• Local Government Areas in Ondo State

    Ondo State’s Local Government Areas are: Ondo State Ondo is a state in Nigeria. Official NameOndo State of Nigeria AppellationSunshine State Date of CreationFebruary, 1976 State CapitalAkure FestivalsOgun, Olokun, Igogo, Egungan, Ajagbo, Orosun, Arigiya, Boat Regatta and Mare. Population3,460,877 comprising 1,745.057 Male and 1,715,820 female(as at 2006) LanguagesYoruba, Ijaw and English (Official Language) and several…

  • LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN ONDO STATE

    The Local Government Areas in Ondo State are: Ondo State Ondo is a state in Nigeria. Official NameOndo State of Nigeria AppellationSunshine State Date of CreationFebruary, 1976 State CapitalAkure FestivalsOgun, Olokun, Igogo, Egungan, Ajagbo, Orosun, Arigiya, Boat Regatta and Mare. Population3,460,877 comprising 1,745.057 Male and 1,715,820 female(as at 2006) LanguagesYoruba, Ijaw and English (Official Language)…

  • List of Ogun State House of Assembly members, 2012

    House of Assembly members, Ogun State legislature, 2012 1 – Rt. Hon. Adekumbi Suraju Ishola (Yewa North I) Speaker 2 – Hon. Banjo Omotola Peter (Ijebu-Ode) Deputy Speaker 3 – Hon. Jolaosho Olutobi Israel (Ewekoro) Majority Leader 4 – Hon. Akintan Job Olufemi (Yewa North II) Minority Leader 5 – Hon. Solarin Samuel O. (Sagamu…

  • List of Ogun State Judges, 2012

    List of Judges in Ogun State, 2012 1 – Hon. Justice O. O. Olopade, Chief Judge 2 – Hon. Justice N. I. Saula 3 – Hon. Justice P. A. Onamade 4 – Hon. Justice M. A. Dipeolu 5 – Hon. Justice O. Mabekoje 6 – Hon. Justice M. A. Ojo 7 – Hon. Justice O.…

  • Ogun State Governor, Commissioners and other cabinet members, 2012

    Members of Ogun State executive cabinet including Governor, Deputy Governor, SSG, HoS, Commissioners & others as of 2012 1 – Senator Ibikunle Amosun FCA Governor 2 – Prince Segun Adesegun Deputy Governor 3 – Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa Secretary to the State Government 4 – Mrs. Modupe Adekunle Head of Service 5 – Ambassador Demola Ogunnaike…

  • List of cultural festivals in Ogun State

    Some of the Ogun State’s traditional festivals have become the talk of town not only in Nigeria but also in the international community. Included here are the Egungun, Osun, Igunuko, Ogun, Olumo, Gelede, Oro, Orisa Oko, Obinrin Ojowu, Agemo, Obalufon festivals, to name the most fascinating and thrilling ones. Ogun State Ogun is a major…

  • List of Yourba sub-ethnic groups, dialects in Ogun State

    Yoruba is the mother tongue or what linguistics will call the first language of the people of Ogun State while the second and official language is English. But the dialects are distributed according to the sub-groups in the State and among these are Aworis, Egbas, Eguns, Ijebus, Ikales, Ilajes, Remos and Yewas. Ogun State Ogun…

  • List of Rivers in Ogun State

    Ogun State is drained by fast flowing coastal rivers and empty into the lagoons of Lagos State. The most important of these rivers include Ogun, Yewa, Osun and Saasa. It is worthy to note that the name of the State is actually derived from the largest rivers, River Ogun. Ogun State Ogun is a major…

  • Ogun State Macroeconomic framework

    Considering the immense human and material endowments of Ogun State, however, it is obvious that this has not had an appreciable effect on the economic growth and development of the State. In other words, for a very long time, the State has been operating far below its potentials, thus affecting the living conditions of the…

  • Climate of Ogun State

    The climate of Ogun State follows a tropical pattern with the raining season starting about March and ending in November, followed by dry season. The mean annual rainfall varies from 128cm in the southern parts of the State to 105cm in the northern areas. The average monthly temperature ranges from 23°C in July to 32°C…