Ondo City

Ondo City is the second largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. Ondo City is the trade center for the surrounding region. Yams, cassava, grain and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also grown, and is used to weave cloth called Aso Oke fabric. Ondo City is the largest producer of cocoa products in the region.[1]

Ondo

Ode Ondo
City
Ondo town
Nickname(s): 
Ekimogun
Ondo
Ondo shown within Nigeria
Coordinates: 7.088923°N 4.7990935°E / 7.088923; 4.7990935
Country Nigeria
StateOndo State
Local governmentOndo West LGA, Ondo EastLGA
Government
 • ObaAdesimbo Victor Kiladejo
Population
 (2006)
 • Total358,430
 • Ethnicities
Ondo
 • Religions
Christianity traditional African religions Islam
ClimateAw
Websiteondostate.gov.ng

The title of the king of the town, who reigns as a direct descendant of the fabled Emperor Oduduwa, is "Osemawe". The present reigning monarch is Dr. Adesimbo Victor Kiladejo, who was crowned in September 2006 following the death of the former king, Dr. Festus Ibidapo Adesanoye.[2]

Education institutions
  • Ondo State University of Medical Sciences is a university of medical sciences owned by the Ondo State Government, established in 2015. It is the third specialized university in Africa, and Nigeria's first specialized medical university to be accredited by the National Universities Commission.
  • National institute for Educational planning and administration, NIEPA Ondo was established in 1992 by the Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with UNESCO/IIEP Paris, as a sub-regional staff college for West Africa. It seek to realize its mission through capacity building, continuous training , consulting, action research in educational planning, information dissemination and providing resource centre services.
  • Wesley University is a private university owned by the Methodist Church of Nigeria.
  • Adeyemi College of Education is a federal government higher education institution located in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. It is a degree-awarding institution affiliated to Obafemi Awolowo University, and is ranked as the best college of education.
  • Ondo City Polytechnic Ondo city polytechnic is a privately funded and managed polytechnic located in Ondo City , Ondo state, Nigeria.

The polytechnic was founded in 2017

  • John Bosco Institute of Technology, Ondo City
  • Adeyemi College of Education, Demonstration Secondary School.
  • Homaj international secondary school. Ondo Boys' High School, founded in 1919, is one of Africa's 50 oldest schools.[3] These are a few out of over two hundred public and private schools in the city.

Notable people of Ondo descent

References
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  2. "Ondo Kingmakers Pick Medical Doctor As Osemawe-Elect". Retrieved 6 April 2007.
  3. "AfricaAlmanac.com". Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
  4. Gini Gorlinski, The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time ISBN 978-1-61530-006-8, Publisher: Rosen Education Service (January 2010)
  5. Corliss, Richard (18 April 2013). "The 2013 Time 100: Omotola Jalade Ekeinde". TIME 100. London. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. "Frederick Isiotan Fasehun at 77". ThisDay Live. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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  8. "Save the last dance". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. Godfrey Oboabona at Soccerway
  10. Wiltz, Teresa (21 October 2007). "The Great Rap Hope". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 November 2009.


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