Akure
Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria.
It is the capital and largest city of Ondo State. The city had a population of 403,000 as of the 2006 population census. Its current population is estimated at 774,000.
Getting to Akure
Akure is about 700 km (430 mi) Southwest of Abuja and 311 km (193 mi) north of Lagos State.
- 01Akure Airport
Worth seeing
- 01Federal University of Technology Akure
A university with 15,000 students.
- 02Deji of Akure Palace
The Deji of Akure’s palace is the traditional home of the town’s ruler.
- 03Cave Ashes
The Cave Ashes is located in Isharun, which is referred to as the home of the oldest pre-historic man in West Africa.
- 04Ebomi Lake Tourist Centre
The Ebomi Lake Tourist Centre is located in Ipesi in Akoko South-East and is not far from Akure.
- 05Igbokoda
The Igbokoda waterfront is one of the longest body of water in the country.
- 06Federal College of Agriculture Akure
Things to do
- 01Egungun Festival
The Egungun festival is a part of the Yoruba traditional religion.
- 02Igbo Olodumare
This place is at Oke Igbo and has an evergreen forest that is beautiful and thick.
Where to eat
In Akure, there are a lot of restaurants and eateries that serves their customers with continental cuisines such as rice, soups, grilled pepper chicken, Nigerian grilled fish and other meals.These restaurants and eateries include:
- 01Chicken Republic
Oba Adesida Road, Alagbaka (close to First Bank Alagbaka),.
- 02Obioma Prestigious Restaurant
32b Arakale Road beside Aromeds Pharmacy, +234 803 491 0610.
- 03Captain Cook
Opposite First Bank, Alagbaka Cl, Alagbaka,.
- 04Tantalizer
23, Gbogi Street, by Bolton Hotel, Off Oyemekun Road.
- 05Amala Skot Alagbaka
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Anil Öztas (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.