Otuoke

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'''Otuoke''' is a suburb in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/otuoke-where-there-is-no-opposition/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=Otuoke…Where there is no opposition | author=Joseph Jibueze | date=3 April 2015 | accessdate=31 July 2015|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref> Majority of its inhabitants are farmers and fishermen.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/sights-sounds-otuoke/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=Sights and sounds of Otuoke | date=20 April 2014 | accessdate=31 July 2015|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref> Otuoke town primarily consist of three families namely; Emom, Akatim and Akiniama. The town is accessible by land and water<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guardian |first=The |date=2015-05-10 |title=What You Don't Know About Otuoke |url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/what-you-dont-know-about-otuoke/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2024-01-26 |newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref>

The community houses the Federal University Otuoke which is a federal government-owned institution.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tide |first=The |date=2021-02-19 |title=Federal Varsity, Otuoke Gets New VC |url=https://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2021/02/19/federal-varsity-otuoke-gets-new-vc/ |location=Port Harcourt, Nigeria|access-date=2024-02-26 |newspaper=The Tide|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable people== * Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

==Higher institutions== * Federal University Otuoke * Milford Obiene Okilo

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Category:Populated places in Bayelsa State