TWIN TOWNS IN YORUBALAND

In some parts of Nigeria, there are twin towns that share common ancestry, history, language/dialect and culture. 

Examples of such towns abound in Yorubaland include but not limited to the following :

(1a) Igbara-Oke (Ondo State). 

(1b) Igbara-Odo (Ekiti State). 

(2a) Esa-Oke (Osun State).  

(2b) Esa-Odo (Osun State). 

(3a) Imesi-Ile (Osun State). 

(3b) Okemesi (Ekiti State). 

(4a) Ila-Orangun (Osun State). 

(4b) Oke-Ila (Osun State). 

(5a) Emure (Ekiti State)? 

(5b) Emure-Ile (Ondo State). 

(6a) Erinmope (Ekiti State). 

(6b) Erinmope (Kwara State). 

(7a) Ise (Ekiti State). 

(7b) Okeluse (Ondo State). 

(8a) Omuo (Ekiti State). 

(8b) Omuo-Oke (Ekiti State). 

(9a) Ijebu-Ode (Ogun State). 

(9b) Ijebu-Igbo (Ogun State). 

(10a) Oke-Ayedun (Ekiti State). 

(10b) Odo-Ayedun (Ekiti State). 

(11a) Ẹ̀kàn (Kwara State). 

(11b) Aaye Ẹ̀kan (now Ayedun, Kwara State). 

(12a) lpaja (Lagos State

(12b) lyana Ipaja(Lagos State)

(13a) Aiyetoro (Kogi state) 

(13b) Aiyetoro(Ogun state)

(14a) Ikoyi (Lagos )

(14b) Ikoyi (Kogi State)

(15a) Ile-Ife (Osun State)

(15b) Ife-Olukotun (Kogi State)

(16a) Surulere (Ilorin Kwara state)

(16b)Surulere (Lagos)

(17a) Olohunsogo (Ilorin Kwara state)

(17b) Olohunsogo (Mushin-Lagos)

NB: If you remember any other twin towns, you can please mention them for our collective education.