Oyo
Americannoun
noun
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Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde posted a statement on Facebook promising that those responsible would be "brought to book".
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024
It was heard across the city of Ibadan, the capital of south-western Oyo state.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024
Oladipupo, who is based in Oyo, southwestern Nigeria, said his company also serves energy-hungry small businesses like those that use freezers or pump water from boreholes.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
Yemisi Iranloye, whose company Psaltry International in Oyo State processes cassava from around 10,000 farmers including Busari Kasali, is cashing in on the shift.
From Reuters • May 31, 2023
Thus, his English was not of the best; and I, in faith, could not speak any word of the language of Oyo.
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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