Pahayi

Pahayi
Town
Pahayi

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: NG 6°50′49″N 2°56′17″E / 6.84694°N 2.93806°E / 6.84694; 2.93806Coordinates: NG 6°50′49″N 2°56′17″E / 6.84694°N 2.93806°E / 6.84694; 2.93806
Country  Nigeria
State Ogun State
LGA Yewa South
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Pahayi is a town in Yewa South local government area,[1] Ogun State, Nigeria.[2] It is located near Ilaro, not far from the border with Benin.[3][4] Pahayi was one of the towns which was historically incorporated into the Egbado Protectorate under the Dahomians.[5] It contains an elementary school and is linked by road to neighboring towns.[6][7] Orita Pahayi Modern Shopping Centre was completed in the 1990s.[8] The inhabitants, mainly Yoruba people,[9] are noted for their Wooro music, a type of music which is a "combination of all other music associated with Gelede, Ogun and Sango Festival."[10]

References

  1. ↑ Nigeria. National Bureau of Statistics; Federal Government Economic Reform & Governance Project (Nigeria) (2008). Directory of primary schools in Nigeria: South-east zone. National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Falola, Toyin 1953–". ? Via Highbeam Research. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2012.(subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Women Fellowship". United African Methodist Church. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "50 Years of African Liberation". African Studies Association. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ↑ The History of the Yorubas. Taylor & Francis. p. 606. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Peacock, Scot (27 February 2002). Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, & Other Fields. Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-4613-4. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Ọtẹgbẹyẹ, Tunji (1995). A humble beginning: an autobiographical prelude to The turbulent decades. STATCO. ISBN 978-978-33134-1-5. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Ogun State annual & investment digest incorporating who's who. Visionlink Nigeria Ltd. 1999. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  9. ↑ Baldwin, David E.; Baldwin, Charlene M. (1976). The Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria: an indexed bibliography. G. K. Hall. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-8161-7857-5. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  10. ↑ Ogun State (Nigeria). Council for Arts and Culture (1991). A publication on the Festival of Traditional Social Music in Ogun State: held at the Gateway Hotel, Abeokuta between Thursday 14th March and Thursday 15 August, 1991. Ogun State Council for Arts and Culture. Retrieved 20 May 2012.


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