Port Harcourt
Americannoun
noun
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Libyan officials claimed they were rerouted to Port Harcourt and also accused the Nigerians of not providing them a bus to cover the 130km journey to Uyo, leaving them stranded for hours.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Burna Boy spent significant time on the road as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Similar attacks were also reported in Sokoto state in the north-west, Kano in the north, and Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2023
The police also asserted that Mr. Igwe, a representative in the southern city of Port Harcourt, was found not with the national currency, naira, but with large piles of American $100 bills in his car.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
“I was so worried when Port Harcourt fell. I sent messages.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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