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Ondo (Ondo City) is a city in Ondo State, the administrative centre of the Ondo Westst Local Government Area.
Population: 123 939 (1975), 146 051 (1991); 257 005 (2016).
Area: 32.2 km².
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_City
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Coordinates:   7°5'31"N   4°50'40"E

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  • Ondo is also known as Ondo kingdom and it has 2 local government areas: Ondo west and Ondo east. It is a nice place to visit with good roads, water supply and electricity. There is also the serene environment courtesy of the forests which are found around although this is declining.
  • Ondo is one of the best producing cocoa state. It also has the highest mountain in Nigeria
  • Situated in the Southwestern belt of the Nigerian rainforest, Ode Ondo or Ondo City or Ondo Kingdom has a population of half a million people, making it one of the largest cities in the state named after it. Its traditional ruler, the Osemawe is a descendant of Oodua, the founding King of Yoruba Kingdoms. The location of Ondo in the middle of Nigeria’s rain forest but with good access to the coast made the city a major transit point to northeast Yoruba land during the era of Yoruba civil war. Its strategic location led to its rapid rise as a conduit for goods from Lagos into Yoruba land, and subsequently attracted Christian missionaries who established the first mission church, St. Stephen’s Oke-Aluko in 1875. The coming of Christian missionaries, many of whom were anglicized Africans, had a lasting impact on the community. First was the establishment of a primary school which trained catechists and teachers, as well as what were then Native Authority clerks. The functional education received in the primary school also led to new commercial ventures such as cocoa and rubber farming, a shift to a measure of cash crop farming. Traditional political authority is vested in the King (Oba) who is generally considered the spiritual and political head of the Ondos. He heads the Council of senior chiefs called Eghae; these are (Lisa, Jomu, Odunwo, Sasere, Adaja, and Odofin) who with him make up what is considered a cabinet, referred to in other Yoruba towns as Iwarefa. Apart from male chiefs, there are also women chiefs headed by Lobun (female King) who is in charge of the community market and who has an important ritual function in the crowning of a new King. Ondo is one of few Yoruba kingdoms with a tradition of female kings. Indeed, Ondo’s first king, Pupupu, was female, thus making Ondo city one of the few spots with age-old traditions of gender diarchy or balance of power. Other female chiefs are Lisa-Lobun, Jomu-Lobun, Orangun-Lobun, Sasere-Lobun and Adafin. Other lesser grade female chiefs are Odofin-Lobun, Ogede-Lobun, Sama-Lobun and Awoye-Lobun. Most Ondos are farmers producing cash (cocoa, rubber, and timber) and food crops (yam, plantain, cassava, and palm produce). The positive and beneficial impact of the presence of missionaries in Ondo led the community to establish the first community secondary school in Nigeria and the oldest secondary school in the Old Ondo and Benin Provinces (now Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Delta States). Named Ondo Boys’ High School, the secondary school was incorporated in 1919 after six years of informal existence under a Durham University-trained Classics graduate, Reverend Moses Craig Adeyemi, an Ondo indigene. To the credit of Ondo community and the founding principal, Ondo Boys’ High School grew to offer education to young boys and later young girls before reverting back to an all-male school in keeping with its founding tradition. In Nigeria, the Ondos are known for their thirst and quest for education. This community’s ambition led many Ondo indigenes into professional studies: law, engineering, medicine, diplomacy, banking, and academics. Traditionally, Ondo’s quest for education has taken its sons and daughters to the United Kingdom and the United States and Canada. For example, there is no single household in Ondo town without one family member studying or working in North America or Europe. The Ondos are also known for their thirst and quest for God, The Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, The Great I AM THAT I AM, Everlasting Father, JEHOVAH – The Self-Existing One. The Ondo’s quest for God has taken its sons and daughters deep in serving the Creator. For example, there is no single household in Ondo town without one family member as a Pastor, Evangelist, Apostle, Bible Study or Sunday School Teacher around the world. The Ondos are blessed spiritually, as the Almighty God is raising men and women from the land to represent and to make impact for Him around the world. For instance, the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pa Josiah was born into the Akindayomi family of Ondo town, in July 1909. As we can see that no amount of words can describe the mighty things that The Almighty God is doing via RCCG. Indeed, the Redeemed Christian Church of God is destined by the Lord Himself to take the world for Him. Compiled by: Felix Adeniyan Atlanta Georgia www.felixadeniyan.com
  • Situated in the Southwestern belt of the Nigerian rainforest, Ode Ondo or Ondo City or Ondo Kingdom has a population of half a million people, making it one of the largest cities in the state named after it. Its traditional ruler, the Osemawe is a descendant of Oodua, the founding King of Yoruba Kingdoms. The location of Ondo in the middle of Nigeria’s rain forest but with good access to the coast made the city a major transit point to northeast Yoruba land during the era of Yoruba civil war. Its strategic location led to its rapid rise as a conduit for goods from Lagos into Yoruba land, and subsequently attracted Christian missionaries who established the first mission church, St. Stephen’s Oke-Aluko in 1875. The coming of Christian missionaries, many of whom were anglicized Africans, had a lasting impact on the community. First was the establishment of a primary school which trained catechists and teachers, as well as what were then Native Authority clerks. The functional education received in the primary school also led to new commercial ventures such as cocoa and rubber farming, a shift to a measure of cash crop farming. Traditional political authority is vested in the King (Oba) who is generally considered the spiritual and political head of the Ondos. He heads the Council of senior chiefs called Eghae; these are (Lisa, Jomu, Odunwo, Sasere, Adaja, and Odofin) who with him make up what is considered a cabinet, referred to in other Yoruba towns as Iwarefa. Apart from male chiefs, there are also women chiefs headed by Lobun (female King) who is in charge of the community market and who has an important ritual function in the crowning of a new King. Ondo is one of few Yoruba kingdoms with a tradition of female kings. Indeed, Ondo’s first king, Pupupu, was female, thus making Ondo city one of the few spots with age-old traditions of gender diarchy or balance of power. Other female chiefs are Lisa-Lobun, Jomu-Lobun, Orangun-Lobun, Sasere-Lobun and Adafin. Other lesser grade female chiefs are Odofin-Lobun, Ogede-Lobun, Sama-Lobun and Awoye-Lobun. Most Ondos are farmers producing cash (cocoa, rubber, and timber) and food crops (yam, plantain, cassava, and palm produce). The positive and beneficial impact of the presence of missionaries in Ondo led the community to establish the first community secondary school in Nigeria and the oldest secondary school in the Old Ondo and Benin Provinces (now Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Delta States). Named Ondo Boys’ High School, the secondary school was incorporated in 1919 after six years of informal existence under a Durham University-trained Classics graduate, Reverend Moses Craig Adeyemi, an Ondo indigene. To the credit of Ondo community and the founding principal, Ondo Boys’ High School grew to offer education to young boys and later young girls before reverting back to an all-male school in keeping with its founding tradition. In Nigeria, the Ondos are known for their thirst and quest for education. This community’s ambition led many Ondo indigenes into professional studies: law, engineering, medicine, diplomacy, banking, and academics. Traditionally, Ondo’s quest for education has taken its sons and daughters to the United Kingdom and the United States and Canada. For example, there is no single household in Ondo town without one family member studying or working in North America or Europe. The Ondos are also known for their thirst and quest for God, The Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, The Great I AM THAT I AM, Everlasting Father, JEHOVAH – The Self-Existing One. The Ondo’s quest for God has taken its sons and daughters deep in serving the Creator. For example, there is no single household in Ondo town without one family member as a Pastor, Evangelist, Apostle, Bible Study or Sunday School Teacher around the world. The Ondos are blessed spiritually, as the Almighty God is raising men and women from the land to represent and to make impact for Him around the world. For instance, the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pa Josiah was born into the Akindayomi family of Ondo town, in July 1909. As we can see that no amount of words can describe the mighty things that The Almighty God is doing via RCCG. Indeed, the Redeemed Christian Church of God is destined by the Lord Himself to take the world for Him. Compiled by: Felix Adeniyan Atlanta Georgia www.felixadeniyan.com
  • It's nice and educative
  • please sir, can you help me with more information on the history of the first church i ondo state
  • You people are very mean and in humane tgere is a 2 year old boy in hospital needs blood transfusion immediately or he will die and stupid doctor refuse him treatment how can you refuse to help your own people? Someone please help
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