Kisi (Kisi)
Kisi (or Kishi) is a large town in Oyo State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Irepo Local Government Area. Kishi, is located at the northern part of Oyo State. Kisi is very close to old Katunga which collapsed in the 18th century as a result of Jihad activity by the Hausa/Fulani of Ilorin, Kwara State. Kisi is reputed as a town whose people were never conquered or defeated in battles, hence many people from old Katunga migrated and settled in Kishi during and after the Fulani Jihadist invasion. Kisi is about 240 km from Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state, and about 200 km and 110 km from Oyo Alaafin and Ilorin respectively.
The town has an official post office.
Historically, different tribes such as the Baruba, Yoruba, Nupe had been in existence in Kisi since the 13th century. According to some oral traditions, the first inhabitant in a place called "Igbo-Ifa" was Kilisi Yerumo, a Baruba man. Subsequently, two Yorubas joined Kilisi Yeruma and ardently supported him in the formation of the town. Later, the place was named "Kilisi", the name of the first inhabitant. After the omission of the letters "l" and "i", it remains Kisi. This is the origin of the town's name. However, the modern version of spelling the town's name, Kishi, is still revolving round the original name. Today the name is either written as Kisi or Kishi, with the later deemed as the preferred version by the elite.
For sociopolitical expediency, Kishi is often found in most official documents e.g the Borgu Kingdom official website data, the National data bank on towns and villages, Highway codes of Federal Ministry of Works and National Vehicle Identification by the Federal Road Safety Commission.
The town has an official post office.
Historically, different tribes such as the Baruba, Yoruba, Nupe had been in existence in Kisi since the 13th century. According to some oral traditions, the first inhabitant in a place called "Igbo-Ifa" was Kilisi Yerumo, a Baruba man. Subsequently, two Yorubas joined Kilisi Yeruma and ardently supported him in the formation of the town. Later, the place was named "Kilisi", the name of the first inhabitant. After the omission of the letters "l" and "i", it remains Kisi. This is the origin of the town's name. However, the modern version of spelling the town's name, Kishi, is still revolving round the original name. Today the name is either written as Kisi or Kishi, with the later deemed as the preferred version by the elite.
For sociopolitical expediency, Kishi is often found in most official documents e.g the Borgu Kingdom official website data, the National data bank on towns and villages, Highway codes of Federal Ministry of Works and National Vehicle Identification by the Federal Road Safety Commission.
Map - Kisi (Kisi)
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Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first internal unification in the country. The modern state originated with British colonialization in the 19th century, taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 by Lord Lugard. The British set up administrative and legal structures while practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms in the Nigeria region. Nigeria became a formally independent federation on 1 October 1960. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of military dictatorships and democratically elected civilian governments until achieving a stable democracy in the 1999 presidential election. The 2015 general election was the first time an incumbent president failed to be re-elected.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGN | Nigerian naira | ₦ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| EN | English language |
| HA | Hausa language |
| IG | Igbo language |
| YO | Yoruba language |