Timeline of Ibadan

The following is a of the history of the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Prior to 20th century

• 1835 – Oluyole becomes Olubadan.
• 1851 – Anglican Church Mission established by David Hinderer.
• 1900 – Lagos-Ibadan railway begins operating

20th century

• 1913 – Ibadan Grammar School established.
• 1916 – Moor Plantation established near Ibadan.
• 1929 – Government College founded.
• 1947 – Economic protest.
• 1948 – University College of Ibadan and its Botanical Garden established.
• 1949 – Nigerian Tribune newspaper begins publication.
• 1951 – Ibadan Peoples Party organized.
• 1952 – Population: 459,196.
• 1954 – Nigerian Records Office headquartered in Ibadan.
• 1955
• Historical Society of Nigeria founded in Ibadan.
• Isaac Babalola Akinyele becomes Olubadan.
• 1957 – Black Orpheus literary magazine begins publication.
• 1958 – Nigerian National Archives headquartered in city.
• 1959 – Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) television begins broadcasting (later NTA Ibadan).
• 1960
• Liberty Stadium opens.
• Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research headquartered in city.
• 1961 – Mbari Writers and Artists Club formed.
• 1962 – University of Ibadan active; Institute of African Studies founded.
• 1963 – Population: 627,380.
• 1965 – Cocoa House built.
• 1967 – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture headquartered in city.
• 1975
• Population: 847,000.
• David Jemibewon becomes governor of Oyo State.
• 1976
• City becomes capital of Oyo State.
• Akinyele, Lagelu, and Oluyole semi-urban local governments created.
• 1982 – Leventis United football team formed.
• 1989 – Egbeda, Ido, and Ona Ara semi-urban local governments created.
• 1991 – Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, and Ibadan South-West urban local governments created.
• 1999 – becomes Olubadan

21st century

• 2003
• Ibadan Internet Exchange commissioned.
• Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja becomes governor of Oyo State.
• 2007 – Oyekunle Ayinde Olukotun becomes Olubadan.
• 2011
• Abiola Ajimobi becomes governor of Oyo State.
• Population: 2,949,000 (urban agglomeration).
• 2024
• Oyo State coup attempt by Yoruba separatists

See also

• Ibadan history
• List of Olubadan
• of other cities in Nigeria: Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt

References

This article incorporates information from the Yoruba Wikipedia.

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