14/05/2025
Towns with identical names!
Here are some towns/places in different states that have the same name especially in the southwestern part of Nigeria by Solomon O. Akinmoji...
1. Owena(Òndó state and Oṣun state). Idanre local government of Òndó state has her secretariat in Owena of Òndó state.
2. Egbeda(Lagos State and Ọ̀yọ́ state{Ìbàdàn}).
3. Iléṣà(Oṣun state and Kwara state). The Iléṣà in Kwara state is called Ilesa-Baruba.
4. Ejigbo(Lagos State and Oṣun state).
5. Ado(Ekiti state, Ogun State and Ọ̀yọ́ state).
Ado-Èkìtì, Ado Odo and Ado Awaye respectively.
6. Ifon(Òndó state and Oṣun state).
7. Ọ̀bà(Òndó state and Oṣun state). Oba-ile and Ọba Àkókó are in Òndó state while Oba-oke is in Oṣun State.
8. Ijaiye(Lagos State and Ọ̀yọ́ state). Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos and Orile Ijaiye in Ọ̀yọ́ state.
9. Ìjẹ̀bú(Ogun State and Oṣun state). There are so many Ìjẹ̀bú in Ogun state while there is Ìjẹ̀bú-Jẹ̀ṣà in Oṣun State.
10. Mushin(Lagos State and Ogun State). There is Ìjẹ̀bú-Mushin in Ògún state.
11. Imesi(Oṣun state and Ekiti state). Imesi-ile and Okemesi respectively.
12. Olorunda(Oṣun state and Ọ̀yọ́ state).
13. Ayegunle(Oṣun state, Èkìtì and Òndó state). Ayegunle, Ayegunle-Ekiti and Ayegunle Oka respectively.
14. Ido(Èkìtì state, Ọ̀yọ́ state and Òndó state). Ido and I pani respectively.
15. Igbara(Òndó state and Ekiti state). Igbara-Oke in Òndó state and Igbara-Odo in Èkìtì. Both of them were under Òndó state till 1996 when Èkìtì state was formed out of Òndó state.
16. Surulere(Lagos State and Ọ̀yọ́ state).
17. Ojo(Lagos State and Ọ̀yọ́ state).
18. Yaba(Lagos State and Òndó state). There is Yaba in Òndó town and Idanre in Òndó state).
19. Iju(Lagos State and Òndó state). It is Ìjú in Lagos and Ijù in Òndó state.
20. Ẹ̀rìn(Kwara State and Oṣun state). Ẹ̀rìn-ilé in Kwara and Ẹ̀rìn-òkè in Oṣun.
21. Èkìtì(Èkìtì state and Kwara state). There is a town called ‘Èkìtì’ in Kwara state while there is Èkìtì state.
..to be continued.
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