Ajasse Ipo is an ancient town in

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- Yoruba land of

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. Ajasse Ipo is sometimes spelt as Ajase-Ipo and is also known as Ajasse or Ajasepo. It is one of the prominent towns in Irepodun Local Government Area of

. Ajasse Ipo is situated in the northeastern part of Yoruba land in northcentral Nigeria and consists of other different villages such as Eleyoka, Amberi, Falokun, Araromi etc. The present ruler of Ajasse Ipo also referred to as Olupo, is Oba Ismail Atoloye Alebiosu. Afin_Oba_Ajasse_Ipo

Location

Ajasse Ipo is located at Latitude: 8° 13' 60 N Longitude: 4° 49' 0 E as displayed on world map, coordinates and short location facts. The town serves as major junction for all other major cities and towns in

, Nigeria including

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(Kwara State capital),

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(Irepodun LG Headquarter),

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and Igbaja.

Climate

In Ajasse Ipo, the dry season is hot,

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, and partly cloudy whereas the wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast. The average annual temperature ranges from 63 to 93

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, with lows and highs of 57 and 98 respectively. From January 23 to April 8 is the hot season, which lasts 2.5 months and has an average daily high temperature of over 91°F. With an average high

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of 92°F and low temperature of 72°F, March is the hottest month of the year in Ajasse Ipo. The 3.7-month cool season, which runs from June 21 to October 11, has an average daily maximum temperature of less than 84°F. In Ajasse Ipo, August is the

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month of the year, with an average low of 69°F and high of 81°F.

Tertiary Institutions in Ajasse ipo

1. North South College of Health Technology, Ajasse Ipo 2. International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship College, Ajaase-Ipo 3. Institute of Basic and Advanced Educational Studies, Ajasse Ipo.

Other Institutions in Ajasse ipo

1. Comprehensive High School Ajasse Ipo 2. Girls Day Secondary school 3. Baptist Primary School 4. Community Primary School 5. Banwo Nursery and primary school 6. Banwo College 7. Abiola Nursery and primary school 8. Abiola Standard College 9. Alade Nursery and primary school 10. Alade College

Eulogy of Olupo

Oriki

Different compounds/families in Ajasse Ipo have different Oriki. Examples of oriki of the royal families of Ajasse ipo include: ARIGANJOYE Emi Ni omo Ariganjoye Baba Ronke Kegbeyale Aremu Oba lo dabayi, adijale Oba Osupa Ajase, Baba Sumonu Kosi eni ti kiwu, oko Iwaloye Ajade ma tan ni ile Baba Yahaya Alaburo bi eni leru Baba Aarinwoye Timutimu ko wo inu abaa, oko Oguntomi Omo Oniro dalagbe lohun Odabiowo, oko Olujo. OLUPO ONIRO brahim Ayinde Elewe ko jeun tan rara Agbalagba ko tayo epe Agba to fe ewe ni ew N fe Agbenuke eni ti aba je ti aba mu, oun ni tobi loju eni Aralagbe masa, Baba Abdulkadri (Ariganjoye) Totun tosi lofin nawo, Baba Lawani (Arojojoye) Ki ri alejo ko roju, Baba Asumowu Ko si eni ti ki nawo fun Baba Buhari Ti Gambari ba dele re yio fi ata panu Ogbegbe ti gbo omo gesin Owowo ti wo akiwi lewu Oda yio dun fun Ajayi, oko Oderonke Opa baba mo esin lese oko Ibijoju Esin je ko, baba Ayinde N mi gbongan gbongan, baba Ayinde mai mi mo ko je ki esin Olayanju je oko Oba Omo erin kole, oko oju si Igbo, efon kole oko oju si oja Oba Oko konbi koko, oko to kankan Onile okankan Baba Ibidere. AJADO lebiosu Baba mi Ajado oloro Abo bi ifa Moso Ipo Ebora oke odan Ogbe agbala fohun okunrin Agbogun lowo Baba Olaniran Oroki Baba Magbagbe ola Eyi tomi layo Baba Pela Oba lomu l’Ajase, Oba biwapele Ogbe ori iroko dajo egun Baba Oya Alagbala a sa si Baba Ibrahim.

Tourist Attraction

1. Ita oba: A

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to behold as it attracts almost all the indigenes of Ajasse Ipo with various activities such as traditional dance, competitions and relaxation 2. Odo Osin (River) which was thought to have been a fat pretty woman before she turns to a river in Ila Orangun when she was insulted for her bareness, she flows from Ila Orangun, to Ajasse Ipo, Ilala and many other places. River Osin, which runs from Ila-Orangun right into the River Niger practically encircles all the Igbomina peoples with the exception of only two or three. 3. Oba Igba: A man who did not die but reduce to a day-old baby size. Kept in a calabash, no one should look inside the calabash till date. 4. Odu Ajasse Ipo 5. Central Ifa temple 6. Afin Oba's palace beautifully built and decorated by Ex-Governor of Kwara State "Governor Mohammed Alabi Lawal". 7. Comprehensive High School Fish pound and many other attractions

Annual Festival

Major festivals in Ajasse Ipo include: 1.

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such as

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e.g.

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and

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celebrations 3.

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and

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celebrations 4. Ajasse-ipo day and 5. Ita Oba: Usually comes up 3 days after

( ileya).

Kingship

The present Olupo of Ajasse Ipo is Olupo Ismail Atoloye Alebiosu (21 June 2021). The Kwara state Government, His Excellency, Governor ABDULRAMON ABDULRAZAQ administered the oath of office to the newly appointed king, HRH Oba Ismail Atoloye Alebiosu in Ajase ipo Kwara state on Thursday 24 June 2021. His Excellency congratulates the first class monarch on his ascension to the throne and urges all Ajase Ipo indigenes to support him.

North South College of Health Technology, Ajasse Ipo

North-South College of Health Technology is located along Igbo-Nla in Ajase-Ipo, Kwara State. It is a private partnership College established by the Board of Trustees/Directors of North-South Educational Investment Limited as an arm of the Educational Investment Limited in Nigeria. It was duly registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission and approved by the Government of Kwara State through the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Technology. All their programmes are recognized and goes in-line with the requirements of the appropriate health professional regulatory bodies regulating such health care profession and training in Nigeria.

References

1. Ajasse Ipo website
www.ajasseipo.webs.com
2. Noscohtech website

External links

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