Igede-Ekiti

Igede-Ekiti is a town in north-western Ekiti State, founded according to tradition by Ake, a hunter and herbalist who migrated from Ile-Ife with his wife Erindo and servant Awota, settling at Okesu. Its kingship rotates among three ruling houses: Onaowuro, Oborolada, and Okiribiti. Igede-Ekiti holds a distinctive place in Yoruba religious tradition as the ancestral home of the river goddess Osun, who is said to have left the town after a dispute with her siblings and settled at Osogbo — the custodians of the Osun-Osogbo festival still make an annual visit to Igede-Ekiti's Elemi pond, the goddess's original source, ahead of that festival. The town holds its own annual celebration, the Iromo Igede festival. The area is agricultural, producing yam and cassava.

By Plane

Akure Airport (AKR) is the nearest airport.

By Car / Road

Igede-Ekiti is reached by road from Ado-Ekiti.

• Elemi pond — the traditional source associated with the Osun river goddess, still visited annually by Osun-Osogbo festival custodians.