Discover Akure in Nigeria
Akure in the region of Edo is a place located in Nigeria - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) South-West of Abuja , the country's capital .
Local time in Akure is now 02:50 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Douala, Malabo, Yenagoa, Urhono, and Sanubi. When in this area, you might want to check out Douala . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Akure ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ovu
Ovu is a town in central Nigeria
Located at 5.75 5.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Obiaruku
Obiaruku is a town in Ukwuani Local Government Area (LGA), Delta State, Nigeria. The Okpalauku of Obiaruku is the oldest male in the town. In 2005, youths from Obiaruku and neighboring Abraka, in Ethiope East LGA, got into a fight at a funeral for an Obiaruku elder, leading to the razing of 37 houses.
Located at 5.85 6.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Oghara
Oghara is a town in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It is one of the major clans of the Urhobo ethnic group. It has various educational Institutions such as the Oghareki Model Secondary School Oghareki, Delta State Polytechnic in Otefe-Oghara and the Western Delta University (a privately owned university). Also a mini stadium is located within the town.
Located at 5.59 6.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Warri Airport
Osubi Airstrip, also known as Warri Airport, is located at Osubi, a town near Warri in Delta State, Nigeria. It has a runway of about 1.8 kilometres and is about 10 minutes drive by car from the city of Warri. The federal government first drew up plans to build an airport here in the late 1970s to easy transport into Warri city by air because of its status as an oil city but languished the Plan for over two decades in a mixture of neglect and corruption.
Located at 5.60 5.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
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