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- Otukpo abstract "Otukpo is a town in Benue State, Nigeria located in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria. It is also the eponymous name of a subgroup of the Idoma people. Otukpo is the headquarters of the Otukpo Local Government Area. It was the headquarters of the former Idoma Province, and remains an important town in Idomaland, an area mainly populated by the Idoma speaking people, though with numerous local dialects spoken in the diverse reaches of Idoma land. Otukpo Idoma language is the umbrella lingua.Otukpo is the seat of His Royal Highness the Och' Idoma, the Paramount Chief of the Idomas. Prominent Idomas include HRH Ogiri Oko, HRH Elais Obekpa, Hon Ameh Ebenezer Odoh (the first representative of the Idoma nation in the National House of Assembly Lagos- First Republic), Chief B.O Attah, Sen. Andrew Adejo Ogiri of Adoka, Col. Anthony Aboki Ochefu of Ogobia, Comrade Abba Morro, Chief Audu Ogbe, Sir Abu Obe of Adoka and Amedu Idoko of UPU.Bongos Ikwue, Tuface Innocent Idibia, BlackFace, Xperfect, Six Foot Plus and Enenche the Comedian are among the artists that hail from or have their roots in Otukpo. Prominent families include the Onoja's, Egboche's, Obeya's, Ogiri's, Ochefu's, Ekar Onojo's, Abu's, Elaigwu's, Obe's, Oche's, Adogo's, Adejo's, Edache's, Agbo's.Brigadier Emmanuel Ebije Ikwue from the Ikwue family, who belonged to the first crop of officers that were seconded to the NAF from the Nigerian army, took over command of the NAF on 19 December 1969. He was faced with the post-civil war reorganisation of the NAF. This reorganisation witnessed the establishment of additional units and formations and the restructuring of the whole force. Adakole Abechi from the old Nigerian Airways was also a resident.Before the 1960s, like many peoples in the region, Idoma children used the first name of their father as a surname.Another prominent Otukpo family is the Akatu Augustine Alechenu family. He was the mayor of Otukpo who brought Otukpo and Idoma into prominence. He brought water mains, electricity, roads, telephone and schools to Otukpo. He introduced the practice of environmental sanitation called \"Keep Otukpo Town Clean\" well before any other town in Nigeria, and encouraged sports like lawn tennis and table tennis, establishing the first lawn tennis club in Otukpo.Chief Ella Abogonye was also a prominent son of Otukpo. He provided free medical care for the people of Otukpo during his lifetime through his clinics.Otukpo is popularly called Texas by Idoma's sons and daughters and is the favorite go-to spot during festive seasons and holidays. With a wide variety of hotels and restaurants it has entertainment to suit various needs, including the golf course and various clubs and joints.The former Nigerian senate president, Senator David Bonaventure Mark, comes from Otukpo".
- Otukpo country Nigeria.
- Otukpo isPartOf Benué_(state).
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- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLink Benué_(state).
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- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Populated_places_in_Benue_State.
- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLink David_Bonaventure_Mark.
- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLink Idoma_Province.
- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLink Idoma_language.
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- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLink Nigeria.
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- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLink Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Otukpo.
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- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLinkText "Otukpo division".
- Otukpo wikiPageWikiLinkText "Otukpo".
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- Otukpo coordinatesRegion "NG".
- Otukpo latd "7".
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- Otukpo officialName "Otukpo".
- Otukpo populationAsOf "2006".
- Otukpo pushpinMap "Nigeria".
- Otukpo settlementType "LGA and Town".
- Otukpo subdivisionName Benué_(state).
- Otukpo subdivisionName "Otukpo".
- Otukpo subdivisionType States_of_Nigeria.
- Otukpo subdivisionType "Country".
- Otukpo subdivisionType "Local Government Headquarter".
- Otukpo timezone West_Africa_Time.
- Otukpo unitPref "Imperial".
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- Otukpo subject Category:Local_Government_Areas_in_Benue_State.
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- Otukpo hypernym Town.
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- Otukpo type Area.
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- Otukpo type Settlement.
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- Otukpo type Location.
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- Otukpo type Q3957.
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- Otukpo comment "Otukpo is a town in Benue State, Nigeria located in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria. It is also the eponymous name of a subgroup of the Idoma people. Otukpo is the headquarters of the Otukpo Local Government Area. It was the headquarters of the former Idoma Province, and remains an important town in Idomaland, an area mainly populated by the Idoma speaking people, though with numerous local dialects spoken in the diverse reaches of Idoma land.".
- Otukpo label "Otukpo".
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- Otukpo long "8.14638888888889".
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- Otukpo isPrimaryTopicOf Otukpo.
- Otukpo name "Otukpo".