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Ogun

British  
/ əʊˈɡʊn /

noun

  1. a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Abeokuta. Pop: 3 728 098 (2006). Area: 16 762 sq km (6472 sq miles)

"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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Whatever the level of his renown, Akangbe Ogun lived as a simple man, among the ordinary people in Osogbo.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

Nigerian police and Ogun state officials said Ayodele and Ghami died at the scene, while Joshua and Kayode sustained minor injuries.

From Barron's Jan. 3, 2026

Ogun and Lagos state officials said in a statement that the British boxer was "heavy hearted" over the deaths of the two men, who were both his close friends.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

Joshua, who was born in Watford, has family roots in Sagamu - a town in Ogun state, near the crash site.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

So she leave Shango and go to Ogun, and then she Ogun wife.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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