A study of ijeroba festival in ikare akoko adebusola olorunfemi dada on. Ikareakoko, city in southwestern nigeria, is located in the southwestern oilrich ondo state. The city is home to several educational institutions and is in close proximity to the adekunle ajasin university at akungba akoko. Like the early history of most nations the commonly received accounts are for the most part purely legendary. Brief history of ikare ikare small business directory. To people off alone, as we were, there is something stirring about finding evidences of human labour and care in the soil of an empty country. With 4 listings in ikare akoko, our handy ikare akoko map search and great low prices, its easy to book the perfect hotel holiday accommodation for your ikare akoko visit. The 10 best ikareakoko hotel deals feb 2020 tripadvisor. The study adopted the narrative and analytical methods of historical research.
For decades, the people of ikare akoko, in akoko north east council area of the state lived in fear of the hilly road. If you are from ikare, headquarters of akoko northeast. I recommend the biography of hrm oba samuel kolapo adegbite adedoyin the owa ale of ikareland it is a 206 paged book titled adimula ti ikare, but it took me just 2 days to read, interesting discovery. Dont currupt the history of ikare,by claiming that one agba ode is the founder of ikare we know,as a matter of oral history and documentation that batimehin,the first olukare who reigned between 14001460 was the first olukare of ikare,and the history of ikare prior to the arrival of batimehin while sugeoning in the old oyo empire,is. Oral traditions and the political history of okaakoko jstor. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Ikare in english translation and definition ikare, dictionary englishenglish online. The festival is presided over by the traditionally recognized oba of ikare that is. The akoko ikale constitute a significant part of the ikale subethnic group in southeastern yorubaland.
Despite the moral decadence in the society, young girls and ladies, living in ikare akoko community still live a spartan life and keep their virginity till marriage. A project submitted to the department of history and international studies, adekunle ajasin university, akungba akoko,2012, 14. Ikare, also called ikare akoko, town, ondo state, southwestern nigeria. It lies in the yoruba hills, at the intersection of roads from owo, okene, kabba, and adoekiti.
Ikare is about 100km from akure, the ondo state capital. Akoko, with an initial glottal stop, is the hawaiian term for the plant genus euphorbia spurges akoko are a large yoruba cultural subgroup in the northeastern part of yorubaland, the area spans from ondo state to edo state in southwest nigeria. Oral traditions and the political history of okaakoko volume 20 ayodeji olukoju. At that time, there was no birth registry in ikare therefore there was no authentic record. Spark plug is an organized tedx event that is aimed to promote innovation, commerce and partnership amongst members of the community. If you are from ikare, headquarters of akoko northeast local government in ondo state and you want to know the history of ikare. Java project tutorial make login and register form step by step using netbeans and mysql database duration. Like the early history of most nations the commonly received accounts are for the most. This article possibly contains unsourced predictions, speculative material, or accounts of events that might not occur.
Abstract this paper examined the imperial exploits of nupe among the akoko communities of northeast yorubaland between 1845 and 1897. Akoko land takes a large percentage of the local governments in ondo state. The rt revd gabriel akinbiyi the church of nigeria. With 4 listings in ikare akoko, our handy ikare akoko map search and great low prices, its easy to book the perfect holiday accommodation for your ikare akoko visit. Ikare is a city in the northern part of ondo state, nigeria. Akunnu akoko is another town in akoko north east local government akunnu akoko is the ondo state border community to kogi state. Ikare is about 100 km from akure, the ondo state capital. A study of ijeroba festival in ikare akoko, 9783659682438. Olukare of ikare akoko news latest breaking stories and. The traditional marriage system in ikare akoko, an unpublished b. Clerics extol virtues of sheikh aliagan, missioner ansarul. Please help improve it by removing unsourced speculative content. Im from ondo state but want to know much about them, they claim to originate from ileife.
The ancient town of ikare akoko in akoko south west local government area of ondo state was today enveloped with grief as the people of the town mourned the brutal killing of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The festival is presided over by the traditionally recognized oba of ikare. Ikare akoko ikare for short, city in southwestern nigeria, located in ondo state. Out of the present 18 local government councils it takes four, akoko. The city is home to several educational institutions and is in close proximity to the adekunle ajasin university at akungbaakoko. We are one of the best hotels in ikare akoko here at niiman hotel and suite we are equipped with professional, trained and experienced staff who ensure we operates a first class level for our customer, who aim to enjoy business and leisure, we also have in mind the simple travelers and their requirements. Ikareakoko is famous throughout west africa for its decorative pottery. The people are known for passion for education, hard work, diligence, civilazation and prominency especially in area of politics.
Join facebook to connect with ikare akoko and others you may know. If you are looking for ikare akoko holiday accommodation, safarinow has a selection of hotel, holiday accommodation in ikare akoko and surrounds. It is aimed at building ideas that would encourage the general community on the area of commerce and entrepreneurship and also showing them the benefits of developing ideas through aids from the internet. It comes to you as a sort of message, makes you feel differently about the ground you walk over every day. Akokos, which comprised oka, ikare, akungba, supare, ifira, ukpe now ipe ikpesi. If you are looking for ikare akoko hotel accommodation, safarinow has a selection of hotel accommodation in ikare akoko and surrounds. Citadel international college ikare akoko opened on 17th october, 1994 at the temporary site in ugbe akoko. The ijeroba festival like other festival is of great importance and it is widely celebrated by the ikare akoko people.
Oral traditions and the political history of okaakoko history in. Information must be verifiable and based on reliable published sources. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about olukare of ikare akoko from nigeria and the world on today. The results examined the positive and negative impacts of the political system on the socio economic history of the oka akoko people. History of akoko akoko is a large northeast yoruba settlement in yorubaland, the area spans from ondo state to edo state in southwest nigeria. The study revealed that oka akoko is one of ancient cities in the course of human history and endeavour with major historical land marks in the map of nigeria history. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The ikareakoko council of chiefs, under the owaale of ikare, oba kolapo adegbiteadedoyin, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of gov. Ikare was founded by agba ode an ife prince who was one of the grand children of oduduwa. Learn about the rt revd gabriel akinbiyi, the church of nigeria anglican communion in ikare akoko, nigeria. An agricultural trade centre yams, cassava manioc, corn maize, okra, pumpkins, rice for the local yoruba people, it is also a collecting point for cocoa, palm produce. Best hotels in ikare book the best hotels in ikare here on jumia travel. Oka akoko, town, ondo state, southwestern nigeria, in the yoruba hills, on roads from owo and ikare. Brief history citadel international college ikare akoko.
Find the rt revd gabriel akinbiyi commendations and more on world anglican clerical directory. A yoruba town with two kings ikare is a city in the northern part of ondo state, nigeria. Jantar book prize for the most beautiful book of the year, meeting of good book publishers, gdansk. An agricultural market centre yams, cassava manioc, corn maize, rice, palm oil and kernels, okra, and pumpkins for the local yoruba people, it is also a collecting point for cocoa, palm. He is survived by children, grandchildren and greatgrand. Famous quotes containing the words people andor notable. However, as far as yoruba historiography is concerned, the akoko ikale and indeed the larger ikale nation have suffered from neglect because they remain one. Rethinking ikare tradidions of origin publish your. You can book the bolinton hotel which features a bubbling night club for the guest who likes partying. The tradition, according to history, has been part of the town since its inception, and has become a religious celebration. Until his death, alhaji ikare who died on friday february 23rd, 2018 was the missioner of ansarulislam at ikare, tafseer at ikare central mosque and hausa community central mosque, ugbe akoko as well as the chief imam of ilorin indigenes in ikare akoko and ondo state in general. Data for the study was gathered through primary and secondary sources. Buy a study of ijeroba festival in ikare akoko by dada, adebusola olorunfemi isbn.
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