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Ibadan (UK: / ɪ ˈ b æ d ən /, US: / ɪ ˈ b ɑː d ən /; [5] Yoruba: Ìbàdàn) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria.It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and nearly 4 million within its metropolitan area.
Oyo is a state in southwestern Nigeria.Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. [8] Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km, to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km, partly across the River Osun, and to the south by Ogun State, and to the west by the Republic of Benin for 98 km.
The Ibadan Republic or the Ibadan Empire [2],was a powerful Yoruba state in present-day Nigeria, emerged in the 19th century following the collapse of the Oyo Empire. Initially a war camp in the 1820s, [ 3 ] Ibadan evolved into a major military power after its decisive victory against the Ilorin Emirate in 1838 at the Battle of Òsogbo .
Bodija District Ibadan Nigeria Bodija is a district in Ibadan , Oyo State , Nigeria . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The district gained prominence with the development of like-named highbrow, a leafy residential estate created by the Western Nigeria Region after the independence of Nigeria.
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The diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Indonesia date back to 1965, when Indonesia opened its resident diplomatic mission in Lagos. In 1976 Nigeria reciprocated by opening its mission in Jakarta. Nigeria was the first Sub-Saharan African country that established a diplomatic mission in Indonesia. [2]
1948 – University College of Ibadan and its Botanical Garden established. [1] [5] 1949 – Nigerian Tribune newspaper begins publication. [6] 1951 – Ibadan Peoples Party organized. 1952 – Population: 459,196. [7] 1954 – Nigerian Records Office headquartered in Ibadan. [8] 1955 Historical Society of Nigeria founded in Ibadan. [9]
Robert A. Jones (1882–1949), also known as "Taffy" was a Welsh man who worked in southern Nigeria between 1910 and 1944. He was a member of Ibadan Native Authority in 1923 as a road engineer, where he remained until his retirement to Wales. [4] He is also ascribed as being the engineer who built the Manor House in Iseyin. [5]