Ejigbo

The following towns and villages, among others, were under him: Ika, Igbon, Olosinmo, Ologede, Inisa, Aato, Ijimoba, Afake, Ilawo, Inisa Edoro, Isundunrin, Olla, Ado Ori-Oke, Ayegunle, Idigba, Ibogunde, Songbe, Olorin, Osuntedo and Iwata.

In fact, detachments from Ejigbo assisted the Ibadan army in the Osogbo, Ijaye, Jalumi, Offa, and Kiriji wars between 1840 and 1866.

Ajayi Ogboriefon, Balogun and leader of the Ibadan army in the Jalumi war circa 1860 and 1878 was native of Ejigbo from the Akala compound.

In 1934, when the then government returned to the terms of the 1893 Treaty, which recognized Ibadan's independence and gazettes of the Baale and Divisional Council of Ibadan as an Independent Native Authority, five district obas, including the Ogiyan, were made members of the divisional Council.

They have long history of international emigration, predominantly Ivory Coast, i.e.Côte d'Ivoire and have created border-less ECOWAS.

[3] Out of about a million and two hundred thousand Nigerians residing in Côte d'Ivoire since the 1900s till present, indigenes of the Ejigbo local government area made up of more than 50% of that population.

This has been drastically affecting the population of Ejigbo city, Nigeria, due to continuous migration of her people to some neighbouring West African countries, notably: Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Niger Republic, and Togo.

For example, in Côte d'Ivoire, the Ejigbo people have a community leader they refer to as "Oba" of that area, such as 'Oba Bouake', 'Oba Abobo', 'Oba Dabou', 'Oba Grand Bassam', 'Oba Treichville' (etc.

The 'Obas' also help new migrant, once they could speak a native language, to process the Ivorian permanent residence permit (card identete).

They speak and transact in French instead, because as itinerant travellers, many natives have developed strong relationships with the Francophone world.

He is currently an economic adviser to the government of Togo (the twin brothers have Ejigbo royal family tribal marks).

The parents of the Togolese international footballer, Adebayor and that of the Ivorian No.1 featherweight boxer as at 1986/87, Wahabi Spider, are from Ejigbo.

An important aspect of the festival is Ewo, the practice in which the people of the city divide themselves into two groups: the Isale Osolo and the Oke Mapo.

), grains (maize, guinea corn), and cowpea; cash crops like cocoa, palm oil, kola-nut, coconut and varieties of fruits which include large production of pineapple.

In the ancient times, the women helped in harvesting and selling of farm produce in the local markets.

Mechanized palm-oil processing plants has taken the place of the manual methods, and land cultivation has been greatly improved.

The central traditional market, popularly known as "Oja Ejigbo", is located at the center of the city, in the front of palace.

The market is fixed for every Saturday(occasionally on thursday), as is the case in many Yoruba towns, and attracts merchants from all over Ejigbo city.

This is demonstrated in the joint celebration of the annual Orisa Ogiyan festival and other inter-religious and inter-denominational programs.

Akinjole Ogiyan Abidoye, legendary founder of Ejigbo
Photo of drum
Cultural drum at Ejigbo Palace.
Poultry Keeping @Ogidiolu Farms, Ejigbo