Okuku | |
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Coordinates: 8°01′06″N 4°40′20″E / 8.018388°N 4.672341°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Osun State |
Local Government Area | Odo Otin |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Okuku is a city in the Odo Otin Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria.
Okuku is about 10 miles (16 km) north of Ikirun.[1] It is the birthplace of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola (born 1951), who served as governor of Osun State in Nigeria from 2003 to 2010.[2][3] Osun State University has a campus at Okuku, which is the location of the College of Management and Social Sciences.[4] It is also the place of origin of the Late [Prince] Chief Justice T.A Irinoye of the defunct Gongola State [1927 - 1992]