Ijebu, Owo

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

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[]

Agboola Ojomo Agunloye
Engr Richard Omotayo Adewale(ASAE)

References[]

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

[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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