Oyo State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous...
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Oyo is a city in Oyo State, Nigeria. It was founded as the capital of the remnant of the historic Oyo empire in the 1830s, and is known to its people...
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Oyo, Oyo State, is the seat of the line of the rulers of Oyo. Their territory, a constituent rump state, is located in what is now Nigeria. Since the...
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administrators and governors of Oyo State, Nigeria. Oyo State was formed in 1976 when Western State was divided into Ogun, Ondo, and Oyo states. Nigeria States...
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Ogbomosho (redirect from Ogbomoso, Oyo State)
Ogbomosho (also known as Ogbomoso and Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́) is a city in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria. It was founded in the mid 17th century. The population...
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respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the west by Oyo State, mostly across the River Osun. Named...
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Oyo can refer to: Oyo Empire, a former Yoruba state that covered parts of Nigeria and Benin, or the capital city Oyo State, a present-day state of Nigeria...
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governor of Oyo State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Oyo State, Nigeria, after the governor of Oyo State, and ranks...
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This is a list of villages and settlements in Oyo State, Nigeria organised by local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes also given)...
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The Oyo State Executive Council (informally, the Cabinet of Oyo State) is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Oyo State...
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attempted to capture government buildings in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's Oyo State. Acting on the orders of a leading separatist, Modupe Onitiri-Abiola,...
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Yoruba-speaking state through the organizational and administrative efforts of the Yoruba people, trade, as well as the military use of cavalry. The Oyo Empire...
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OYO Rooms (stylised as OYO), also known as OYO Hotels & Homes, is an Indian multinational hospitality chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes, and...
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capital city of the state is Abeokuta. Ogun State borders the Republic of Benin to the west for about 185 km, Oyo State and Osun State (for 84 km) to the...
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Ibadan (redirect from Ibadan, Oyo State)
/ɪˈbɑːdən/; Yoruba: Ìbàdàn) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after...
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Akinyele is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. It is one of the eleven local governments that make up Ibadan metropolis with Afijio Local...
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of Education and Oyo State College of Education also known as EAUED is a state-owned University of Education located in Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria but recently...
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Senate elections in Oyo State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Oyo State, one from each of the state's three senatorial...
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Polygamy in Nigeria (redirect from Polygamy in Oyo State)
introduce Sharia (thereby legalizing polygamy) have been made in Oyo State, Kwara State, Lagos State, and several others, yet all unsuccessful. Polygamous unions...
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local government areas. Osun state is made up of 9 federal constituencies which covers 30 local government areas. Oyo state is made up of 14 federal constituencies...
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Iroko is one of the major towns in Akinyele Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. The LGA's headquarters are in the town of Moniya...
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The Oyo State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Oyo State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 32 members elected...
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and Oyo States. Oyo State is the largest state by area in the South West. It covers an area of 28,454km2. Lagos State is the most populated state with...
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Local government areas of Nigeria (section Oyo State)
Ona Ara Orelope Orire Atisbo Saki-west Saki-east Egbeda Lagelu Atiba Oyo East Oyo West Barkin Ladi Bassa Bokkos Jos East Jos North Jos South Kanam Kanke...
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Old Oyo, also known as Oyo-Ile, Katunga, Oyo-Oro, and Eyo is the site of a ruined medieval city that was once the capital of the Oyo Empire in what is...
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Iseyin (redirect from Iseyin, Oyo State)
Iseyin is a town located in Oyo, Nigeria. It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) north of Ibadan. The town was estimated to have a population of 236,000,...
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human trafficking and ritual sacrifice located in Soka forest in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The building was discovered on March 22, 2014, by a group of...
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Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa is a state government higher education institution located in Eruwa, Oyo State, Nigeria. The current acting Rector is...
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List of schools in Nigeria (section Oyo State)
International School Ibadan Loyola College, Ibadan Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo Queen's School, Ibadan St Anne's School, Ibadan Wesley College, Ibadan Nigerian...
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military leadership of the city-state of Ibadan, which rose from the old Oyo Empire, and of the Ijebu city-states. However, the Oyo hegemony had been dealt a...
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