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34 local governments · 8 stories
Local government…
Afijio
Akinyele · 1
Atiba
Atisbo
Egbeda
Ibadan North · 1
Ibadan North-East
Ibadan North-West
Ibadan South-East · 1
Ibadan South-West
Ibarapa Central · 1
Ibarapa East
Ibarapa North
Ido
Irepo
Iseyin · 1
Itesiwaju
Iwajowa
Kajola · 1
Lagelu
Ogbomosho North
Ogbomosho South
Ogbomoso North · 1
Ogo Oluwa
Olorunsogo
Oluyole
Ona Ara
Orelope · 1
Orire
Oyo East
Oyo West
Saki East
Saki West
Surulere
8 stories
01
Lost history · Oyo
The Welshman who built Ibadan's landmarks
Taffy Jones & Mapo Hall →
02
Place name · Oyo
The town where twins are everywhere
Igbo-Ora, twin capital →
03
People · Oyo
The richest woman in Ibadan
Efunsetan Aniwura →
04
People · Oyo
The general who said no to the king
Kurunmi of Ijaiye →
05
Lost history · Oyo
The years Oyo ruled from a small hill town
Igboho, Oyo's capital in exile →
06
Legend · Oyo
Iyake, the lake on a mountain named for a woman's cry
Iyake suspended lake, Ado-Awaye →
07
Place name · Oyo
Ogbomoso, the town named after a severed head
How Ogbomoso got its name →
08
Lost history · Oyo
Okeho, the town that eleven villages built together
Okeho's union and return →