Pahayi

Town in Ogun State, Nigeria

Pahayi

Town

Pahayi

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 6°50′49″N 2°56′17″E﻿ / ﻿6.84694°N 2.93806°E﻿ / 6.84694; 2.93806
Country|  Nigeria
State| Ogun State
LGA| Yewa South
Time zone| UTC+1 (WAT)

Pahayi is a town in Yewa South local government area,[1] Ogun State, Nigeria.[2] It is located near Ilaro, not far from the border with Benin.[3][4] Pahayi was one of the towns which was historically incorporated into the Egbado Protectorate under the Dahomians.[5] It contains an elementary school and is linked by road to neighboring towns.[6][7] The Orita Pahayi Modern Shopping Centre was completed in the 1990s.[8] The inhabitants, mainly Yoruba people,[9] are noted for their Wooro music, a type of music which is a "combination of all other music associated with Gelede, Ogun and Sango Festival."[10] Apostle 'Bisi Emmanuel Ekunola emerged new monarch of Pahayi-Yewa November 16, 2021

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5. ^ The History of the Yorubas. Taylor & Francis. 1969. p. 606. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
6. ^ Peacock, Scot (27 February 2002). Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, & Other Fields. Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-4613-4. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
7. ^ Ọtẹgbẹyẹ, Tunji (1995). A humble beginning: an autobiographical prelude to The turbulent decades. STATCO. ISBN 978-978-33134-1-5. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
8. ^ Ogun State annual & investment digest incorporating who's who. Visionlink Nigeria Ltd. 1999. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
9. ^ Baldwin, David E.; Baldwin, Charlene M. (1976). The Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria: an indexed bibliography. G. K. Hall. p. 132\. ISBN 978-0-8161-7857-5. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
10. ^ Ogun State (Nigeria). Council for Arts and Culture (1991). A publication on the Festival of Traditional Social Music in Ogun State: held at the Gateway Hotel, Abeokuta between Thursday 14th March and Thursday 15 August, 1991. Ogun State Council for Arts and Culture. Retrieved 20 May 2012.