Jebba town is a Yoruba city in Kwara State, Nigeria. It has views of River Niger, and as of 2007 has an estimated population of 22,411.[1] Northernmost territory of the Yoruba culture is terminated by a landscape feature at Niger River near Jebba.[2] The island of Jebba in the Niger River still retains a traditional Nupe settlement,[3] a people who retain significant fraction of the town's population, Jebba being the point where Niger, flowing almost north-south between divides countries of the two historically affiliated Nupe from the Yoruba.[4]
Jebba | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jebba Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 9°7′43″N 4°49′6″E / 9.12861°N 4.81833°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kwara State |
| North part | Niger State |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 22,411 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
It is home to the largest paper mill in West Africa, as well as being the home of one of Nigeria’s three hydro-electric dams. Powering the whole of Nigeria, every day.Jebba’s main quality is its Islamic culture.
Jebba was founded by Okedare Lanloke in about 1735 A.D. He was a warrior who hailed from Oyo Ile i.e. Old Oyo.[5] The railway reached River Niger at Jebba in 1909.
Jebba town is split into two, the southern portion is in Kwara state while the Northern portion is in Niger state","Jebba is home to the largest papermill in West Africa."[6]
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Canoeing on the Niger River -
Mongo Park's monument -
Juju Rock formation -
Jebba railway bridge -
S.S Jebba postcard 1907
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edit- ^ "Jebba". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Usman, Aribidesi; Falola, Toyin (2019). "Geography and Society (Chapter 1)". The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–28. ISBN 978-1-107-06460-7. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Niger River | West Africa's Largest River, Length & Wildlife | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Kolapo, Femi J. (2003). "The Dynamics of early 19th Century Nupe Wars". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 31 (2). Faculty of Military Science - Stellenbosch University: 14–35. ISSN 1022-8136 – via African Journals OnLine.
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- ^ "Ogodo-Jebba.online". Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Jebba". Hotels.ng. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- Tayo, Ekundayo (1984). "Jebba never sleeps". punch newspaper.
- Rev Samuel, Johnson (1921). History of Yoruba: from the earliest time to the beginning of the British protectorate.