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Owo

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Owo is a city in Ondo State of Nigeria. [1]

37 relations: Adekola Ogunoye II, Akure, Benin, Benin City, Capsicum, Cassava, Christianity, City-state, Cocoa bean, Cotton, Federal Medical Centre (Owo), Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III, Ife, Islam, Kabba, Köppen climate classification, Local government areas of Nigeria, Lumber, Maize, Nigeria, Oduduwa, Okra, Olateru Olagbegi II, Ondo State, Owo Museum, Sawmill, Sculpture, Soybean, States of Nigeria, Terracotta, Tropical savanna climate, United Kingdom, West Africa Time, Western State (Nigeria), Yam (vegetable), Yoruba people, Yoruba religion.

Adekola Ogunoye II

Adekola Ogunoye II was a traditional ruler of Owo (Olowo of Owo), Ondo State, Nigeria, who reign between February 1968 to November 1992 before Sir Olateru Olagbegi II was reinstated in 1993.

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Akure

Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State.

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Benin

Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.

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Benin City

Benin City is the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria.

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Capsicum

Capsicum (also known as peppers) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae.

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Cassava

Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, yuca, mandioca and Brazilian arrowroot, is a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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City-state

A city-state is a sovereign state, also described as a type of small independent country, that usually consists of a single city and its dependent territories.

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Cocoa bean

The cocoa bean, also called cacao bean, cocoa, and cacao, is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and, because of the seed's fat, cocoa butter can be extracted.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Federal Medical Centre (Owo)

Federal Medical Centre Owo is a Public health care centre located in Owo, a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria.

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Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III

Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III (CFR, SAN) (born June 26, 1941) is the traditional ruler of Owo (Olowo of Owo), Ondo State, Nigeria.

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Ife

Ife (Ifè, also Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Kabba

Kabba is a town in Kogi State in mid west Nigeria.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Local government areas of Nigeria

Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs).

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Lumber

Lumber (American English; used only in North America) or timber (used in the rest of the English speaking world) is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays subsp. mays, from maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Oduduwa

Oduduwa, was not only the first ruler of a unified Ife, but also the progenitor of various independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland, and is today venerated as "the hero, the warrior, the leader and father of the Yoruba race".

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Okra

Okra or okro, known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family.

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Olateru Olagbegi II

Oba Sir Olateru Olagbegi II, KBE (August 1910 – 1998) was the King (Olowo) of Owo, an ancient city which was once the capital of an Eastern Yoruba city state in Nigeria.

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Ondo State

Ondo or Ondo State is a state in Nigeria created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State.

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Owo Museum

Owo Museum is a museum in Owo, Nigeria.

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Sawmill

A sawmill or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber.

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Sculpture

Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.

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Soybean

The soybean (Glycine max), or soya bean, is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.

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States of Nigeria

A Nigerian State is a federated political entity, which shares sovereignty with the Federal Government of Nigeria, There are 36 States in Nigeria, which are bound together by a federal agreement.

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Terracotta

Terracotta, terra cotta or terra-cotta (Italian: "baked earth", from the Latin terra cocta), a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous.

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Tropical savanna climate

Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories "Aw" and "As".

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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West Africa Time

West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa; with countries west of Benin instead using Greenwich Mean Time (GMT; equivalent to UTC with no offset).

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Western State (Nigeria)

The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State.

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Yam (vegetable)

Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers.

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Yoruba people

The Yoruba people (name spelled also: Ioruba or Joruba;, lit. 'Yoruba lineage'; also known as Àwon omo Yorùbá, lit. 'Children of Yoruba', or simply as the Yoruba) are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin.

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Yoruba religion

The Yoruba religion comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practices of the Yoruba people.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owo

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