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Ohinoyi's Palace..frontview

Captivating, majestic, wide and startegically located around Inioziomi area of okene. This palace's minarets shoot high and viewable from many high grounds in Okene and neighbouring part of ebiraland.
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  1. AnonymousMonday, 14 November 2005 at 23:58:00 GMT+1

    ...the complete interior coverage of the palace will be posted soon.Check back!

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, 15 November 2005 at 11:26:00 GMT+1

    Hey man,this is something so nice of you to do.Guess what?I'm so proud of you.I didn't know you had such a wonderful thing going on inside here,i'm afraid i'm hooked to this place now.I'm soooooooo jealous.Ciaoooooooooo

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  3. AnonymousThursday, 17 November 2005 at 17:19:00 GMT+1

    thanx for the remark...we will seduce u more! keep ckecking for update.

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  4. AnonymousMonday, 29 June 2009 at 16:11:00 GMT+1

    Kadir,

    Keep the flag flying, this is good to the interest of EBIRA'S in Diaspora.

    Kudos.

    Omonoba
    danomonoba@gmail.com

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  5. AnonymousFriday, 14 May 2010 at 20:12:00 GMT+1

    MY FATHERLAND
    MY MOTHERLAND
    MY EBIRA NATION
    MY BEAUTIFUL PALACE
    MY PROUD
    MY ADO IBRAHIM

    special gratitude and praises to ALLAH (the Most High)who made an Ebira. had i found myself any other place what can i do.

    dispute and crises is inevitable and a wind of life on human and nation, it passes through our beloved land for us to pick the lesson thereon. may ALLAH (the Merciful) not allow it to visit us and separate us from it for the rest part of world (duniya)

    yahya omeiza ABDULLAH
    08052666646, 07036665665
    yahaau_u@yahoo.com

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  6. Ahmed NazirWednesday, 9 June 2010 at 12:06:00 GMT+1

    This is simply wonderful.You are a real gee,more greece to your elbow.cio

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  7. AnonymousSaturday, 17 July 2010 at 01:02:00 GMT+1

    this is nice Palace ! My friends of mind send this Picture to me ..I would Like it :)

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  8. AnonymousMonday, 1 July 2013 at 10:18:00 GMT+1

    Pls I like to meet ohinoyi of my father 's land

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