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Emure

Coordinates: 07°27′N 05°28′E / 7.450°N 5.467°E / 7.450; 5.467
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Emure Ekiti
Emure Ule Ewa
Emure Ijaloke
LGA and town
Motto: 
Peace And Unity
Emure Ekiti is located in Nigeria
Emure Ekiti
Emure Ekiti
Emure Ekiti
Coordinates: 7°27′N 5°28′E / 7.450°N 5.467°E / 7.450; 5.467
Country Nigeria
StateEkiti State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilOtunba Paul Oludare Awopetu
 • The KingOba Emmanuel Adebowale Adebayo
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Emure is a town in the Ekiti State of Nigeria. It is also called Emure Ekiti.[1] It became much better known in the USA after the king of Emure's grandson Adewale Ogunleye made it into the NFL for the Chicago Bears.[2]

Emure Ekiti is one of the more prosperous towns in Ekiti. Emure consists of four ancient quarters named Oke Emure, Odo Emure, Idamudu and Ogbontioro.

Education system

Education is taken very important. Emure Ekiti has 5 public secondary schools:

IJALOKE GRAMMAR SCHOOL Akeju Business College ORIJA HIGH SCHOOL Poultry Farm Government College Emure EMURE MODEL HIGH SCHOOL

EPORO HIGH SCHOOL

ANAYE COMMUNITY GRAMMAR SCHOOL

And Numerous Private secondary schools such as

APOSTOLIC FAITH SECONDARY SCHOOL which is one of the most standard school in Emure Ekiti and her environs.

other private secondary schools include

PROGRESSIVE GROUP OF SCHOOLS

ST PAUL GRAMMAR SCHOOL

GOD'S OWN COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE

CHRIST OUR FOUNDATION

CHRIST VICTORY COLLEGE

References

  1. ^ "Emure Ekiti Map | Nigeria Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. ^ reporter, David Haugh, Tribune staff. "Newest Bear a man who could be king". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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