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Ilorin

American  
[ih-lawr-in] / ɪˈlɔr ɪn /

noun

  1. a town in W central Nigeria.


Ilorin British  
/ ɪˈlɒrɪn /

noun

  1. a city in W Nigeria, capital of Kwara state: agricultural trade centre. Pop: 714 000 (2005 est)

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“Now is the time to act before millions of people die due to increasingly ineffective antimalarial treatments,” said Prof Olugbenga Mokuolu, from the department of paediatrics at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

On April 22, a federal court in Ilorin, in the north-central region, convicted two Chinese nationals for illegal mining and sentenced them to a one-year jail term, although with an option of a fine.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

But Ms. Dakolo met him nearly two decades ago, in the midsize city of Ilorin, when he was an up-and-coming star and she was still a teenager.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2019

The author of "Naija No Dey Carry Last," a collection of satirical essays, Adesanmi had degrees from Ilorin and Ibadan universities in Nigeria, and the University of British Columbia.

From Fox News • Mar. 11, 2019

The author of “Naija No Dey Carry Last,” a collection of satirical essays, Adesanmi had degrees from Ilorin and Ibadan universities in Nigeria, and the University of British Columbia.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2019

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