Iwo is a
City in
Osun State,
Nigeria that is the seat of the
Iwo Kingdom, a
traditional state. The Iwo people, like all other people of
Yoruba stock are said to have belonged to
Ile-Ife from where they migrated sometimes in the 14th century. The earliest settlement initiated by Adekola Telu a prince from Ife. Adekola Telu was the son of the 16th Ooni of Ife a female called Luwo Gbagida. The City formerly part of old Oyo state was later separated and became one of the major townships in Osun State, Nigeria.