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Opobo
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Opobo (ōpō`bō), town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta. It is a palm-oil collection center and has fishing and boatbuilding industries. Opobo was founded in 1869 by a group of immigrants from nearby Bonny Bonny (bŏn`ē), town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta, on the Bight of Biafra. In the 18th and 19th cent.
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 led by Jaja Jaja (jä`jə), fl. 1869–87, Nigerian merchant prince.
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, a middleman in the palm oil trade with Europeans. Opobo prospered, but Jaja antagonized the Europeans by hampering their trade. Jaja was deported by the British in 1887, after which Opobo declined.


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Alscon) has a 193,000 t/y smelter at Ikot Abasi, on stream since 1997 at the cost of $1.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today confirmed that it has sold its 10 percent stake in the Alscon smelter in Ikot Abasi, Nigeria to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Alscon) has a 193,000 t/y smelter at Ikot Abasi, on stream since 1997 at the cost of $1.
 
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