Ibadan

Ibadan is a city in southwestern Nigeria and the capital of Oyo State. It grew from a nineteenth-century Yoruba war camp into one of Nigeria’s largest cities.

Yoruba people: The Yoruba are a West African ethnic group concentrated in southwestern Nigeria and neighboring countries. Ibadan emerged within Yoruba society and remains a major center of Yoruba language and culture.
Nigeria: Nigeria is a country in West Africa with a federal system of government. Ibadan is one of Nigeria’s largest cities and lies in its southwestern region.
University of Ibadan: The University of Ibadan is a public research university founded in 1948 in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university helped establish the city as a national center for higher education.
National Museum of Unity: The National Museum of Unity is a museum in Ibadan, Nigeria, dedicated to Nigerian cultural heritage. Its collections place local heritage within the diversity of Nigeria’s peoples.
Oyo Empire: The Oyo Empire was a powerful Yoruba state that dominated parts of present-day Nigeria before its nineteenth-century collapse. Its decline helped create the political upheaval from which Ibadan rose.
Oyo State: Oyo State is a state in southwestern Nigeria, with Ibadan as its capital. Its government and institutions are based in Ibadan.
Cocoa House: Cocoa House is a high-rise commercial building completed in 1965 in Ibadan, Nigeria. Its construction reflected the wealth and commercial ambitions of the region’s cocoa trade.
Nigerian Tribune: Nigerian Tribune is a Nigerian newspaper founded in 1949 by journalist and politician Obafemi Awolowo. The newspaper’s founding in Ibadan strengthened the city’s role in Nigerian public life.
Yoruba Wars: The Yoruba Wars were nineteenth-century conflicts among Yoruba states and towns in what is now southwestern Nigeria. Refugees and warriors displaced by these conflicts shaped Ibadan’s early population.
Southwestern Nigeria: Southwestern Nigeria is a region of Nigeria that includes several Yoruba-majority states. Ibadan is a major urban center in this region.

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