Category: Towns/Cities
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Ofada town, founded by warriors who took part in the Egba-Oyo war in the 19th century, is inhabited by the Igboin and Igbore people of Egbaland. The community is famous for production of… read more
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Owo; the headquarters of Owo Local Government Council in Ondo State did contribute significantly to the determination of some events in the political history of Nigeria. It was in the ancient town… read more
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Iduma; are a people in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, a subset of the Abureni, which belongs in the Ogbia-Abureni language cluster and often identified with two other communities… read more
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Ode Irele; an Ikale clan and kingdom encompassing Irele town which serves as the headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State and smaller settlements like Gbeleju Loda, Lofo, Onipanu, Atoanse-Ayadi,… read more
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Odogbolu; Town formed in c.1850 by an Ijebu clan made up of eight homesteads, the founders of which historians say were possibly members of the original retinue of Obanta, the founding hero… read more
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Ichida; Ichida is a town located in Anaocha local Government Area of Anambra State. It is situated towards the east of Igbo-ukwu, Ora-eri Awka-Etiti and Nnobi. The people of Ichida are one… read more
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Makun; described simply as waterside Ijebu by historian, E.A. Alayande, the Makun community of Sagamu is the combination of urban or rural settlements which as a unit constituted one of the thirty-three Remo… read more
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Araya; Community in Aviara kingdom of Delta State, Nigeria situated along the rain forest as it shares its boundary with the River Niger. From the town Oleh to Araya, little water bodies… read more
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Bida; Nigerian town in the northern region, deriving its name from a little village known as Bida Banin which is the oldest Nupe aborigine settlement in Nupe-land. A mosque built by the… read more
