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IBADAN, Did/Do you know that:

1. Ibadan is the third Largest city in Africa after Cairo and Johannesburg (Wikipedia)
2. Ibadan is the third most Populous city in Nigeria after Kano and Lagos
3. Ibadan is the Home of Nigeria Army 2nd Division

4. Ibadan City alone has a population of 3,720,643 people (2006 census), with this more populous than States like, Enugu, Gombe, Osun, Cross-River, Sokoto, Ondo, Kebbi, Edo, Benue, Bayelsa, Abia, Kwara, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Taraba, Pleatue, Ekiti, Yobe and Zamfara (2006 census)

5. Ibadan has 11 recognised Local Government Area with an Average of 338,462 people per L.G.A as against 150,000 people per L.G.A of Fed constitution recommendation, the Nigerian Constitution stipulate 14 L.G.A for provision to create a state
6. "Ibadan North" L. G. A. is one of the first four most populated L.G.A in Nigeria with 856,988 people and Oluyole 734,377 people (2006 census)

7. Ibadan has 5 metropolitan L.G.A namely Ibadan North, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan South-West and Ibadan South-East
8. Ibadan has 6 Urban L.G.A namely Egbeda, Oluyole, Ona-Ara, Lagelu,Akinyele and Iddo
9. Ibadan has its oldest L.G.A as Oluyole L.G.A and Lagelu L.G.A

10. Ibadan is the Capital of Western Colonial Administration 1893 and also Western Region since 1939
11. Ibadan operates the most orderly and peaceful monarchy system anywhere in the whole universe
12. Ibadan hosts the very first University in Nigeria and the first and the best Zoological Garden nationwide (in the University of Ibadan campus).
13. Ibadan cover a total Area of 3,186 sq. km (1,195sq miles) close to the whole of Lagos State 3,348 sq. km

14. Ibadan has 7 Federal Constituencies as against constitution stipulation of 6 to create a state
15. Ibadan puts Oyo State as the 4th largest economy in Nigeria
16. Ibadan is Nigeria’s 3rd cheapest city to live.
17. Ibadan has a Federal Airport (Alakia), boarding passengers to cities like Kano, Lagos, Abuja, Benin, Port Harcourt etc.
18. Ibadan has 4 Government Reservation Areas (GRA, as we call them) – Iyaganku, Jericho, Onireke, and Agodi.

19. Ibadan hosted the first Housing Corporation in Nigeria that built the first housing estate in Nigeria, Bodija Housing Estate.
20. Ibadan has the oldest Surviving Newspaper in Nigeria (Tribune Newspaper)
21. Ibadan hosts the first TV station in the whole of Africa 1959 as WRBC, later WNTV/WNBS and now NTA Ibadan
22. Ibadan has 7 Television stations (Galaxy as the first private station in Nigeria 1996, NTA, AIT, MiTV, because, Channels Ibadan and Silverbird Ibadan)
23. Ibadan has a whopping 14 Radio stations operating in the same city; namely Fresh FM, Splash FM, Inspiration, Premier FM, Oluyole FM, Lagelu FM, Star FM, Space FM, Diamond/UI FM, Naija FM, Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM etc.

24. Ibadan hosts Mapo Hall, one of only 2 Town Halls in Africa of Greco-Roman architectural style.
25. Ibadan’s house-numbering, system for postal delivery using the cardinal points, N, S, E, W, SW, SE, NW, and NE is the only one of such postal codes in Africa, designed by the British.
26. Ibadan has the Bower Tower, designed by British Colonial Officer Taffy (also designed the Mapo Hall) is the only structure of its kind in Nigeria and West Africa, located on top of the city in the Agala Forest.

27. Ibadan hosted the first fruit canning factory in Nigeria, Lafia Canning Company, established and owned by the Western Nigeria Development Corporation, and supplied by the citrus and pineapple farm of Apoje, near Ijebu Igbo (in present day Ogun State)

28. Ibadan consists of several almost-independent, self-sustaining big communities:
• The City itself
• University of Ibadan campus
• The Ibadan Polytechnic campus
• The University College Hospital (UCH) community
• The Moor Plantation Community, including the IAR&T campus
• The IITA community
• CRIN community
• The Nigerian Railway compound and living quarters
• The Odogbo Barracks community of the Nigerian Army
• The Lead City University campus
• The religious communities of Immanuel College and the Dominican Community

29. Ibadan is the only city in Nigeria that has over 15 Federal Tertiary Institutions/Research Institutes, namely:
1. University of Ibadan, formerly University College, Ibadan,1948 (Nigeria’s Premier University).
2. Nigeria Institute for Social and Economic Research, (NISER)
3. Institute for Agricultural Research and Training (I.A.R &T) Moor Plantation
4. National Institute of Horticulture Research and Training (NIHORT)
5. National Cereal Research Institute (NCRI) 1978
6. National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI)
7. Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN)
8. University College Hospital (UCH) 1948, including School of Nursing
9. Federal School of Statistics
10. Federal School of Hygiene
11. Federal Co-operative College
12. Federal College of Agriculture,1921
13. Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology
14. Federal College of Forestry
15. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA (an international/global Institute)
16. Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN)1976
17. National Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISCLT)
18. Ibadan Polytechnic (owned by Oyo State) but started as the National College of Science and Technology

30. Ibadan has several private higher institutions of learning such as:
• Immanuel College of Theology
• Lead City University
• Ibadan City Polytechnic
• BOLMOL Polytechnic
• Dominican University
• Tower Polytechnic
• All-Ibadan College of Education
• Mufu Lanihun College of Education

31. Ibadan has the Largest Supermarket in Africa (Shoprite Ibadan Ring-Road branch)
32. Ibadan has the first stadium and International Stadium in Nigeria (1945) the Liberty Stadium (now Obafemi Awolowo Stadium) with 35,846 capacity

33. Ibadan is the home of Book Publishers, having over major 20 printing companies i.e. Oxford University Press, Ibadan University Press, Heinemann, Evans, Spectrum, Bounty, Odua Press, Macmillan etc.

34. Ibadan hosts the Regional Headquarter of Central Bank Of Nigeria, Dugbe, under which states like Ondo,Delta, Ogun, Kogi,Edo Ekiti, Ilorin, and Oyo operate
35. Ibadan to Oyo is the first motorable road in Nigeria 1905 built by Sir Percy Girouard
36. The busiest road in Nigeria after Lagos-Abeokuta expressway is Lagos-Ibadan followed by Abuja-Kaduna express road
37. An Ibadan man, Mr Taiwo Akinkumi designed Nigeria Nation Flag (1959)
38. Ibadan has the first tallest building in Africa, "Cocoa House" 1952

39. Ibadan hosts the first set of Secondary schools in Nigeria
• St. Anne's School, Molete 1868,
• Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, 1913,
• Ibadan Boys High School, 1938,
• Government College, Apata, Ibadan 1927,
• Queen School, Apata, Ibadan 1956,
• St Patrick Grammar School 1962,
• Ibadan City Academy, Eleta, 1946,
• Wesley College, Elekuro, (a teacher training college) 1905,
• St. Theresa’s Girl School, Oke-Ado, 1932,
• Yejide Girls Grammar School, Kudeti, 1956,
• Loyola College, Agodi,1954,
• Lagelu Grammar School, Agugu,1958
• Igbo Elerin Grammar School, via Ibadan, 1957

40. Ibadan is the city with the highest number of Professors in the whole of Africa
41. Ibadan is the fastest growing city in Nigeria (NBS) (haters still gonna hate )

Compiled by Gaphar Ojetola and Akintokunbo Adejumo

This is a good job. The verifiable facts above justify beyond reasonable doubts the necessity to have IBADAN STATE.
And this is also a lot of STFU FACT to people that doesn't knw about IBADAN or never been in the city but still run their mouth about things they don't know about.
#IrepIBCity

Cc Lalasticlala
Mynd44

Nottin wey man pikin no go see for this country so. So they wanted to/turned his wedding from the happiest day of their lives to most embarrassing day. wicked people. They must pay heavily for it

Baba God pick my call today too ooo. #graceAtWork

Hian... Dem dey lie joor.

What's the title of the Movie?

If the Ordinary pic can hit FP... Dis 1 b taking 1st class ticket to FP. Make I hang wif bus follow una go.

Make I get my google 1st.. Pic too tiny.

Yimu for them..dem no dey tire to dey make Mouth threats? Instead make dem go find better food to chop.

And some People will still crowd this thread to blame buhari.

Ask Anybody from Lautech dat what??
You will just wantu b making someone angry on Monday morning.

IG breaking their mouths since 1805AD.

This weddings stories sha..
Buhari try o. He successfully rear dis beautiful ladies without crashing their Economy. This is Enough for me to trust him wif Nigeria's Economy. He does well rearing Cows at his Farm too, am sure of that. Just kidding o.

Watch Out.. My name will be added soon.. Don't say I didn't tell you.

Oyel money.

Observants

Is dat so

Walks into thread, looks around for unclad skales, HISSSSS... Walks outta thread.
OP. Is dat Unclad in ur village?

Brb
MMM stilll doing its own Mannequin Challenge naw, wait till Jan before u tap it to see if has died during the challenge.

Haba... MMM is just doing its own Mannequin challenge naw... Kindly wait as dis is d best Mannequin challenge so far this year.

Who close ur eyes b4?

Hian

Hmmm

Wait!!!

This Land is NOT for sale.. Beware as trespassers will be shot and survivors will be shot again.

Make i park here small buy boli & epa, buh i gats move sharperly soon b4 e turn 2 offense. Anyfin fit b driving offense 4 Lag.

Soccer arguement here and Arsenal fans think Arsenal is the only team in the EPL that messi can go and will win trophies (incl Champions League). What is your view about this?

Last night i got into a heated arguement with my girlfriend because i didn't reply/respond to her chats for over 3 hrs. She accused me of "probably" been talking with other girlfriends or side chicks. Meanwhile this was what i was busy burying my head with on my phone. I laughed hard at the end of the whole thing.. I don't even know if i was laughing at her or laughing at myself. Well this is what i called "addicted to the game".

People, am disturbed about this.

The boys whose pictures appeared bellow happen to be Yahoo plus. To further their wealth, one of them impregnated his girlfriend.

Sooner they need fresh baby for renewal d plus in their yahoo and they decided to kill the pregnant lady and take the baby out.

Though they succeeded in d killing and removal of d foetus but they were caught with hatch baby. After much beating, they have no choice than to start singing what transpired and the place where the atrocities took place was revealed.

Please, let us be careful who we interact with and how we move around.
May d Almighty God continue to direct, guide, guard and protect our children. Amen.

They should b quick wif it so we knw wth they up 2.

FTC... Make i park here, just in case.. BTW.. Has tomato price reduced?