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Ijebu Ode

Ijebu-Ode is a city and Local government area in Ogun State, South West Nigeria, close to the A121 highway.

Ijebu Ode
Ijebu Ode · MediaMOF (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The place

Ijebu-Ode is a city and Local government area in Ogun State, South West Nigeria, close to the A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road northeast of Lagos; it is within 100 km (62 mi) of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Ogun State and possesses a warm tropical climate.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Ijebu Ode

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode ) is a diocese located in the city of Ijebu-Ode in the ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria.

    0 m · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium

    Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, formerly the Gateway Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground for Atlantic Business FC. It was formerly the home ground for FC Ebedei before they moved to their own stadium in Sagamu.

    100 m · football stadium in Nigeria · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Tai Solarin University of Education

    Tai Solarin Federal University of Education is a federal university of education in Nigeria. It was established in 2005 as a state university in Ogun State.

    3.3 km · a university in Nigeria · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Sungbo's Eredo
  2. 02
    Alagaba Wura

    An historical landmark, it is very clean and serene.The inhabitants have a very regimented lifestyle and a call to prayer is given in the morning and evening.

  3. 03
    Ojude Oba Arcade

    This location is where the Ojude Oba celebration takes place.

  4. 04
    Ogbogbo-Ijebu

    It is the town hall where gatherings are held and social activities are carried out as well.

  5. 05
    Alhaji Olayinka Onakoya

From Wikivoyage: Ijebu Ode, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

The town is home to several traditional events.

  1. 01
    The Agemo Festival

    Featuring horses with beautiful and vintage carts parading the streets of Ijebu-Ode in the hours of the morning and eventually ride to the palace of the king to celebrate.

  2. 02
    Omo Forest Reserve

    The Omo Forest Reserve is home to over 200 types of trees, 8000 species of plants and 125 species of birds and mammals.

From Wikivoyage: Ijebu Ode, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Honey Crown Relishes

    Bonojo st,.

  2. 02
    Double Gee Restaurant

    Otunba Dipo Dine International Stadium, Idomila Rd,.

  3. 03
    Kroyal Restaurant

    Folagbade st.

  4. 04
    Kafeteria

    74 Ejirin Rd.

  5. 05
    Mosun Cafe

    Araromi St,.

From Wikivoyage: Ijebu Ode, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Ijebu Ode

Airports
Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 72 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 177 km · General Tunde Idiagbon (ILR), 191 km
  • Lagos → Ijebu Ode
    71 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · ₦5,900–7,900
  • Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Ijebu Ode
    192 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · ₦12,300–16,350
  • Asaba → Ijebu Ode
    319 km · quickest by road, 5h 10m · ₦19,350–25,800
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Ijebu Ode

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ijebu Ode. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inBy ferry from CMS to Ebute Ikorodu then by taxi to Ijebu Ode then journey last about 2 hr and cost ₦15,000-20,000.

From Wikivoyage: Ijebu Ode, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    PríncipeST

    7 ways of moving, 13 sources

    696 km
  2. 02
    Merzouga and Erg ChebbiMA

    8 ways of moving, 41 sources

    2,823 km
  3. 03
    Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkUG

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    2,993 km
  4. 04
    Ssese IslandsUG

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    3,245 km
  5. 05
    EntebbeUG

    9 ways of moving, 37 sources

    3,254 km

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Around it

Next door to Ijebu Ode

Ijebu Ode is 54 km from Ebute Ikorodu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • ImagbonNigerian town8.1 km
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