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    The AkureBenin War in 1818 was a conflict between the Benin Kingdom and the Akure Kingdom in what is now Nigeria. The origins of this conflict can be...
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    was considerably influenced by the Benin Kingdom, and Akure served as a trading link between Benin and Ife. Akure also has a connection with the Ekiti...
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    slavery by the Europeans since the Benin Kingdom sold slaves to the Portuguese and other European merchants. AkureBenin War Falola & Salau 2021, p. 101. Gunsch...
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  • Imasuen.[citation needed] AkureBenin War History of Nigeria Izevbokun Oshodin Obinyan, T. U. (September 1988). "The Annexation of Benin". Journal of Black Studies...
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    The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Kingdom or Benin Kingdom (Bini: Arriọba ẹdo), is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no...
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    olden days, the three communities (Akure, Isinkan and Isolo) were located some distances apart. The war with the Benin empire in the pre-colonial period...
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  • provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899. Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America...
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    Afghanistan, dividing the provinces up amongst themselves. AkureBenin War, Benin invasion of Akure January 1 – J. P. C. Emmons, American attorney and politician...
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  • 9 – Breez FM, Ijoka, Akure 99.1 – Glow Fm , ijapo estate ,Akure , 93.1 – Futa FM, Akure (Federal University of Technology Akure Radio) 93.7 – Ejule-Nen...
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    Osemwende (category Obas of Benin)
    Oba of Benin who reigned from c. 1816 AD – c. 1848 AD. He was the son of Oba Obanosa and the brother of Ogbebo, whom he defeated in a civil war to claim...
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    Obas of Akure (Deji), Ado (Ewi) and Ikere (Ogoga) presided over the largest towns, and Akure was the Ekiti town with the closest links to Benin. The view...
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    Yorubaland (category Geography of Benin)
    and Benin, and covers a total land area of 142,114 km2 (54,871 sq mi). Of this land area, 106,016 km2 (74.6%) lies within Nigeria, 18.9% in Benin, and...
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  • states of Biafra and Republic of Benin, resulting in the Nigerian Civil War. In 1976, six years after the end of the civil war, the states were further reorganized:...
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  • and at the intersection of roads from Ile-Ife, Oshogbo, Ado Ekiti and Akure. The Ijesa cultural area presently covers six local government councils...
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  • The Kiriji War, also known as the Ekiti–Parapo War, was a 16-year-long civil war between the subethnic kingdoms of the Yoruba people, specifically divided...
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    Yoruba people (category Ethnic groups in Benin)
    Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by the Yoruba...
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    4 Brigade (Benin City) 12 Brigade (Lokoja) 19 Battalion (Okitipupa) 22 Brigade (Ilorin) 32 Artillery Brigade (Abeokuta) 42 Brigade (Akure) 42 Engineer...
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    kingdoms would loan soldiers to the Benin Kingdom, such as during the Idah War of 1515-1516, and the sacking of Akure in 1823. During the nineteenth century...
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    its history, Igbara-Oke was under the control of the Akure Kingdom and by extension, the Benin Empire 1. Ajebamidele 2. Olorunda 3. Owode Owena 4. Onijaka...
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  • Ijanikin Federal Government College, Sokoto Federal Government Girls College, Akure Federal Government College, Idoani Federal Government Girls College, Ipetumodu...
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    Ewuare (category Obas of Benin)
    Uwaifiokun which destroyed much of Benin City. After the war, Ewuare rebuilt much of the city of Benin, reformed political structures in the kingdom, greatly...
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    Ila-Orangun, Eko(Lagos), Abeokuta, Ipokia, Ibadan, Ijebu-Ode, Iwo, and Akure etc. Some towns and cities of the Yoruba people are collectively considered...
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    National Museum Abeokuta, National Museum Akure, National Museum Asaba, National Museum Bauchi, National Museum Benin, National Museum Birnin Kudu, National...
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  • educated at Catholic school, Akure, the Government school in Warri, the Holy Cross Catholic school in Benin City and Edo College, Benin City. He joined the army...
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    borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the...
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  • November 2013. Ilaje-Ese Odo by-election Yinka Oladoyinbo - Akure. "Ondo bye-election: Brothers at war". tribune.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2 April...
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  • Akure in 1911 before moving to St. Mathews, Benin. As a young boy, he worked part-time as a helper on canoes ferrying goods for sale between Benin Division...
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    kingdoms would loan soldiers to the Benin Kingdom, such as during the Idah War of 1515–1516, and the sacking of Akure in 1823. During the nineteenth century...
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  • Airways Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21. Ezugwu, Obinna. "Price War: Green Africa Entry Rattles Aviation Sector - Business Hallmark". hallmarknews...
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  • Yoruba language (category Languages of Benin)
    the Benin Empire after c. 1450. In contrast to NWY, lineage, and descent are largely multilineal and cognatic, and the division of titles into war and...
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