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1472:Niger Delta
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1190:Ekiti Kwara
1031:Osun North
913:Enugu North
898:Awgu/Aninri
704:Isiala-Ngwa
413:(2003–2008)
366:(2018) and
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103:(2019–2023)
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526:2018-06-23
476:2021-03-15
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1195:Igbomina
1099:Pankshin
1089:Langtang
1069:Damaturu
1021:Oke-Osun
1016:Oke-Ogun
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986:Ife East
494:Archived
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1467:Ikwerre
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1079:Jalingo
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699:Ikwuano
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