ILORIN; MY GREAT HOME
Ilorin is the capital City of Kwara State which is domiciled in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The City of Ilorin has an estimated population of 1,622,438 inhabitants spread over a total area of 295 square miles. Ilorin has a Tropical Savanna Climate and mild weather conditions. The population of Ilorin as at 2006 census was 777,667 make it the 7th largest city in Nigeria (Oriola, & Bolaji (2012)) and was estimated in 2011 to be 908,490 with density of 1,188/km2(3,080/sqml) of Metro1.5million(estimate) with Time zone UTC + 1 (WAT). Shehu Alimi was an itinerant Islamic preacher and teacher and was able to control the city through the spread of Islam with other scholars (Abdulkadir (2015), Reichmuth (2010), Ostien (2012) and Oyo–Yorubaland (2014). According to the World Bank, United Nations, Census, Geo Names (2020), Ilorin is one of the biggest cities in Nigeria as number 10 with population of 950,000. The capital was occupied by the Royal Niger Company in 1897 and its lands were incorporated into the British colony of Northern Nigeria in 1900. The city retains a strong Islamic Influence although Christianity is now widely practiced in the cosmopolitan part of the city due to the religious tolerance of indigenes, its friendly environment (generally called the “Home of Peace”) and significant immigration of people from other parts of Kwara State and the rest of Nigeria (Khalilieh (2019), Dayil (2015) and Emelonye, & Buergenthal, (2011)
The political economy of Kwara State can be traced to 1967 when it was created. Since then the state has undergone various development efforts, most initiated by the federal government given the nature of the Nigeria state, a centralized federal system where development policies and programmes originate from the centre.
The state has a large area of rich agricultural land. The limestone and dolomite of Oreke, Kaolin and clay at Idofian and other parts of the state, pure gold in Kaima and the Patigi area, and the highly exportable rich tantalite deposit of Iporin make Kwara state rich in primary resources. Nigeria is blessed with many natural resources on which her economy rest upon.
Ilorin Emirate: Number one; In sha ALLAHU