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Ikeja

British  
/ ɪˈkeɪjə /

noun

  1. a town in SW Nigeria, capital of Lagos state: residential and industrial suburb of Lagos. Pop (local government area): 313 196 (2006)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When Oluwapelumi gets to the Agric bus station to get an early bus to Ikeja a crowd of commuters is already there - a long snaking queue visible from everyone's phone torches.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2022

So does Afis Adewale, another tailor, cutting cloth for a new outfit at a roadside shop in Ikeja neighbourhood in Lagos.

From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2021

That is the equivalent of ten malls the size of Ikeja or the Palms.

From Economist ● Aug. 21, 2014

In Ikeja, we even have our own Silicon Valley called Computer village, where people are selling the latest software, computer gadgets or IT needs.

From Forbes ● Sep. 5, 2011

When I am on my way back from St. Leo’s, in Ikeja, my car begins to choke in a gloomy, noisy suburb.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 28, 2009

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