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	AllRefer.com - Akure (Nigeria Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Timber is cut nearby and processed in Akure, which is also a cacao marketing center.
		Akure was a small independent Yoruba kingdom until it was conquered by Benin in the early 19th cent.
		Akure has an agricultural school, a teachers college, and a technology university.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Akure.html (147 words)

	Akure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the capital of Ondo State.
		Akure people are of the Yoruba ethnic group.
		In the commercial sector, Akure is the trade center for a farming region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akure (218 words)

	Nigeria - SendMail
		The state covered the total area of the former Ondo Province, created in 1915 with Akure as the provincial headquarters.
		Akure town ship was retained as the state headquarters.
		Administrative Areas: The apex of the administrative structure is the state headquarters, Akure.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/send.asp?blurb=343 (290 words)

	Ondo State Historical Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Akure Township was retained as the state headquarters.
		The most known ethnic sub-groups are the Akure, the Akoko, the Ondo, the Ijo (made up of a part of Apoi [note that some Apoi claim Yoruba ancestry] and Arogbo), the Ikale, the Ilaje and the Owo.
		Ordinarily, Akure being equidistant from Lagos and Abuja is a strategic commercial advantage to the state.
	www.ondostategovernment.com /history.html (3612 words)

	Akure Progresive Union - Akure History
		Akure becoming State capital had occurred in 1976 under the watch of Oba Otitubiosun Adelegan Adesida the Third, the most underrated Deji in living memory, but whose record of achievements as a Deji, had placed him second to his father, if the truth must be told.
		Chief Aminu Balogun, The Aro of Akure, Chief Oluyide the Ojomu of Akure and the Asae of Akure.
		Chief Oluwaleimu, the Sashere of Akure, Chief Olusanya, the Asamo of Akure, late Chief Alade Ologunmeta, the Sao of Akure.
	akurepu.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=37 (4273 words)

	Akure -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Akure is an agricultural trade centre for the yams, cassava, corn (maize), bananas, rice, palm oil and kernels, okra, and pumpkins grown by the Ondo branch of the Yoruba people.
		A collecting point for cocoa and palm oil and kernels, it is a local market centre (yams, cassava, corn [maize], poultry, fish, fruits, palm produce, pumpkins, okra) and the location of a branch office...
		It lies in the Yoruba Hills, at the intersection of roads from Akure, Ilawe, Ilesha, Ila (Illa), and Ikare, and is situated 92 miles (148 km) east-northeast of Ibadan.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005310?tocId=9005310 (368 words)

	Akure, Nigeria - Current News & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A meeting of stakeholders in the project was held at the Governor's office in Akure on Tuesday to finalise arrangements and modalities for the refinery.
		AKURE, AT least 33 persons have been arrested by the police in Ondo State over the bloody clash between illegal cocoa smugglers and rate officers in Ose Local...
		The first clash was at Akure where the group was accused of molesting Censors Board staff and police officers who were doing their lawful duty.
	www.4newz.net /world/nz/Akure.html (1661 words)

	Akure - Current News & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Speaking with newsmen in Akure on the resignation of the national chairman of the party, Dairo denied that his exit had polarised the party.
		AKUREâ” THE immediate past governor of Ondo State, Chief Adebayo Adefarati, has been indicted by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the state...
		Akure news from Sept 2004 to Dec 2004
	www.news.daylightonline.com /2005/Akure.html (788 words)

	Akure Travel Guide - Akure Vacations - VirtualTourist.com
		Akure Travel Guide - Akure Vacations - VirtualTourist.com
		Plan a Akure vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Akure locals.
		General Tips in Akure (0 Reviews - 0 Photos)
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Africa/Nigeria/Akure-2186852/TravelGuide-Akure.html (253 words)

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		The “Omo Ori Ite” provision in Akure tradition was jettisoned just to give the descendants of Osupa and Odundun their chance to claim the throne.
		Akure has been led into that cul-de-sac by a dysfunctional family which has made a total mockery of our sacred Institution.
		I read on the Internet 10 of the remaining king makers in Akure have withdrawn their support for the so-called Deji-Elect and are now urging the Government to let them start the process all over again.
	www.nigeriansinamerica.com /articles/626/1/Deji-Of-Akure-%288%29/print/626 (1762 words)

	Akure, Nigeria - Current News & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Aside Amukpe and Ogorode, the Enerhen, Warri district voltage change-over, Obiale and Ifon in Akure injection sub-stations, upgrading of Umunede and Ifon MVAS...
		The Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Akure, is detaining the mother of a set of twins at the post-natal ward over her inability to settle N11,000 bill incurred.
		Kekemeke told newsmen in Akure that government was studying the letter addressed to it by Chief Babalola (SAN) on behalf of the claimants to the throne.
	www.4newz.net /world/am/Akure.html (5101 words)

	Akure, Nigeria, Pictures
		Akure is a tourist destination and departure point for visitors to the nearby Osse River.
		Akure belongs to the Yoruba cultural region and is the site of an annual Ogun festival commemorating the Yoruba deity Ogun, the god of iron.
		Akure was a small independent Yoruba kingdom until it was conquered in the early 1800s by a neighboring Yoruba kingdom.
	www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Nigeria/Akure_city.html (309 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Akure
		Sheikh, who spoke at his Akure office in Ondo State disclosed that each of the two licensed consortia required $300 million for their operations.
		AKURE AS criticism continues to trail the granting of loans to Ghana and Sao-Tome and Principe by President Olusegun Obasanjo without the approval of the National Assembly, two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) Chief Gani Fawehinmi and Prince Adetokunbo Kayode over the weekend expressed divergent views on the controversy.
		Speaking with newsmen in Akure at the dinner organised by the Ondo State branch of the NBA to round off this years law week, Chief Fawehinmi described the President's action...
	news.surfwax.com /worldcities/files/Akure_Nigeria.html (1363 words)

	Akure News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Akure - Nigerian police have found two human skulls in different locations in south-western Ondo State, which they suspect to be the remains of victims of...
		AKURE â”AS criticism continues to trail the granting of loans to Ghana and Sao-Tome and Principe by President Olusegun Obasanjo without the approval of the...
		Briefing newsmen in Akure, Dr Akinbobola pointed out that the provision of medical assistance to the less privileged members of the public was borne out of the...
	www.news.daylightonline.com /2005-03/Akure.html (9049 words)

	Re: Fp. gardneri Akure BLUE
		gardneri Akure was one of the first > forms of this species in the hobby in the 1960's and before.
		I looked at a couple of > BNLs from 1982-83 and found a few people listed Akure still, but no longer > separated 'yellow / blue." > > To 1988: I had left the hobby as we are all wont to do on occassion and > returned in 1988-89.
		While a "BLUE" > >variety of Akure may or may not still be in the hobby, it would be great if > >we can all provides our lists to Tom and support the Killi Conservation > >Committee.
	fins.actwin.com /killietalk/month.200104/msg00172.html (875 words)

	Miracles Galore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Inside the newspaper, another page was given to describe the many miracles seen by the reporter on the first night of the latest crusade held by the evangelist.
		As we approached the city of Akure, our convoy of cars was met by hundreds of church leaders who had been involved in the planning of the crusade during the past 12 months.
		Once in Akure, Evangelist Bonnke and the team were given an official welcome to the city by Governor Adebeyo Adeferati, who is himself a committed Christian.
	www.cfan.org /{english}/[US_Site]/content.asp?id=0000004&page=01 (653 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is located 10km from Akure city on the Ondo-Akure road, bounded on the west by the river Owena.
		In 1934, the then assistant conservator of forests undertook a 1% enumeration of Akure Reserve, totalling 260 acres and 128 emergent, upper storey and lower storey tree and shrub species.
		The main management plan is based on the Akure and Ala forest reserves working plan of 1952-1972.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/sample/0730p.htm (1085 words)

	Akure travel guide
		Akure is the Capital city of Ondo State.
		Akure got it's name from the meaning which is a city situated where the neck jewery of the founder broke into pieces.
		It is located in the Cocoa producing area of Nigeria and the capital of the State where two of the most important and bigest projects in West Africa is taking place, Bitumen and LNG production.
	www.world66.com /africa/nigeria/akure (121 words)

	Re: Fp. gardneri Akure BLUE
		gardneri Akure was one of the first forms of this species in the hobby in the 1960's and before.
		To 1982: Sometime between the rush of the 1970s and the 1980s "Akure" pretty much disappeared from the hobby, replaced in popularity by misaje, P82, Jos Plateau and a couple other populations.
		While a "BLUE" >variety of Akure may or may not still be in the hobby, it would be great if >we can all provides our lists to Tom and support the Killi Conservation >Committee.
	fins.actwin.com /killietalk/month.200104/msg00169.html (757 words)

	Egbe Omo Yoruba (National Association of Yoruba Descendants in North America)
		THE governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, disclosed on Thursday in Akure that his administration inherited a debt of about N70 billion out of which N45 billion was on road contracts awarded by the Adefarati administration.
		The governor, who made this known while receiving the executive members and trustees of Akure Community Development Forum, revealed that the financial situation of the state was so bad that it would require God’s intervention before the state could break even.
		Ralph Alabi, the chairman of Akure Community Development Forum, congratulated Dr. Agagu on his victory at the polls and the successful assumption of office.
	www.yorubanation.org /Newslink/Newslink28.htm (869 words)

	Vanguard - Arts: From Akure, Sola Ashaolu sings hope for upcountry musicians
		This mind set is accepted by all and sundry, not only because of the population, but also because of information, technology and the level of awareness which other states in the federation obviously lack.
		However, an Ondo State based singer and producer, Sola Ashaolu, says he decided not only to operate from Akure, Ondo State capital as infertile ground for musicians to thrive but importantly, has stayed back in the Akure to convince the upcoming talents that equal opportunities abound in the state.
		Ashaolu, a graduate of mechanical engineering from Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, said he formerly had the idea of starting off his musical and production career in Lagos but changed his mind at the discovery that a studio like his is not in the Ondo State capital.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/arts/at113102005.html (801 words)

	FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Federal College of Agriculture, Akure Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) State and Private Individual-owned Technical Colleges, Okitipupa, Owo...
		Of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) E Federal University Of Agriculture, Umudike E Federal University Of Technology, Akure (FUTA) E Federal University Of Technology, Owerri Federal University Of Technology...
		NAPE Mini Conference: the first ever was held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, NIGERIA 27th -29th September, 2002.
	www.attorneyatlanta123.com /Federal_University_of_Technology_Akure (267 words)

	BNW News Blog: Biafra Nigeria World News Index and Digest: 25 Killed in Akure-Ondo Auto Crash
		Nobody survived in the accident which occurred about three kilometers from Akure, the state capital and left virtually all the bodies of the victims seriously mangled.
		Eyewitness accounts of the incident revealed that the truck with registration number Plateau 736 QAP was on high speed when a herd of cows crossed the highway.
		The peak of the agony was when the charred bodies of the female corps members in their uniforms were retrieved but identifying them was simply impossible but men of the road safety corps took a census of the dead before loading them in two vehicles.
	news.biafranigeriaworld.com /archive/thisday/2005/05/05/25_killed_in_akureondo_auto_crash.php (500 words)

	Edo
		In the period after the deportation, the Usen-AKure axis was the focus of intense competition between Lagos traders and Benin based British officers who had long term plans for the development of Rubber plantations.
		Later on when the monarchy was restored in 1914 the Benin community in Akure made strenuous efforts to reestablish ties with the Oba.
		However, the role of "Akure" in Benin politics was to show itself again and again.
	www.edo-nation.net /edoakure.htm (1247 words)

	Vanguard - National News : Deji of Akure: Prince litters Akure with posters
		AKURE—AN unusual dimension was weekend introduced to the controversial chieftaincy stool of the Deji of Akureland as a candidate in the Osupa Ruling House, Prince Dare Adesina littered every available space in Akure, the Ondo state capital with his posters announcing his interest in the stool.
		But some youths in the town saw the latest development in the obaship stool as a desecration of the Akure culture and tradition and removed the posters.
		Following the removal of the posters, some youths said to be loyal to the contestant engaged those removing the posters and a bloody clash ensued after which the security operatives in the state invited the leaders of the aggrieved parties for questioning.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/southwest/sw403102005.html (370 words)

	Akure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The city has a population of approximately 387,000, the overwhelming majority of whom are Yoruba.
		Rock engravings dating back to the Mesolithic period, have been discovered on the outskirts of Akure, as has the oldest Homo Sapiens fossil to have been found in West Africa to thus far, dating back to around 9,000 BCE.
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	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Akure.html (117 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At a recent meeting of Afenifere which held in Akure, Akande is said to be the problem of the AD.
		To his knowledge he told me no. Thus, as far as I'm concerned, we have not moved forward and the Akure meting would not have made an impact since the decision we took in Lagos had not been carried out.
		As to the decision they took at Akure, the decision as you have been seeing in publications was taken by non-AD members.
	www.ngrguardiannews.com /policy_politics/article01/050904 (2759 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Census conducted years ago puts the population of Akure at some hundred of thousands.
		But to tell the truth today, Akure is fastly turning to a mega city.
		If you are a native of this city and you have been away for so long, come home at your next holiday and see for yourself.
	www.greatestcities.com /go.bml?journal=seyi4god&itemid=981&dir=next (101 words)

	Nasarawa State Official Website\|Governor Adamu, at Federal University Akure, Honoured with ...
		The award which was conferred on Governor Adamu at the combined 15th and 16th convocation of the University at the weekend was in appreciation of the Governor's contribution to the field of science education in Nasarawa state.
		This is the second honorary doctorate degree the governor will be receiving, having been decorated with an honourary degree by the Rivers State University Port-Harcourt.
		A large delegation of well wishers accompanied the governor on the trip to Akure.
	www.nasarawastate.org /news1/11209170644.htm (335 words)

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