeria. The transmission of courtly culture flowed in both directions between Ijebu and Owo kingdoms from the seventeenth century till date.[1] Oral tradition claimed that the founders were the sons of Ojugbelu Arere, the first Olowo of Owo who was a descendant of Oduduwa, the pioneer ruler of Ile-Ife.[2] The king of the town is called Ojomo Oluda and the incumbent Ojomo Oluda is Oba (King) Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo, a retired General of the Nigerian Army.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. "Exchange of Art and Ideas: The Benin, Owo, and Ijebu Kingdoms". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. Smith (1988), Kingdoms of the Yoruba, p.51.
  3. "Royal Rumble in Ijebu, Owo". Vanguard News. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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