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'{{Short description|State of Nigeria}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Ondo | official_name = | type = [[States of Nigeria|State]] | image_skyline = File:Akure City, Ondo State Nigeria Nigeria.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Ondo_State_Flag.jpg | flag_alt = Flag of Ondo State | flag_size = 120px | image_seal = | seal_alt = Seal of Ondo State | nickname = [[List of Nigerian state nicknames|Sunshine State]] | image_map = Nigeria - Ondo.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Ondo State in Nigeria | coordinates = {{coord|7|10|N|5|05|E|region:NG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | established_title = [[List of Nigerian states by date of statehood|Date created]] | established_date = 3 February 1976 | parts_type = [[Local government areas of Nigeria|Number of LGAs]] | parts_style = para | seat_type = [[List of Nigerian state capitals|Capital]] | seat = [[Akure]] | government_footnotes = | governing_body = Government of Ondo State | leader_party = [[All Progressives Congress (Nigeria)|APC]] | leader_title = [[List of Nigerian state governors|Governor]]<br />([[List of Governors of Ondo State|List]]) | leader_name = [[Rotimi Akeredolu]] | leader_title1 = {{nowrap|Deputy Governor}} | leader_name1 = [[Lucky Aiyedatiwa]] ([[All Progressives Congress (Nigeria)|APC]]) | leader_title2 = Legislature | leader_name2 = [[Ondo State House of Assembly]] | leader_title3 = [[Senate of Nigeria|Senators]] | leader_name3 = {{Nowrap|C: [[Akinyelure Patrick Ayo]] ([[All Progressives Congress|APC]])}}<br />{{Nowrap|N: [[Robert Ajayi Boroffice]] ([[All Progressives Congress|APC]])}}<br />{{Nowrap|S: [[Nicholas Tofowomo]] ([[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])}} | leader_title4 = [[Nigerian House of Representatives|Representatives]] | leader_name4 = [[Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ondo|List]] | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 15,500 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = {{ref|prelim|1}} | population_total = 3,460,877<ref name="PHC Tables">{{Cite web|url=http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|title=2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION|website=population.gov.ng|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054745/http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|archive-date=2017-10-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2006 census | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_rank = [[List of Nigerian states by population|18th of 36]] | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | demographics_type1 = [[List of Nigerian states by GDP|GDP (PPP)]] | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Year | demographics1_info1 = 2007 | demographics1_title2 = Total | demographics1_info2 = $8.414&nbsp;billion<ref name="C-GIDD GDP">{{cite web|url=http://www.cgidd.com|publisher=Canback Dangel|title=C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)|access-date = 2010-08-20}}</ref> | demographics1_title3 = Per capita | demographics1_info3 = $2,392<ref name="C-GIDD GDP"/> | timezone1 = [[West Africa Time|WAT]] | utc_offset1 = +01 | postal_code_type = postal code | postal_code = 340001 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:NG|NG-ON]] | blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2018) | blank_info_sec1 = 0.606<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br />{{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index|16th of 37]] | website = <!-- [https://www.facebook.com/SUPPORTAYOMIDE/] --> | footnotes = {{note|prelim|1}} Preliminary results }} '''Ondo State''' is a [[States of Nigeria|state]] in [[Points of the compass|southwestern]] [[Nigeria]]. It was created on February 3, 1976 from the former [[Western State (Nigeria)|Western State]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=Ondo Election: 20 things to know about South-west state |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/419370-ondo-election-20-things-to-know-about-south-west-state.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Ondo City|Ondo]] State borders [[Ekiti State]] (formally part of the state) to the [[north]], [[Kogi State]] to the northeast, [[Edo State]] to the east, [[Delta State]] to the southeast, [[Ogun State]] to the southwest, [[Osun State]] to the northwest, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ondo-state-Nigeria|title=Ondo &#124; state, Nigeria|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> The state's capital is [[Akure]], the former capital of the ancient [[Akure Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ondo {{!}} state, Nigeria|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ondo-state-Nigeria|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Ondo State includes [[Mangrove swamp|mangrove-swamp]] [[forest]] near the Bights of Benin.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ondo {{!}} state, Nigeria|language=en|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ondo-state-Nigeria|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> Nicknamed the "Sunshine State", Ondo State is the 19th most populated state in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=http://www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf |access-date=2022-04-19 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519235026/http://www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also the 25th largest state by landmass.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-05 |title=World Gazetteer: Nigeria - administrative divisions (per geographical… |url=https://archive.ph/hKmTY |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=archive.ph}}</ref> The state is predominantly [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The People Of Ondo Kingdom And Their Culture: A Historical Survey And Political Underpinning – Ondo Connects New Era|url=http://www.ekimogundescendant.org/the-people-of-ondo-kingdom-and-their-culture-a-historical-survey-and-political-underpinning/|access-date=2021-03-07|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Geography and Society|date=2019-07-04|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/yoruba-from-prehistory-to-the-present/geography-and-society/CC682B3D24A7A9648C018BABC1E2EDEA/core-reader|work=The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present|pages=1–28|publisher=Cambridge University Press|language=en|doi=10.1017/9781107587656.001|isbn=978-1-107-58765-6|s2cid=131619880|access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref> where the [[Yoruba language]] is commonly spoken.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yoruba Online|url=http://www.africa.uga.edu/Yoruba/yorubabout.html|access-date=2021-03-07|website=www.africa.uga.edu}}</ref> The state [[economy]] is dominated by the [[Petroleum industry in Nigeria|petroleum industry]], with [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]] production, [[Asphalt plant|asphalt mining]], and activities utilizing the state's extensive [[coast]]line also serving as major [[Economy|economic]] factors.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-09|title=Ondo State|url=https://nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/ondo-state/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission|language=en-US}}</ref> It is the home to the [[Idanre Hill|Idanre inselberg hills]], playing host to the highest geographical point in the western half of Nigeria at higher than 1,000 Meters in elevation. ==Government and society== The state contains eighteen [[local government area]]s, the major ones being [[Akoko South-East|Akoko]], [[Akure]], [[Okitipupa]], [[Ondo City|Ondo]], [[Ilaje]], [[Idanre]] and [[Owo]]. The majority of the state's citizens live in [[Urban area|urban]] centers. The prominent government universities in Ondo state are the [[Federal University of Technology Akure]], [[Akure]], [[Ondo State University of Science and Technology]], [[Okitipupa]], [[University of Medical Sciences, Ondo]], Ondo and the [[Adekunle Ajasin University]], [[Akungba Akoko]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ondo State Trip Planner • Plan your Ondo State vacation itinerary|url=https://www.inspirock.com/nigeria/ondo-state-trip-planner|website=Inspirock|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> ===Local government areas=== {{See also|List of villages in Ondo State}} Ondo State consists of 18 [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government areas]], they are: {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *[[Akoko North-East]] (headquarters in [[Ikare]]) *[[Akoko North-West]] (headquarters in Okeagbe) *[[Akoko South-East]] (headquarters in Isua) *[[Akoko South-West]] (headquarters in [[Oka, Ondo|Oka]]) *[[Akure North]] (headquarters in Iju / Itaogbolu) *[[Akure South]] (headquarters in [[Akure]]) *[[Ese Odo]] (headquarters in Igbekebo) *[[Idanre]] (headquarters in Owena) *[[Ifedore]] (headquarters in Igbara Oke) *[[Ilaje]] (headquarters in Igbokoda) *[[Ile Oluji/Okeigbo]] (headquarters in Ile Oluji) *[[Irele]] (headquarters Ode-Irele) *[[Odigbo]] (headquarters in Ore) *[[Okitipupa]] (headquarters in [[Okitipupa]]) *[[Ondo East]] (headquarters in Bolorunduro) *[[Ondo West]] (headquarters Ondo Town<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ondo-Nigeria|title=Ondo &#124; Nigeria|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>) *[[Ose, Nigeria|Ose]] (headquarters in Ifon) *[[Owo]] (headquarters in [[Owo|Owo Town]]) {{div col end}} == Governor == [[Rotimi Akeredolu|Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ondostate.gov.ng/Home/GovernorProfile|title=Ondo State Government|website=www.ondostate.gov.ng}}</ref> is the current sitting governor of Ondo state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ondo state Governor|url=http://www.ondostate.gov.ng/}}</ref> Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was sworn-in on February 24, 2017 as the successor of [[Olusegun Mimiko]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jannah |first=Chijioke |date=2017-02-24 |title=PHOTONEWS: Inauguration of Rotimi Akeredolu as Ondo governor |url=https://dailypost.ng/2017/02/24/photonews-inauguration-rotimi-akeredolu-ondo-governor/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref> The deputy governor of Ondo State is [[Lucky Aiyedatiwa]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=TODAY |date=2021-04-08 |title=2023: Ondo will go the direction of Governor Akeredolu – deputy |url=https://www.today.ng/news/politics/2023-ondo-direction-governor-akeredolu-deputy-357425 |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Ethnic groups== The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] subgroups of the [[Idanre]], [[Akoko]], [[The Edo speaking]], [[Akure]], [[Ikale]], [[Ilaje]], Ondo, and [[Owo]] peoples. [[Ijaw people]], such as the [[Apoi]], [[Furupagha]] and [[Arogbo]] populations, inhabit the coastal areas, and a sizeable number of the Ondo State people who speak a variant of the [[Yoruba language]] similar to the [[Ife]] dialect reside in [[Oke-Igbo]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiAEvKgVOmAC&q=The+ethnicity+of+Ondo+State&pg=PA149|title=Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems: Accommodating Diversity|isbn=9780415781619|access-date=June 19, 2015|last1=Anderson|first1=Liam D.|year=2013}}</ref> The vast majority of the population are [[Christians]], while the minority practiced Islam and traditional worship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-16 |title=Traditionalists, Christians clash in Ondo |url=https://t.guardian.ng/news/traditionalists-christians-clash-in-ondo/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Origin Of Islamic Religion In Ondo Kingdom – Ondo Connects New Era |url=http://www.ekimogundescendant.org/the-origin-of-islamic-religion-in-ondo-kingdom/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Languages== Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:<ref name=e22>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/NG|title=Nigeria|work=Ethnologue|edition=22|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! LGA !! Languages |-Akoko south east ||Uhuami/Edo; Upke/Ukpeme and Aooos | [[Akoko North-East|Akoko North East]]|| [[Ikare-Akoko]];<ref>Mine data spatial information,https://www.mindat.org/feature-2338325.html</ref> [[Akpes language|Akpes]]; [[Arigidi]]; [[Emai-Iuleha-Ora]]; [[Ayere language|Ayere]] |- | [[Akoko North-West|Akoko North West]]|| [[Àhàn]]; [[Akpes language|Akpes]]; [[Arigidi]]; [[Ayere language|Ayere]]; Irun-Akoko (Oke Oro- Akoko); Ese-Afin. |- | [[Akoko South-West|Akoko South West]]|| [[Emai-Iuleha-Ora]] |- | [[Ese Odo|Ese-Odo]]|| Izon, apoi |- | [[Ilaje]]|| [[Ilaje]] |- | [[Okitipupa]]|| Ikale, Edo |- | [[Irele]]|| Edo, ikale |- | [[Ondo City|Ondo]]|| [[Ondo City|Ondo]] |- |[[Akure]]|| [[Akure]] |- |[[Idanre]]|| [[Idanre]] |- |[[Odigbo]]|| ikale, ondo |- | Ose || Edo; [[Emai-Iuleha-Ora]] |- | Others || [[Okpamheri language|Okpamheri]] |} ==Mineral resources in Ondo State== The following are mineral resources found in Ondo State:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural Resources – Welcome To The Embassy of Nigeria |url=https://nigerianembassythehague.nl/about-nigeria/natural-resources/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> * Bitumen * Coal * Dimension stones * Feldspar * Gemstones * Glass/and * Granite * Gypsium * Kaolin * Limestone & oil/gas ==Tertiary institutions==<!-- Alphabetical order --> * [[Adekunle Ajasin University]], [[Akungba Akoko]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adekunle Ajasin University – …21st Century University, properly called!|url=https://aaua.edu.ng/b/|access-date=2021-06-28|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Achievers University]], Owo<ref>{{Cite web|title=Achievers University|url=https://www.achievers.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Adeyemi College of Education]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adeyemi College of Education – Foremost Teachers Training Institute|url=http://www.aceondo.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Elizade University|Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Elizade University|url=https://www.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng}}</ref> * Federal College of Agriculture, [[Akure]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://fecaakure.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Federal College of Agriculture|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji|Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ILE-OLUJI|url=https://www.fedpolel.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.fedpolel.edu.ng}}</ref> * [[Federal University of Technology Akure]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} The Federal University of Technology Akure|url=https://www.futa.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.futa.edu.ng}}</ref> * [[National Open University of Nigeria|National Open University of Nigeria, Akure]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akure Study Centre {{!}} National Open University of Nigeria|url=https://nou.edu.ng/node/2111|access-date=2021-06-28|website=nou.edu.ng}}</ref> * [[Ondo State University of Science and Technology]], [[Okitipupa]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=OAUSTECH {{!}} OLUSEGUN AGAGU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY|url=https://www.osustech.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.osustech.edu.ng}}</ref> * [[Rufus Giwa Polytechnic]], Owo<ref>{{Cite web|title=RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC {{!}} Advancement Through Technology|url=http://www.rugipo.edu.ng/cms/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.rugipo.edu.ng}}</ref> * [[University of Medical Sciences, Ondo]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Medical Sciences, Ondo|url=https://www.unimed.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.unimed.edu.ng}}</ref> * [[Wesley University of Science and Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wesley University Ondo – Cream Of Wesleyans|url=https://wesleyuni.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-28|language=en-US}}</ref> == Demographics == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |+ Population distribution of Ondo State<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.population.gov.ng|title=National Population Commission of Nigeria|publisher=population.gov.ng}}</ref> |- ! width="37%" class="unsortable" | [[Local Government Areas in Nigeria|Local government area]] ! width="21%" | Male ! width="21%" | Female ! width="21%" | Total |- | align="left" | [[Akoko North-West]] || 108,057 || 105,735 || 213,792 |- | align="left" | [[Akoko North-East]] || 93,060 || 82,349 || 175,409 |- | align="left" | [[Akoko South-East]] || 41,995 || 40,431 || 82,426 |- | align="left" | [[Akoko South-West]] || 123,979 || 105,507 || 229,486 |- | align="left" | [[Ose, Nigeria|Ose]] || 73,395 || 71,506 || 144,901 |- | align="left" | [[Owo]] || 110,429 || 108,457 || 218,886 |- | align="left" | [[Akure North]] || 66,878 || 64,709 || 131,587 |- | align="left" | [[Akure South]] || 175,495 || 177,716 || 353,211 |- | align="left" | [[Ifedore]] || 92,014 || 84,313 || 176,327 |- | align="left" | [[Ile Oluji]] || 87,505 || 85,365 || 172,870 |- | align="left" | [[Ondo West]] || 139,400 || 144,272 || 283,672 |- | align="left" | [[Ondo East]] || 38,032 || 36,726 || 74,758 |- | align="left" | [[Idanre]] || 66,996 || 62,028 || 129,024 |- | align="left" | [[Odigbo]] || 114,814 || 115,537 || 230,351 |- | align="left" | [[Okitipupa]] || 120,626 || 112,939 || 233,565 |- | align="left" | [[Irele]] || 75,636 || 69,530 || 145,166 |- | align="left" | [[Ese Odo]] || 78,100 || 76,878 || 154,978 |- | align="left" | [[Ilaje]] || 154,852 || 135,763 || 290,615 |- | align="left" | '''Total''' || '''1,761,263''' || '''1,679,761''' || '''3,441,024''' |} ==Notable people== <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> {{div col}} * [[Mo Abudu]] – media mogul<ref>{{Cite web|author=Michelle Cohan and Nosmot Gbadamosi|title=The Nigerian Media mogul with a global empire|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/africa/african-voices-mo-abudu/index.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=CNN|date=29 March 2017}}</ref> * [[Gani Adams]] – activist and politician<ref>{{Cite news|title=No going back on di call for Yoruba Nation – Gani Adams|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-56605893|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> * [[Kayode Ajulo]] - Lawyer<ref>{{Cite news|title=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/my-encounter-with-vigilante-herdsmen-in-ondo-ajulo/amp/}}</ref> * [[King Sunny Adé]] – musician<ref>{{Cite web|title=King Sunny Ade {{!}} Biography, Music, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/King-Sunny-Ade|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> * [[Michael Ade-Ojo]] – business magnate<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chief (Dr.) Michael Ade Ojo, OON|url=https://eternaplc.com/about-us/board-of-directors/chief-dr-michael-ade-ojo-oon-3/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Eterna Plc|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Adebayo Adefarati]] – former Governor Ondo State<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-13|title=Why Ondo Should Honour the Memory of Adefarati|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/12/13/why-ondo-should-honour-the-memory-of-adefarati/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Rotimi Adelola]] – former Secretary to the State Government<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-31|title=Ondo former SSG turns movie producer|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/ondo-former-ssg-turns-movie-producer/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Tayo Adenaike]] – painter<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Poetics of Line|url=https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/tayo.htm|access-date=2021-06-28|website=africa.si.edu}}</ref> * [[Ilesanmi Adesida]] – physicist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ilesanmi Adesida – Computer Scientist(?) Physicist(?) of the African Diaspora|url=http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/computer-science/ilesanmi_adesida.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.math.buffalo.edu}}</ref> * [[Akintunde Aduwo]] – former Governor Western Region/Navy Vice<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-06|title=I saw hell as Western region gov – Admiral Akin Aduwo|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/i-saw-hell-as-western-region-gov-admiral-akin-aduwo/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Sun Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Olusegun Agagu]] – former Governor Ondo state<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-04|title=Ondo govt. names university after Ex-Gov. Agagu {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/375727-ondo-govt-names-university-after-ex-gov-agagu.html|access-date=2021-06-28|language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[Michael Adekunle Ajasin]] – Politician, Former governor of Ondo State {{citation needed|date=April 2022}} * [[Rotimi Akeredolu]] – politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Akeredolu: Promoters of Oduduwa Republic are politicians who lost power|url=https://www.thecable.ng/akeredolu-promoters-of-oduduwa-republic-are-politicians-who-lost-power|access-date=2021-06-28|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Abayomi Akinruntan]], politician{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} * [[Akintunde Akinwande]] – engineering professor<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akintunde I. Akinwande – Computer Scientist of the African Diaspora|url=http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/computer-science/akinwande_akintunde.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.math.buffalo.edu}}</ref> * [[Yemi Alade]] – musician<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yemi Alade|url=https://pan-african-music.com/tag/yemi-alade/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=PAM – Pan African Music|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Funmi Aragbaye]] – gospel singer<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-30|title=Gospel Singer Funmi Aragbaye Loses Husband|url=http://saharareporters.com/2019/01/30/gospel-singer-funmi-aragbaye-loses-husband|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Sahara Reporters}}</ref> * [[Bamidele Aturu]] – human rights activist<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-09|title=Prominent Human Rights Activist Bamidele Aturu Dead At 49|url=http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/09/prominent-human-rights-activist-bamidele-aturu-dead-49|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Sahara Reporters}}</ref> * [[Akinyelure Patrick Ayo]] – banker, politician<ref>{{Cite web|last=Martins|first=Ameh|date=2019-11-08|title=AKINYELURE, Patrick Ayo|url=https://blerf.org/index.php/biography/akinyelure-patrick-ayo/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Reekado Banks]] – singer, songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reekado Banks|url=https://soundcloud.com/reekadobanksofficial|access-date=2021-06-28|website=SoundCloud|language=en}}</ref> * [[Robert Ajayi Boroffice]] – politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-10|title=Boroffice withdraws from race for Deputy Senate President|url=https://guardian.ng/politics/boroffice-withdraws-from-race-for-deputy-senate-president/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Hosea Ehinlanwo]] – former Senator<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-19|title=Yes, Third Term was my baby – Sen Ehinlanwo|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/yes-third-term-was-my-baby-sen-ehinlanwo/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Omotola Jalade Ekeinde]] – actress, singer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde: 10 things to know about 'Omosexy'|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/17/showbiz/omotola-jalade-ekeinde-queen-nollywood/index.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=CNN|date=17 January 2014|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Chinko Ekun]] – singer, rapper<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olawale|first=Johnson|date=2017-05-31|title=Bright ★ Star of YBNL Nation ★ Chinko Ekun|url=https://www.legit.ng/1107426-chinko-ekun-biography.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Legit.ng – Nigeria news.|language=en}}</ref> * [[Olu Falae]] – banker, politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-09|title=What South-West should do on herdsmen's migration —Olu Falae|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/what-south-west-should-do-on-herdsmens-migration-olu-falae/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Tribune Online|language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[Frederick Fasehun]] – medical doctor, activist and politician<ref>{{Cite news|title=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|url=https://blerf.org/index.php/biography/fasehun-frederick/}}</ref> * [[Anthonia Fatunsin]], Nigerian archeologist * [[Gani Fawehinmi]] – author, lawyer<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-09-08|title=Gani Fawehinmi {{!}} Human rights campaigner {{!}} Obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/08/gani-fawehinmi-obituary|access-date=2021-06-28|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> * [[Jimoh Ibrahim]] – lawyer, politician<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who be Jimoh Ibrahim? di Nigeria businessman wey billions of debt put for wahala|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-55005985|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> * [[T. B. Joshua]] – pastor, philanthropist<ref>{{Cite news|title=Life and times of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua wey die at di age of 57|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-57373898|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> * [[Adetokunbo Kayode]] – lawyer and politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-01|title=The challenge facing the country today is poverty – Adetokunbo Kayode|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/‘broadcastingll-benefit-from-nigcomsat-1r’-2/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Boluwaji Kunlere]] – former Senator<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-29|title=Nigeria, more divided along ethnic lines at 59 –Senator Kunlere|url=https://punchng.com/nigeria-more-divided-along-ethnic-lines-at-59-senator-kunlere/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Ayo Makun]] (AY Show) – comedian, Entertainer<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-22|title=A Breakdown of Ayo Makun's Net Worth and The Success He's Had With AY Live|url=https://answersafrica.com/a-breakdown-of-ayo-makuns-net-worth-and-the-success-hes-had-with-ay-live.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Answers Africa|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko]] – educational administrator{{cn|date=June 2022}} * [[Olusegun Mimiko]] – former Governor Ondo State<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-04|title=Former Ondo State governor Mimiko denies joining APC|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/politics/former-ondo-state-governor-mimiko-denies-joining-apc/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Bode Olajumoke]] – politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-01|title=Olajumoke: Philanthropist with human kindness|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/01/vanguard-personality-award-lifetime-achievement-award-chief-bode-olajumoke/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Chris Olukolade]] – army general<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Military Rejects Amnesty International Report {{!}} Voice of America – English|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/nigerian-military-rejects-amnesty-international-report|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref> * [[Sola Sobowale]] – actress, director<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-17|title=Know Your Celebrities: 7 things you didn't know about actress Sola Sobowale|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/know-your-celebrities-7-things-you-didnt-know-about-actress-sola-sobowale/n2jwzb7|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}</ref> * [[Omoyele Sowore]] – human rights activist<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sowore explain why e show for court with 'traditionalist'|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-56258213|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> * [[Small Doctor|Adekunle Temitope]] (a.k.a. Small Doctor) – musical artist<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-04|title=Popular musician, Small Doctor, 3 others in police trouble for possession of firearm|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/popular-musician-small-doctor-3-others-in-police-trouble-for-possession-of-firearm/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Akinloye Tofowomo]], performing musician * [[Waje]] – Musical Artist<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-01|title=Waje Returns with Dauntless Vibe In Heart Seasons|url=https://guardian.ng/life/music/waje-returns-with-dauntless-vibe-in-heart-seasons/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref> {{div col end}} <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> ==Media houses in Ondo State== *Adaba 88.9FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://adaba889.fm/|title=Adaba 88.9 FM|website=Adaba 88.9 FM}}</ref> *ALALAYE 96.5FM<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunshine 96.5 FM Alalaye for Android - APK Download |url=https://apkpure.com/sunshine-96-5-fm-alalaye/com.sunshine.alalaye |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=APKPure.com |language=en}}</ref> *Breeze 91.9FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://breezfm919.com/over-16000-sign-petition-demanding-tinubus-probe/|title=Over 16,000 sign petition demanding Tinubu's probe|website=Breez 91.9 FM|date=28 August 2020}}</ref> *Crest 87.7 FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crest877fm.com/|title=Crest 87.7 FM ...always at its peak|website=crest877fm.com}}</ref> *Eki Radio 100.9 FM<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us – EKI 100.9 FM |url=https://ekifm.com/about-us/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> *EMPIRE 104.5 FM<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empire FM Radio 104.5 On Line |url=https://radio.org.ng/empire-fm/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Radio.org.ng |language=en}}</ref> *FUTA Radio<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Broadcasting Commission Applauds FUTA Radio |url=https://futa.edu.ng/home/newsd/532 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=The Federal University Of TEchnology Akure}}</ref> *''The Hope Newspapers''<ref>http://www.thehopenewspapers.com {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2022}}</ref> *INSIDE FUTA *[[KAFTAN TV]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=KAFTAN TV |url=https://m.startimestv.com/browser/liveDetail?channelId=884329355 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=m.startimestv.com}}</ref> *Kàkàkí Òndó FM<ref name="premiumtimesng.com">{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=Ondo Election: 20 things to know about South-west state |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/419370-ondo-election-20-things-to-know-about-south-west-state.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Nigerian Television Authority]] (NTA) *Orange 94.5FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orangefm.com.ng/|title=Orange Fm 94.5 &#124;&#124; Urban FM Station &#124;&#124; News &#124;&#124; Music &#124;&#124; Entertainment|website=Orange 94.5 Fm}}</ref> *OSRC Television<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osrc.ng/|title=ONDO STATE RADIOVSION CORPORATION &#124;&#124; NATION'S STAR STATION|website=Ondo State Radiovision Corporation}}</ref> *Positive 102.5FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radionigeriafm.com/positive/|title=positive|website=radionigeriafm.com}}</ref> *Remdel Television<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-21 |title=Tears all over moviedom for Mama remdel of life |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/tears-all-over-moviedom-for-mama-remdel-of-life/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Rufus Giwa Polytechnic|RUGIPO]] 103.3 FM<ref>{{Cite web |last=Precision |title=Adedowole Named Pioneer General Manager Of RUGIPO FM {{!}} Precision |url=https://theprecisionng.com/2020/12/adedowole-named-pioneer-general-manager-of-rugipo-fm.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> *Suncity Radio 101.1FM<ref name="premiumtimesng.com"/> == Gallery == <gallery> Welcome to Ireakari market signpost, Afo, Ondo state2.jpg Welcome to Etiaro, Akoko, Ondo state.jpg|Welcome to Etiaro, Akoko signpost Welcome to Alayere town, Akure, Ondo state2.jpg|Welcome to Alayere town, Akure, Ondo state2.jpg The Apostolic High School, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State.jpg|The Apostolic High School, Ilara-Mokin St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo state3.jpg|St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo state3.jpg St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo state.jpg|St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo state.jpg </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dera |first=Promise |date=June 9, 2022 |title=ISWAP behind Owo catholic church massacre – FG |url=https://tickernewsng.com/iswap-behind-owo-catholic-church-massacre-fg/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=Tickernewsng.com}}</ref> ==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * {{official|http://www.ondostate.gov.ng/}} * [http://ondostatemoi.com ondostatemoi.com] {{OndoStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria states}} {{Authority control}} {{Portal bar|Nigeria}} [[Category:Ondo State| ]] [[Category:States of Nigeria]] [[Category:States in Yorubaland]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1976]]'