Erin 🐘wo, Ajanaku sun bi oke, ….o ma se ooooo! Ibadan! Ibadan!! Ibadan!!!, a ma ku ara fera ku o…..! Kosi eni ti o niku, kosi eni ti okoo baba re o ni di igboro, ko ma si eni ti ina re o dile lehin asun isu je. Baba, t’o…

The talking drum is an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa, whose pitch can be regulated to mimic the tone and prosody of human speech. It has two drumheads connected by leather tension cords, which allow the player to modulate the pitch of the drum by squeezing the cords between his…

Bower’s Tower is located on the summit of Oke-Are, the highest hill in Ibadan, from which one enjoys a commanding view of the city. Oke-Are (“The Army Chief’s Hill”) is the site central to Igbo-Agala (Agala Forest) in Sapati Area. The monument was erected in 1936 as memorial to Captain…

Ìbàdàn or fully (Ìlú) Ẹ̀bá-Ọ̀dàn, (the city at) the edge of the savannah) is the capital city of Oyo State. Ibadan is reputed to be the largest indigenous city in Africa, south of the Sahara. It had been the centre of administration of the old Western Region, Nigeria since the…

Mapo Hall is the colonial style city hall, perched on top of Mapo Hill, in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Mapo Hall was commissioned during the colonial era by Captain Ross in 1929. It was the first Town hall in the city. Mapo Hall is located on Mapo Hill (“Okee Mapo”),…