Ogbomosho

8°05N 4°11E, pop (2000e) 804 000. Market town in Oyo state, W Nigeria, 88 km/55 mi NNE of Ibadan; third largest city in Nigeria; agricultural trade, crafts, cloth, shoes, tobacco; festivals of Ebo Oba Ijeru (Feb), Egungun (Jul), and Ashun (Aug).

Ogbomoso City (also spelled Ogbomosho) is located in the present day Oyo state in south west Nigeria, and was founded in the 17th century by Warriors to defend Yorubaland from the conquering Fulani Jihadists.

Most Ogbomoso people are of the Yoruba ethnic group, the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria.

Ogbomoso Sports Stadium, with a capacity of 10,000, is the homeground of a second division professional football league team.

The headquarters of the Theological Seminary of Nigerian Baptist Convention and a hospital belonging to the Baptist Medical Centre are in the city.

Yams, cassava, grain, tobacco and cotton, amongst others, are some of the notable agricultural produces of the region.

OGBOMOSO ANTHEM

COMPOSED BY

LATE Mr. D. OLADELE AJAO

Former Senior Tutor, Baptist College, Iwo

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5. N’ijo ‘re elere ni iwa

Bise ya, a se kangun ni Omo Soun fe ilu won Ilu won ni orisa won.

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Coordinates: 8°08′N 4°16′E