Oyo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Nigeria's military says it has freed all 44 pupils and teachers who were abducted two months ago from schools in the southern state of Oyo, and arrested some of their captors.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
But the army said its operations, which lasted more than a month, targeted the kidnappers' wider networks and dismantled several hideouts in the forests of Old Oyo National Park.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Oyo is one of Nigeria's most populous states, and its capital, Ibadan, is a major education hub.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
This is when the Oyo state government decided to step in to fund the burial rites for the flag designer.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
He did tell us of the great orchestra which played at the court of the Alafin, the Emperor of Oyo, for which Olakunde’s father had played the fife.
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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