The 18 local government areas in Ondo State and their headquarters are as follow: Local Government Area Headquarters Akoko North-East IkareAkoko Akoko North-West OkeagbeAkoko Akoko South-East IsuaAkoko Akoko South-West Oka Akoko Akure North Iju/Itaogbolu Akure South Akure Ese Odo Igbekebo Idanre Idanre Owo Owo Ifedore Igbara-Oke Ondo East Bolorunduro Ondo West Ondo Ilaje Igbokoda Ile…

Judges, members of the judiciary, in Ondo State, as at 2022 Hon. Justice O. O. Akeredolu Chief Judge Hon. Justice E.A. Alade Hon. Justice C.T. Adesola- Ikpatt Hon. Justice A.M. Owoyemi Hon Justice. O.M Adejumo Hon. Justice (Dr) O.S. Kuteyi Hon. Justice T.M. Adedipe Hon. Justice Sunday Olorundahunsi Hon. Justice O.J. Abe Hon. Justice Ademola…

House of Assembly Members of Ondo State, Nigeria as at 2022 Name Constituency Post held Rt. Hon. (Chief) Oleyelogun Bamidele David Ifedore Speaker Rt. Hon (Revd) Adeboroye Samuel Ademoye Odigbo II Deputy Speaker Hon. Oluwole Emmanuel Ogunmolasuyi Owo II Majority Leader Hon. Oladiji Olamide Adesanmi Ondo East Deputy Majority Leader Hon. Mohammed Taofik Oladele Akoko…

Governor, Commissioners and other executive council members of Ondo State as at 2022 Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo Governor Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa Deputy Governor Princess Oladunni Odu SSG to the State Government Chief Joel Olugbenga Ale Chief Of Staff Mr.Ogundele Kayode Head Of Service Honourable Commissioners Mr. Adewale Olumuyiwa Commissioner for Finance, Ondo State. Mr. Emmanuel…

Osun has a fairly large population. According to the 2006 National Population Census, the population of the state is put at 3,423,535. The state is rich in human and material resources Historical evidence shows that the Yoruba tradition is one of the earliest and dominant traditions in Nigeria. The people of Osun are predominantly Yoruba.…

The two elephants in the Coat of Arms symbolises strength, service and humility. The brown colour emphasises the unity of our skin and the soil. A clear testimony that we own the earth. The cocoa tree symbolises agriculture and the natural resources of the land. The Y on the shield represents River Niger and Benue which symbolise the link between State of Osun…

Yoruba tradition has it that Ile-Ife in the State of Osun is where Olodumare started the creation of the world. It represents the beginning of life, the birthplace of civilization, the embodiment of all that we see or feel. Osun is the ancestral home of the Yoruba Race whether home or abroad. It is the…

Yoruba English Ise wa fun ile waFun Ile Ibi WaKa gbee gaKa gbee gaKa gbee ga fun aye riIgbagbo wa ni peBati beru la bomoKa siseKa siseKa sise ka jo laIsokan ati ominiraNi ke je ka maa lepaTesiwaju f opo ireAti ohun to daraOmo Oodua dideBo si ipo eto reIwo ni imoleGbogbo Adulawo There is…

Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke Col Leo Segun Ajiborisha was the first Military Administrator of the State and he governed from August 1991-January 1992 when he handed over to an elected governor, Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke who ruled from 1992 to November 1993. The civilian rule in the state was terminated when Col Anthony Udofia,( Dec,1993-Aug 1996), Col Anthony Obi (Aug 1996-Aug 1998) and Col…

The Oyo Kingdom, as with other states of the Yoruba people in the southern coastal area of West Africa (modern Nigeria), claimed descent from an exiled king of Ife (11-15th century CE). Although archaeology has yet to discover concrete connections between the various successive states of what is today Nigeria, oral traditions, such as those…