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Akonko Destination Guide

Discover Akonko in Nigeria

Akonko in the region of Oyo is a town located in Nigeria - some 263 mi or ( 423 km ) South-West of Abuja , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Akonko

Local time in Akonko is now 12:21 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Osogbo, Oretu, Oniyangi, Omodun, and Olupo. When in this area, you might want to check out Osogbo . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Akonko ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Manuele Tamò.mp4

7:33 min by IITA CO
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Dr Manuele Tamò is the Officer-in-Charge of IITA-Bénin. In this interview, he talks about the outlook regarding invasive pests in Africa and the role of biocontrol ..

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Interesting facts about this location

University of Ibadan

The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria. It has over 12,000 students. Besides the College of Medicine, there are now ten other faculties: Arts, Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Law, Public Health and Dentistry.

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Located at 7.44 3.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Association of Commonwealth Universities, Educational institutions established in 1948, Forestry education, Ibadan, Universities and colleges in Nigeria, University of Ibadan

Lekan Salami Stadium

Lekan Salami Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Shooting Stars FC. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people. The stadium is sited at Adamasingba, Mokola, Ibadan. Hence, the stadium is also called Adamasingba Stadium. Shooting Stars FC are an extremely successful team and have many fans. They won the championship in 1993 and soon after went to the bottom of the ladder.

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Located at 7.40 3.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Football venues in Nigeria, Ibadan

Ibadan Airport

Ibadan Airport is an airport serving Ibadan, a city in the Oyo State of Nigeria.

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Located at 7.36 3.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Airports in Nigeria, Ibadan

Obafemi Awolowo Stadium

The Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria, named the Liberty Stadium until 2010, is a historic 35,000 seat football stadium.

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Located at 7.37 3.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Football venues in Nigeria, Ibadan

Oba Hills Forest Reserve

Oba Hills Forest Reserve is a reserve in Osun State, Nigeria that covers about 52 km of hilly terrain with deep gorges. A 2003 report by the UICN said about 12% of the reserve had been planted with teak. Some chimpanzee sightings had been reported, and in 1999 a dead chimp was offered for sale in a local market. A 2009 report said that almost all of the reserve had been converted to plantations and farms, with only two gullies remaining forest-covered.

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Located at 7.75 4.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Forest Reserves of Nigeria