There are many areas in Ibadan starting with the word " Oke". Though the word "Oke" is usually understood as meaning a mountain or a hill, it actually also means a quarter, and when it is used to name an area, it is used in its sense of "quarter"

Oke Ado. Ado's Quarter. Oke Ado was named after a man named Ado, an Ibadan warrior. Ado was a contemporary of Foko. He and Foko were settled at the areas where they were which was then an outpost of Ibadan, to protect Ibadan from any attack that might come from that flank. The saying used to be current in those days that went as follows: "Ado o dana, Foko o sinmi" which means "Foko will not be at rest unless he sees Ado's fire". This saying arose from the fact that Ado being further away at the outpost than Foko, Foko was always looking out for the smoke of Ado's early morning cooking fire as a sign that all was well. If Foko did not see the smoke of Ado's fire it is a sign that war had taken Ado away in the night and that all was not well with the outpost.

Oke Foko Foko's Quarter was named after Aiyejenku otherwise known as Foko. Aiyejenku was the Areago of Balogun Ibikunle during the Ijaye war. It was Foko who opposed the Egba army and single handedly routed them when the Egbas entered the war as allies of Ijaye. After the Ijaye war, Aiyejenku was conferred with the Oyo town-title of Foko. Foko was an Oyo town-title and it did not derive from " Fokolaja" as some mistakenly supposed. The Foko title eventually so obscured his real name that not many people know him by his real name Aiyejenku. Though he did not become Baale, as Olubadans used to be called in those days, his grandson Oyewole Foko became the Baale of Ibadan in 1925

Oke Bola, Bola's Quarter was named after Chief Bola, another war chief. He it was who gave the portion of land on which St James's Cathedral, Oke-Bola now stood to the Anglican Church. He became friendly to the missionaries after he came back from a war where he was wounded and he couldn't sleep as a result of the injury. The missionaries gave him a mattress and he was able to sleep soundly on it henceforth

Oke Are Are"s Quarter is named after Obadoke Latoosa, the last real Aare-ona-Kakanfo of Yoruba land. He ruled Ibadan as Are-Ona-Kakanfo. He was the last real Are-Ona-Kakanfo who took the title title in war-times. It was due to his overweening ambition to perpetuate his family in the leadership of Ibadan that made him to embroil the whole Yoruba nation in a war that we can call the Yoruba World War (because every tribe in the Yoruba country was involved in the war either for or against Ibadan) called Ekiti Parapo war. The war was fought for 16 years, and it was this war that brought the Yoruba hinterland under the British colonial government as a Protectorate. Oke Are is his quarter of the town where he had his residence and where his compound is located till now

Oke Sapati, Sapati's Quarter was named after Father Shepherd, a reverend father of the Catholic church. Sapati was a Yoruba corruption of his name

Oke Odo, the place beyond the River, is so called as a place that is beyond Odo Kudeti, the Kudeti River. Oluokun and Olunloyo were the earliest settlers in this place that is beyond the Kudeti River.

Oke Ola was named Oke-Ola, the Quarter of Nobility by Salami Adedoja Ekolo after he left Oluokun Compound to settle upon a portion of land given to him by Olubadan Abass Aleshinloye, his friend. He had to leave Oluokun after the High Court then known as the Supreme Court ordered him to vacate the Igbejo of Oluokun family. He not only vacated the Igbejo but he also abandonned the substantial house which he built in Oluokun Compound. The ruin of his abandoned house in Oluokun Compound is still there till now with no one living there ( who wants to dare the lion in its lair). It was after he left Oluokun Compound that he built a substantial palace in the area which he named Oke Ola, the Quarter of Nobility

Oke Aremo Aremo's Quarter is named after a man whose soubriquet was Aremokegé. Aremo is a short form of Aremokege. Aremokege means he that is very good in abusing people. As you know very well "Omo" meant "a person" in old Yoruba unlike now when its meaning has been restricted to " a child "

Oke Àrèmo means the Quarter of the Àrèmo. Àrèmo is the name that the first son of an Alafin is called. Àrèmo itself is a royal title that is conferred on the first son of the Alafin simultaneously as the Alafin himself is conferred with the Alafin title. The particular Àrèmo after which this area was named is Alafin Lawani Agogoija Ladigbolu I while he was yet the Àrèmo of his late father Alafin Adelu
As you will recollect it was Ladigbolu I who first settled in the place known as Oke Àrèmo in Ibadan today. He was the Aremo of Alafin Adelu and when he contested the throne with Alafin Adeyemi I (the great grandfather of the current Alafin Adeyemi III) and lost, he repaired to Ibadan with his supporters and the Ibadan authorities settled him at Oke Àrèmo, outside the Ibadan town walls at the time, because as the Àrèmo of their late sovereign he could not dwell with them in the town to avoid clash of authorities. It was from his place of sojourn in Oke Àrèmo that he was invited by the Oyomesis to take up the throne after the demise of Adeyemi I. Even up till now the descendants of his followers who came with him from Oyo still live in Oke Àrèmo till today, just as the descendants of the followers of Kosoko are still in Epe till today

Oke Dada, Dada's Quarter is named after Baale Opadere Dada, a former Baale of Ibadan. History tells us that there were tumultuous times in his days. Robbers were robbing with impunity, to the extent that robbers going a-robbing in the night would go on horseback with drummers and fifers singing their praises. It was due to this that the enemies of Ibadan used to say Ibadan omo agesin kole. During this same period Ibadan people would gather in the frontage of Rev Olubi's house in Kudeti and be chanting abusive songs against their king such as

"Olubi o dake sile
Olubi o dake sile
Dada Ibadan, o lohun o ba luje
Olubi o dake sile

"Olubi, you are keeping quiet in your house unconcerned
Olubi you are keeping quiet in your house unconcerned
Dada of Ibadan says he will destroy this city
And Olubi you are keeping quiet in your house unconcerned"

Oke Paadi means the quarter of the Rev Father. It was so named because of the notable presence of the Catholic church and Catholic fathers in the area.

There are other Okes such as Oke Seeni, Oke Itunu, etc

Interesting piece of history

i don't understand again ooo..... i thought oke is used illustrate big bwest and idi for bad ass yansh

interesting