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Question
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Akure
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Abeokuta
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Ikeja
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Ibadan
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Osogbo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ikeja, town, capital of Lagos state, southwestern Nigeria. It lies 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Lagos city.
Detailed explanation-2: -Even though Lagos is still widely referred to as a city, the present-day Lagos, also known as “Metropolitan Lagos", and officially as “Lagos Metropolitan Area” is an urban agglomeration or conurbation, consisting of 16 LGAs including Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State.
Detailed explanation-3: -The opening of the Lagos-Ibadan railway in 1901 and the growth of Lagos as a port transformed Ikeja into a residential and industrial suburb of that city. In the mid-1960s an industrial estate was established, and in 1976 Ikeja became the capital of Lagos state.
Detailed explanation-4: -Districts in Ikeja include Oregun, Agidingbi, Magodo, Ogba, Maryland, Government Residence Area (GRA), Ojodu, Opebi, Akiode, Alausa. Many companies and commercial openings have their head offices in Ikeja because of its centrality.