Akure

/ əˈkuːre /

noun

1. a city in SW Nigeria, capital of Ondo state: agricultural trade centre. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Obioma was born the fifth of 12 children to Igbo parents in the southwestern Nigerian city of Akure.

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In a ruling in the south-western city of Akure, Justice Dashe Damulak said the regulation was "discriminatory, illegal, null and void" and struck it out.

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Bath entrepreneur and artist Manoel Akure, 20, found himself on the plinth the day Colston's statue came down.

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Also Sunday, Nigeria striker Dayo Ojo of two-time African club champion Enyimba and a player from a different team were kidnapped by gunmen while traveling by car to the city of Akure in southwestern Nigeria.

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Max.ng, which also operates in Kano, Ibadan and Akure in Nigeria, had an investment round last year that raised more than $5 million.

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