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Encyclopedia > Ekiti State
Ekiti State
State nickname: Fountain of Knowledge
Location
Location of Ekiti State in Nigeria
Statistics
Governor
(List)
Olusegun Oni (PDP)
Date Created 1 October 1996
Capital Ado Ekiti
Area 6,353 km²
Ranked 31st
Population
1991 Census
2005 estimate
Ranked 29th
N/A
2,737,186
ISO 3166-2 NG-EK

Ekiti State is a state in southwest Nigeria, created on October 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator General Sani Abacha. 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; however, on creation, it took off with sixteen (16) Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones. Ekiti State is one of the thiryt-six states (including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja) that constitute the Nigeria. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1869x1658, 57 KB)one of the States of Nigeria Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... This is a list of Ekiti State leaders: See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state governors Category: Lists of Nigerian state governors ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Ado Ekiti is a city in southwest Nigeria, in the state of Osun. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Nigerian states by population density Map of Nigerian states by total population The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Sani Abacha General Sani Abacha (Kano, 20 September 1943 – Abuja, 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian politician and military leader. ... Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. ... Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). ... Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria, with an estimated population of 1. ...


Following a prolonged political crisis, President Olusegun Obasanjo imposed a military administrator (General Tunji Olurin) on Ekiti State in October 2006. On April 27, 2007 Olurin was replaced by Tope Ademiluyi.[1] Seal of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Flag of the President of Nigeria The President of Nigeria is the elected head of government and head of state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ... General (rtd. ... Major General Adetunji Idowu Ishola Olurin (rtd. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Tope Ademiluyi (born August 23, 1965) is a Nigerian politician from Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti-West, Ekiti State. ...

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Geography

The State is mainly an upland zone, rising above 250 meters above the sea level. It lies within the area underlain by metamorphic rock of the basement complex. It has a generally undulating land surface with a characteristic landscape that consists of old plains broken by step-sided out-crops dome rocks that may occur singularly or in groups or ridges. Such rocks out-crops exist mainly at Efon-Alaaye, Ikere-Ekiti and Okemesi-Ekiti. The State is dotted with rugged hills. The notable ones among them are Ikere-Ekiti Hills in the southern part, Efon-Alaaye Hills in the western boundary and Ado-Ekiti Hills in the central part. Ado Ekiti is a city in southwest Nigeria, in the state of Osun. ...


Climate and vegetation

The State enjoys tropical climate with two distinct seasons. These are the rainy season (April-October) and the dry season (November-March). Temperature ranges between 21° and 28°C with high humidity. The south westerly wind and the northeast trade winds blow in the rainy and dry (Harmattan) seasons respectively. Tropical forest exists in the south, while Savannah occupies the northern peripheries. The wet season is a term commonly used when describing the weather in the tropics. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Savannah may refer to: Four cities in the United States: Savannah, Georgia, a city known for its historic district Savannah River, which flows past the Georgia city Savannah River Site, a nuclear facility near Augusta, Georgia, upriver from Savannah Savannah, Missouri Savannah, New York Savannah, Tennessee sav is so awesome...


Towns and administrative divisions

The people of Ekiti State live mainly in towns. These towns include: Ado, Efon-Alaaye, Aramoko, Ikole, Ikere, Ijero, Ipoti, Igogo, Ise, Itapa, Otun,usi, Ido, Emure, Iyin, Igede, Ilawe, Ode, Oye, Omuo, Ilupeju, Ikoro, Ikun, Iye, Ijesa-Isu, Ayedun, Aisegba, Okemesi, and Igbara-Odo. Microsoft ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) is a Component object model object for accessing data sources. ... Ikere-Ekiti, also known as Ikere or Ikerre, is a city in the Ekiti State of Nigeria. ... ISE is an abbreviation for: Institute for Shipboard Education, which administers the Semester at Sea program Institute for Social Ecology Integrated Simulation Environment International Standard English International Securities Exchange International Society of Electrochemistry Ion selective electrode Irish Stock Exchange Istanbul Stock Exchange Islamabad Stock Exchange Integrated Services Environment Information Systems... Ilawe Ekiti (also Ilawe) is a town in Ekiti State, Nigeria. ... Ode (Classical Greek: ) is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse. ... Listen is a song performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles in the 2006 film Dreamgirls. ...


Local Government Areas

Ekiti State includes 16 of Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas. They are:

  • Ekiti-West
  • Emure
  • Gbonyin
  • Ido-Osi
  • Isin-Bode
  • Ijero
  • Ikere
  • Ikole
  • Ilejemeje
  • Irepodun/Ifelodun
  • Ise/Orun
  • Moba
  • Oye

Demographics

The Ekiti, whose ancestors migrated from Ile-Ife as a people, form one of the largest ethnic groups in Yorubaland. Ekitis are culturally homogeneous and they speak a dialect of Yoruba language known as Ekiti. The homogeneous nature of Ekiti confers on the state some uniqueness among the states of the federation. Slight differences are noticeable in the Ekiti dialects of the Yoruba language spoken by the border communities to other states. For example, the people of Ado local government area do not speak exactly the same dialect with the people of Ijero Local government area, while the people of Ikole area speak something different from the people of Ikere area. The communities influenced by their locations include Otun (Moba land) that speaks a dialect close to the one spoken by the Igbominas in Kwara State. The people of Oke-Ako, Irele, Omuo-Oke speak a similar dialect to that of Ijesas of Osun State. However, part of the uniqueness of the Ekitis is that where ever is your own part of the state, you will understand well, when the other Ekiti man/woman speaks, in spite of the dialectal variations. In addition, all towns in Ekiti State take a common suffix, “Ekiti,” after their names. The main staple food of the people of Ekiti is pounded yam with vegetable soup. Ado Ekiti is a city in southwest Nigeria, in the state of Osun. ... Ikere-Ekiti, also known as Ikere or Ikerre, is a city in the Ekiti State of Nigeria. ... Moba is a city located in the democratic republic of the congo. ... Listen is a song performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles in the 2006 film Dreamgirls. ... A bronze cast depicting the head of an Ooni, or king, from 1100s-1200s Ife. ... Yoruba (native name èdè Yorùbá, the Yoruba language) is a dialect continuum of West Africa with over 22 million speakers. ... Kwara can mean: Qwara in Ethiopia Kwara State in Nigeria This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language characteristic of a particular group of the languages speakers. ... In Yoruba mythology, Oshun (or Oschun) is a spirit-goddess (Orisha) who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy. ...

References

  1. ^ "Ekiti: Fayose, Olujimi, Aderemi Lose Out", Nigerian Tribune Online, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc., 2007-04-28. Retrieved on 2007-05-02. 

External links

  • Ekitinigeria.net
  • Olaniyitaye.com
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