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Oyo

34 local governments · 8 stories

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 →