Kisi, Oyo State

Kisi (or Kishi) is a large town in Oyo State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Irepo Local Government Area. Kisi or otherwise called Kishi is currently located at the northern part of Oyo state and it the headquarters of Irepo local government. Kisi is an extension of old Oyo-Ile which was collapsed in the 18th century as a result of Jihad activity by the Hausa/Fulani of Ilorin, Kwara state. Kisi is about two hundred and fifty kilometers from Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state and it is about one hundred and fifty kilometers from Oyo Alafin.

The town has an official Post Office.

Kisi: Historical antecedent

Historically, different tribes such as Baruba, Yoruba, Fulani had been in existence in Kisi since 13th century. The first inhabitants in a place called "Igbo-Ifa" was "Kilisi Yeruma", an Ibaruba tribe. Subsequently, two Yorubas joined "Kilisi Yeruma" and they ardently supported him in the formation of the town. Later on, the place (i.e. Igbo-Ifa) was changed to "Kilisi", the name of the first inhabitant. After omission of two letters i.e. l and i, it remains Kisi. This is derivative origin of the town's name. However, the corrupt version of the town's name is otherwise called Kishi which is still revolving round the original name. Today the name is either written as Kisi or Kishi.

Nigeria

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to as Nigeria ⁱ/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, is a federal constitutional republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is located. Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country.

Modern-day Nigeria has been the site of numerous kingdoms and tribal states over the millennia. The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century, and the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914. The British set up administrative and legal structures whilst practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms. Nigeria became a formally independent federation in 1960, and plunged into a civil war from 1967 to 1970. It has since alternated between democratically-elected civilian governments and military dictatorships, until it achieved a stable democracy in 1999, with its 2011 presidential elections being viewed as the first to be conducted reasonably freely and fairly.

Nigeria (album)

Nigeria is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980. The tracks were also released in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Just classic Green".

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Nigeria (disambiguation)

Nigeria is a country in West Africa.

Nigeria or Nigerian may also refer to:

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