Ondo State
Ondo or Ondo State is a state in Nigeria created on February 3, 1976, from the former Western State. It originally included the present Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital. Each Nigerian state has several ministerial offices representing the federal government. Ondo State.
Ondo state borders: Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast, Ogun State to the southwest, and Osun State to the northwest and Atlantic Ocean to the south.
Government and society
The state contains eighteen local government areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akure, Okitipupa, Ondo, Ilaje and Owo. The majority of the state's citizens live in urban centers. The big government universities in Ondo state are the Federal University of Technology Akure, Akure, Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.Local Government Areas
Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas, they are:- Akoko North-East
- Akoko North-West
- Akoko South-East
- Akoko South-West
- Akure North
- Akure South
- Ese Odo
- Idanre
- Ifedore
- Ilaje
- Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
- Irele
- Odigbo
- Okitipupa
- Ondo East
- Ondo West ]
- Ose
- Owo
Governor
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo peoples. Ijaw people, such as the Apoi, Furupagha and Arogbo populations, inhabit the coastal areas, and a sizeable number of the Ondo State people who speak a variant of the Yoruba language similar to the Ife dialect reside in Oke-Igbo.Languages
Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:LGA | Languages |
Akoko North East | Ikare-Akoko; Akpes; Arigidi; Emai-Iuleha-Ora; Ayere |
Akoko North West | Àhàn; Akpes; Arigidi; Ayere |
Akoko South West | Emai-Iuleha-Ora |
Ese-Odo | Izon, apoi |
Ilaje | Ilaje |
okitipupa | Ikale, Edo |
Irele | Edo, ikale |
Ondo | Ondo |
Akure | Akure |
Odigbo | ikale, ondo |
Ose | Edo; Emai-Iuleha-Ora |
others | Okpamheri |
Tertiary institutions
- Elizade University
- Federal University of Technology Akure
- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko
- Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa
- Achievers University, Owo
- Wesley University of Science and Technology
- Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo
- Adeyemi College of Education
- National Open University of Nigeria, Akure
- University of Medical Sciences, Ondo
Demographics
Notable People
- Adetokunbo Kayode - Lawyer and Politician
- Mo Abudu - media mogul
- Gani Adams - activist and politician
- Robert Ajayi Boroffice - Politician
- Olu Falae - Politician
- King Sunny Adé - musician
- Adebayo Adefarati - former Governor Ondo State
- Ilesanmi Adesida - physicist
- Akintunde Aduwo - former Governor Western Region/Navy Vice
- Olusegun Agagu - former Governor Ondo state
- Chinko Ekun – singer, rapper
- Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu - politician
- Akintunde Akinwande - engineering professor
- Yemi Alade - musician
- Bamidele Aturu - human rights activist
- Akinyelure Patrick Ayo - banker, politician
- Reekado Banks - singer, songwriter
- Hosea Ehinlanwo - former Senator
- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde - actress, singer
- Olu Falae - banker, politician
- Gani Fawehinmi - author, lawyer
- Jimoh Ibrahim - lawyer, politician
- T. B. Joshua - pastor, philanthropist
- Boluwaji Kunlere - former Senator
- Ayo Makun - comedian, Entertainer
- Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko - educational administrator
- Olusegun Mimiko -former Governor Ondo State
- Micheal Ade-Ojo - business magnate
- Bode Olajumoke - politician
- Chris Olukolade - army general
- Sola Sobowale - actress, director
- Omoyele Sowore - human rights activist
- Funmi Aragbaye - Gospel Singer
- Small Doctor - Musical Artist
- Tayo Adenaike - Painter
- Waje - Musical Artist
Media Houses In Ondo State
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- Hope Newspaper
- Suncity Radio 101.1FM
- OSRC TV
- ALALAYE 96.5FM
- RUGIPO 103.3 FM
- EMPIRE 104.5 FM
- INSIDE FUTA
- NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY
- REMDEL TELEVISION
- Kàkàkí Òndó FM
- KAFTAN TV
- Eki Radio 100.9 FM
- FUTA Radio