Ìwó

Iwo jẹ́ ìlú ní ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun, ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. Àwọn ará Ìwó, gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwọn ọmọ Yorùbá mìíràn ṣẹ̀ wá láti Ile-Ife, tí wọ́n ṣí kúrò ní sẹ́ńtúrì kọkànlá, gẹ́gẹ́ bí Alademomi kenyon àti Prince Adelegan Adegbola (2009) ṣe sọ. Ìlú náà fìgbà kan wà lára ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́, tí wọ́n wá padà yọ kúrò, tó sì wá di ọ̀kan lára àwọn ìlú tó ṣe pàtàkí ní ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun.

Àwọn Ọba tí wọ́n ti jọba lórí ìlú yìí ju ọgbọ̀n lọ, lábẹ́ Oluwo ti ìlú Ìwó, HRM Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, gẹ́gẹ́ bí i aláṣẹ ìlú náà. Ìlú yìí tóbi ní ìwọ̀n 245 km2, pẹ̀lú iye ènìyàn tó tó 191,348. Èyí sì jẹ́ ìlú tó ní ènìyàn tó pọ̀ jù lọ ní àsìkò ìka iye ènìyàn tó wáyé ní ọdún 2006, ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. Agbègbè ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ mìíràn tó wà níbẹ̀ ni; agbègbè ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ Aiyedire, tó tóbi pẹ̀lú ìwọ̀n 265.783 km2, tó sì ní iye ènìyàn 76,309, àti agbègbè ìjọba ìbílè Ola-Oluwa, tó tóbi pẹ̀lú ìwọ̀n 332.117 km2, tí ó sì ni iye ènìyàn 76,227. Olú-ìlú àwọn ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ yìí wà ní; ààrin gbùngùn Iwo (Central), Iwo; Aiyedire, Ile Ogbo; àti Ola-Oluwa, Bode-Osi. Iwo ti ní àwọn agbègbè ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ mẹ́rin si, àwọn ni: Iwo East, Olomowewe; Iwo West, Agberire; Ọla Oluwa South East, Ilemowu; Ayedire South East, Oluponna.
Ètò ẹ̀kọ́

Orísun ètò ẹ̀kọ́ ní ìlú Ìwó ni àwọn ajíhìnrere tí wọ́n mú ẹ̀sìn kìrìsìtẹ́ẹ̀nì wá. Àwọn ìjọ Baptist sì ló kọ́kọ́ ṣe ìdásílẹ̀ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀ lóríṣiríṣi, lára wọn ni: Aipate Baptist Day School, Olukotun Baptist Day School, Feesu Baptist Day School, Oke-Odo Baptist Day School. Ìjọ Baptist yìí bákan náà ni wọ́n ṣe ìdásílẹ̀ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ girama, tí wọ́n pè ni, Baptist High school, Iwo, tó jẹ́ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ kan ṣoṣo tó ń fúnni ní ìwé-ẹ̀rí West African School Certificate pẹ̀lú O level. Wọ́n sì tún ní Baptist Modern school (tí kò sí mọ́ ní ètò ẹ̀kọ́ Nàìjíríà òde-òní) tó wá padà di Baptist Grammar school – tó sì ń fúnni ní ìwẹ́-ẹ̀rí O level bí i àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ girama mìíràn. Bákan náà ni wọ́n ní Teacher Training College. Kọ́lẹ́ẹ̀jì yìí ni Bowen University wà báyìí, tó jẹ́ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ gíga ti ìjọ Baptist. Lẹ́yìn àọn Baptist ni àwọn Methodist dé, tí wọ́n sì ṣe ìdásílẹ̀ Methodist Primary School ní ìlú náà, àti ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ girama, tó ti wá di United Methodist High School.

Àwọn Catholic náà ní ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ girama, tó ti wá di Catholic Grammar School, àti ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ fún àwọn obìnrin nìkan, ìyẹn St. Mary's High School.

Lẹ́yìn èyí ni àwọn ìjọba lọ́wọ́ sí ètò ẹ̀kọ́, tí wọ́n sì ṣe ìdásílẹ̀ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀ lóríṣiríṣi, ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ girama, Teacher Training College, LATCO, tó yí padà ní ọdún 1964 di Iwo Grammar School.

Àwọn ajíhìnrere ti ẹ̀sìn Mùsùlùmí náà ò gbẹ́yìn nínú ètò ẹ̀kọ́ ìlú Ìwó. Wọ́n ṣe ìdásílẹ̀ Ansar-U-deen Primary School, Ansar-U-deen Modern School tó yí padà di Ansar-U-deen Grammar School, àti Anwar-ul-Islam Grammar School. Ilé-ẹjọ́ Mùsùlùmí àkọ́kọ́ ní Nàìjíríà wà ní ìlú Iwo. Púpọ̀ nínú àwọn ará Iwo jẹ́ ẹlẹ́sìn Mùsùlùmí, ní àwọn ọdún 1655 síwájú, nígbà tí wón kọ́ Mọ́ṣáláṣí àkọ́kọ́ tó wà ní ilẹ̀ Yorùbá síbẹ̀. Lára àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ girama tó gbajúmọ ní Ìwó ni Iwo Grammar School, United Methodist High School, Baptist High School, St. Mary's High School, L.A. Commercial Grammar School, Islahudeen Grammar School àti Anwar-ul-Islam Grammar School. Iwo gbajúmọl fún ẹ̀kọ́ Lárúbáwá. Oríṣiríṣi ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ Lárúbáwá ló wà ní Ìwó, lára wọn ni Islamic youth center (morkaz shabaab), èyí tí onímọ̀ Islam kan tí orúkọ rẹ̀ ń jẹ́ Sheikh Ahmad Muhally Adedimeji Aroworeki ṣe ìdásílẹ̀ rẹ̀, Islahudeen Arabic School, Obatedo, tí Sheikh Abdulbaaqi Muhammad dá sílè ní 1960. Amin Training Center, Araromi náà tún jẹ́ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ mìíràn tí Sheikh Badrudeen Al-Amin dá sílẹ̀. Islamic cultural center (Markaz Abdul Razaq Abdul Rahman), Sheik Adam ilory Villa, Agbowo, Iwo.

Àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ gíga wà ní ìlú yìí bákan náà, lára wọn ni: BOWEN University, Wolex Polytechni, Baptist Teachers' Training College tó wà ní Oke Odo ní Ìwó, àmọ́ tí wọ́n wá ń lò bí ọgbà Bowen University báyìí, Westland University, Iwo city polytechnic, Royal College of Public Health and Technology, Empire College of Health Technology, Al Ummah College of Education, Federal College of Education, Offer center institute of Agriculture. Òmíràn tó dà bí i rẹ̀ ni Shariah College of Nigeria, tó fìgbà kan wà ní Ibadan, kí wọ́n tó wá gbe wá sí Oke-Afo, Iwo.

Àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ aládàáni ní ìlú náà ni Islamic Model College, Muslim International School, Agbaje Memorial Comprehensive College, Aipate Baptist School, Vico-Hope Comprehensive College, A-1 Grammar School, Crowey Schools, Regina Mundi Girls Secondary School, The wings school, Innayatullah muslim academy, ICC Model school, Our Lady of Fatima academy (OLFA).
Ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ

Iwo ni wọ́n ti ṣe ìdásílẹ̀ ilé-iṣẹ́ ẹ̀rọ-amóhùnmáwòrán àkọ́kọ́ tó jẹ́ ti ìpínlẹ̀ ní orílẹ̀-èdẹ̀ Nàìjíríà, ní ọdún 1982, ìyẹn Reality Television Service (RTS), ibẹ̀ sì ni Reality Radiovision Services (RRS) wà, tí a tún mọ sí odidere fm tàbí 96.3Fm. Bákan náà, Ìwó ni Ilè Isẹ Agboun sá fe fé Bowen Radio 101.9fm wà àti ilé-iṣẹ́ rédíò àtijọ́ ní ori eru Iwo Am, èyí tí ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ Òṣun pa tì. Wọ́n ti ní ilé-iṣẹ́ rédíò tuntun, ìyẹn Ayekooto Fm, 88.3fm àti Akorede Radio 98.9Fm
Iṣẹ́ àgbè

thumb|Short story of Iwo in Oyo dialect by a native speaker
Iwo ni Osun State Agricultural Development Programmes (OSSADEP) wà, bákan náà ni selema farm, shabeeb agro àti àwọn mìíràn wà níbẹ̀.
Community based organisations

Lara awọn ẹgbẹ ti o da lori agbegbe ni Ilu Iwo ni: Igbimọ Alakoso Iwo (IBOT), Igbimọ Iwo Action (IWAC), Iwo Progressive Union (IPU), Iwoland Development Coalition (IDC), Guildance Community Development Foundation, Charitable Youth for Nation Building Initiative, Iwo Odidere Leo Club. Iwo Action Council (IWAC) jẹ agboorun ti gbogbo awọn ajo ni Iwo. A ti mọ IWAC fun wiwa ni iwaju bi eto idojukọ idagbasoke.

Iwoland Development Coalition (IDC) was formed on 29 August 2014 to champion development of Iwo, Aiyedire and Ola Oluwa Local Government. IDC currently have members in countries like: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Côte d'Ivoire, France, United States of America, United Kingdom. IDC though is still a new organisation but has succeeded in establishing health clinic at Akinbami in Aiyedire Local Government, reconstructed culvert at Ojude Oba in Iwo, staged schools tour in Iwo, Aiyedire and Ola Oluwa Local Governments, award scholarship to students in need, rehabilitate Yidi Oba culvert, organised lectures on burning issues, distributed over 8,000 health books (containing useful information on how to take care of pregnant and Children), organised widows empowerment programme, provide nutritional support to orphans and vulnerable children, take care of people with disabilities, researched the history of Iwoland, administered Vitamin A and Abendazole for the benefit of children of ages 0 and 5 years, patched pot holes from Adeeke and Kajola road, cleaned and painted Iwo roundabout, organised health outreach, assisted Local Authority Grammar School to transport chairs from Iwo Grammar School and payment of WAEC examination of 6 students two each from Iwo, Aiyedire and Ola Oluwa Local Government.
Iwo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited/GTE

People who are interested in economic development of Iwoland came together in 2018 to form Iwo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited/GTE. The organization was registered with Corporate Affairs Commission in 2021 which is completely different from the defunct one established in 1989. Iwo Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established for the promotion and protection of trade and industry and to represent and express the opinion of the business community on matters affecting trade and industry in Iwoland which consists of the three local government areas in the federal constituency (Iwo, Ayedire and Ola Oluwa) Iwoland Federal constituency and where applicable, the whole State of Osun and the Federation. It is a non–profit–sharing organization and its income and properties are applied solely for the promotion of ICCI's objectives. Among those people that made it happen then are: Olusegun Dada (Esq), Kudaisi Ismaila (Esq), Olawale Rasheed, Senator Adelere Oriolowo, Alhaji Mokanju Musibau FCA, Professor Waheed Hassan, Otunba Jire Ayinla, Akogun Olaposi Adiatu, Adebayo Lasisi PhD, FCA, Kabiru Adisa FCA, Lanre Omotayo PhD, Princess Funmi Lamuye
Ojú-ọjọ́

Ìwó ní ojú ọjọ́ tó máa ń tutù, tó sì máa ń gbẹ, níwọ̀n bí ojú ọjọ́ bá ṣe rí. Ìwọ̀n bí ojú ọjọ́ ṣe rí ní ọdọọdún ni , tí ó ga níwọ̀n 0.2% ju ti orílẹ̀-èdè lọ. Ìwó lápaapọ̀ máa ń ní ọjọ́ tó tutù 248.57 (68.1% of the time) lọ́dọdọdún.
Àtòjo àwọn alága ilbílẹ̀ Ìwó láti ọdún 1989 títí di òní

# Chief Blarinwa 1989-1989
# Chief Ganiyu Iromini 1993-1994
# Barrister Gbadegeshin Adedeji 1994-1996
# Mr Kamilu Adio 1996-1997
# Honourable Mutiu Kareem 1999-2002
# Honourable Moshood Adeoti 2002-2003
# Honourable Rasaki Ajadi Salwu 2003-2006
# Engineer Lasun Olaniyi 2006-2007
# Honourable Sulaimon Bello 2007-2010
# Honourable Kamo Olabisi Alao 2010-2016
# Honourable Kamorudeen Raji 2017-2021
# Honourable Ishola Kamar Adeniyi since 2021
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