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« on: November 11, 2009, 12:52:42 AM »
Akure is in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and it is the capital of Ondo State. The town has a population of approximately 400,000 and its people are mainly of the Yoruba ethnic group.

The town was a small independent Yoruba kingdom until it was conquered by Benin in the early 19th centurty and Great Britain gained its control in 1894. Folklore mentioned the town was founded by a descendant children of Oduduwa, the progenitor of the Yoruba people.
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