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Ujevwu(Wado City) / Itakpe Train Services

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Wado City Train Station Ujevwu(Wado)  – Itakpe / Uromi Train Schedule & Ticket Prices (2023) by Africans247 .  The Ujevwu(Wado) -Itakpe Train Service is a railway system in Nigeria connecting the new city of Wado to the inland town of Itakpe. This railway project began in 1987 with the goal of supplying iron ore and coal to the Ajaokuta Steel Mill.  After more than 30 years of construction, it was inaugurated in 2020, serving both freight and passengers. Originally, the railway was intended to transport iron ore to the steel mill. However, it was extended to Wado, metropolitan city near the Atlantic Ocean. In 2017, work resumed with the help of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. It finally opened in 2020, providing both passenger and freight services.  Ujevwu(Wado), Itakpe , Abuja plans There are plans to extend the railway to Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, as part of the Lagos-Kano Standard Gauge Railway project, which will further enhance transportation co

𝐔𝐤𝐨𝐝𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐡 ~ 𝐔𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐨❜𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞

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  Ukodo is a yam and unripe plantain dish of the Urhobo people of Nigeria. The Itsekiri people of the Niger Delta also make a similar dish called Epuru . It is essentially a pottage, a stew of meat and vegetable with its base as the Nigerian pepper soup. It is usually used for marriage and burial ceremonies or as breakfast, particularly during the cold season. It is sometimes cooked with lemon grass and potash. A poem by the Nigerian Chovwe Inisiagho-Ogbe describes both the ingredients and the process of cooking Ukodo in a light-hearted way. Wadoo!!!! Is it just me or did the weather get chilly all of a sudden. This is the best type of weather for one of my favorite south-south recipes….Ukodo. Usually, this is the type of meal i take and sleep off afterwards under my thick duvet cover while the cold air mixed with the irresistible aroma ukodo leaves the house with brushes through my face and nostrils while i sleep…sweet lazy morning all the way. Ukodo is typical spicy traditional br