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Shaki-Okeogun
Shaki-Okeogun | |
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Nickname(s): Ọmọ Sakí, Ògún 'ó rọ ikin, alágbẹ̀dẹ 'ò rọ bàbà. Ọmọ Àsabàrí 'ò kọ̀' jà, ọmọ Olóógun 'ò k'eré. Tí ó bá d'ọjọ́ ìjà kíá rán ni sí Àsabàrí, tí ó bá d'ọjọ́ eré kíá rán ni sí Olóógun... | |
Motto(s): Shaki-Ọmọ Àsabàrí, akin l'ójú
ogun! | |
Coordinates: 8°40′N 3°24′E / 8.667°N 3.400°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
OyoState | Oyo State |
Government | |
• Governor | Engr. Oluwaseyi Makinde |
• Okere of Sakiland | HRM Ọba Khalid Oyeniyi Olabisi |
• Baagi of Sakiland | High Chief Ghazali Abdulrasheed |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 388,225 |
• Ethnicities | Yoruba |
• Religions | Islam Christianity |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 |
National language | Yorùbá |
Website | www.oyostate.gov.ng |
Shaki (also Saki) is a city-town situated in the northern part of Oyo State in western Nigeria.[1]