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    Okemesi-Ekiti is the local Government Headquarters of Okemesi/Idoile Local Government of Ekiti State, Nigeria, whose headquarters is the Ekiti town of...
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  • Fabunmi of Okemesi (c. 1849 - 1903) born Prince Fábùnmi Ìṣọ̀lá, also known as Orara l'ada, was a Yoruba warlord, chief and ultimately king. He was known...
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  • six local government councils within Osun state and Okemesi currently the headquarter of Okemesi/Ido-ile LCDA in Ekiti State of Nigeria. The Ijesha territory...
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  • private militia leader was celebrating with his friends in Erinle shrine, at Okemesi (formerly Imesi-Igbodo). The palm-wine drink meant for the occasion was...
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    the Ekiti area of the region, especially around the Effon ridge and the Okemesi fold belt, which have heights in excess of 732 m (2,400 ft) and are characterized...
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  • born to the family of George Ogunmola and Aina Ogunmola in the town of Okemesi-Ekiti on November 11, 1925. Before his start in professional theatre, Ogunmola...
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  • Balogun of Okemesi - which translates to the war commander of Okemesi Ekiti where he hails from. This title was once held by Fabunmi of Okemesi, who led...
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  • Omobolanle who is also an actor. Peju is from the Ekiti state town of Okemesi. Kola Ogunmola, her father, was an actor in Nigerian cinema. She is also...
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  • film Ayomi. Bukunmi Oluwasina born to the family of seven, hails from Okemesi-Ekiti. She holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from Obafemi Awolowo...
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    From 1877 to 1893, the Confederacy fought the Kiriji War led by Fabunmi Okemesi alongside other Eastern Yoruba groups against the Ibadan Kingdom and other...
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  • film writer, playwright and director. He was born on November 11,1939 at Okemesi, a city in Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria. His father, Aliu Fakoya, was...
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    Offa, Ogbomoso, Ogere-remo, Ogidi-ijumu, Ojo, Oka-akoko, Okeho, Oke-Igbo, Okemesi, Okitipupa, Okuku, Omu Aran, Omuo, Ondo City (Ode Ondo), Osogbo, Osu, Otan...
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  • Akure from May 2012 to May 2017. Daramola was born on 2 March 1958 in Okemesi, then Western Region to Elizabeth Eniola and Michael Adebayo Daramola....
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    Joseph Olaoye Jaiyeola (JOJ) Born (1961-06-16) 16 June 1961 (age 63) Okemesi - Ekiti, Ekiti State. Alma mater Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Osun...
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  • January 1935 – 22 September 1995), was a researcher and neurologist from Okemesi, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Known for discovering the cause of ataxic tropical...
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  • are ethnically Yoruba. It neighbors the cities of Iresi, Ìlá Òràngún, Okemesi, Ada, Iree, Otan-Aiyegbaju, Otan-Ile, Imesi-Ile, Edemosi and Oyan.[citation...
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  • Adedeji (born 1937) is a Nigerian writer for children. Adedeji was born in Okemesi in Ekiti State in 1937. Adedeji was disappointed with books for children...
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  • founded new settlements named Imasai in Ogun state; Imesi-lasigidi and Okemesi (formerly called Imesi-igbodo or Imesi-odo) both in Ekiti state. Also,...
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    publications. Although his parents—Joel Oloruntoba and Ebuoluwa Racheal—were from Okemesi-Ekiti in southwest Nigeria, Akintunde was born and raised in Mushin, Lagos...
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  • an agricultural overseas tour in 1955. It was during his reign Ikoro - Okemesi road was constructed in 1947. A customary court of which he was president...
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  • Villages under Ekiti West: Ido Ajinare Ikogosi Ipole Iloro Aramoko Erinijiyan Okemesi Isokowa Egede Orokuta Osemo Kajola "Ekiti West (Local Government Area,...
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    be seen in places at Aramoko, Efon-Alaiye, Ikere-Ekiti, Igbara-odo and Okemesi-Ekiti among others. Rugged hills dot the landscape, notable among which...
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    Ayetoro; Ikogosi; Ileyigbo; Ipole; Ipole-soke; Ireju; Kajola; Osun Moba Okemesi 362103 Alaye; Aworo; Elesunsun; Erio; Ido Ajinmare; Ido-Ayefunle; Oko-Owa;...
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  • Abimbola is the oldest of three children and an indigene of Ekiti state, Okemesi Ekiti to be precise. In 2008, she graduated from Bristow Academy in Florida...
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