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Akure

British

/ əˈkuːre /

noun

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

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

From New York Times

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Reuters

In the rural towns outside Akure, the city in southwest Nigeria where he was born, people farm year-round.

From Washington Post

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