Okuta | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Okuta Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 9°13′12″N3°12′02″E / 9.2199°N 3.2005°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kwara State |
| Local government area | Baruten |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,589 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Okuta is a town located in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.
Okuta is located about 300 km (190 mi) north of Lagos, and about 170 km (110 mi) northwest of Kwara State's capital of Ilorin. Internationally, Okuta is located around 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Beninese border.
Edidi is currently under the rulership of His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Seropetete lll as of 2019. [2]
Festivals in Edidi include:
Okuta Ilorin was documented in the 16th century long ago before the invention of sharpening steels for knives. A man known as Ojo Isekuse who was one of the founding fathers of Ilorin devised a method for sharpening his knives with the use of a stone. It was from the activity of the knife sharpening that the name of the town Ilorin was formed. [4]
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The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria.
The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria.
The 2011 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Kwara State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.