Otukpo
Otukpo is a town in Benue State, North Central Nigeria.
Get in
By train
You can get into Otukpo by train. There is a railway station in the town.
By bus
This is common way of entering this town. You can get a bus from any part of Benue State to Otukpo. You can also take luxurious buses like God Is Good Motors from other states like Lagos to Benue, from there you can then take a bus to Otukpo.
Get around
See
Do
Buy
- Emmanuel Supermarket, Ochacho Ave, ☏ +234 806 096 0690. M-Sa 6AM-midnight.
- Evidence Supermarket, 27 Ahmadu Bello Way, ☏ +234 803 801 2059. 24 hours.
- F.C.O supermarket, 63 Ahmadu Bello Way. M-Sa 7AM-8PM.
- Otukpo Main Market, Along Federal Road. M-Sa 8AM-6PM.
- Fidem Enterprise, Along Makurdi - Otupko Rd, ☏ +234 803 628 8378. M-Sa 8AM-6PM.
- Ella Market, : Otukpo - Ikache Rd, ☏ +234 814 112 2485.
Eat
- Dembol Meals.
- Knuckles Snack house, Old Otobi Rd, ☏ +234 808 980 5892.
- De spot, 21 Egwa Avenue, Gra Road.
- Okafor Blessing, No. 8 Opaha Road, Sabongari.
- Daniel Wiz Restaurant, ☏ +234 803 862 6750.
- Habib Suya spot, Old Otobi Rd.
- Annies Pet Restaurant & Bar, Old Otobi Rd.
- Silver'S Restaurant.
Drink
- Texas Club, Eupi.
- Oziri's Bar, ☏ +234 803 829 0973.
- Chinedu bar, 118 Upu Rd.
- The Grills, Along Old Otukpo Rd.
- Double K Resort, Otukpo - Ikache Rd.
Sleep
- Golden Palm Resorts, Old Otobi Road GRA, ☏ +234 809 990 4828. ₦6000.
- Dandy Hotels, 91 Upu Rd. ₦4000.
- Rail View Hotel, Safety Corps Office (Opposite Federal Road, Makurdi - Otupko Rd), ☏ +234 813 588 9592.
- Sunrise Hotel Otukpo, ☏ +234 806 580 8857.
- Kings Railside Hotel, Behind Deeper Life Church, Upu Road. ₦6500.
- Garima Hotel And Suites, 3, Colonel Uba Close.
- Ellaxyn Hotel & Resort, Adoka Road, No 90, Enugu Roundabout.
- Ipoint Hotels, 14, Emma Ajogi Avenue.
- Vanapo Holiday Resorts, 27 Old Otobi Road.
- Elyon Guest House, 6, Patrick Agbaji, Uoje GRA.* Grams Resort, 3, Agbaje Close.
Connect
All major mobile phone service networks are available in Makurdi but with varying degrees of reliability and usability. It is usual to occasionally experience network outages for all or some of the mobile phone service providers. Such a situation is particularly common in some remote areas of the city. And it is also common for different networks to be more stable and reliable in different locations of the city at different times.
if you are planning a visit to this city, you should consider having multiple SIM cards preferably for all the mobile service providers, since you can't tell which will be more stable and reliable at a time in your location during your visit. And if you will risk not having any of them, you might be better off not risking the MTN network, because, from indications, it seems to perform well than the others, though its rates may be high and its offers and services might be stringent, you are less likely to be concerned of erratic voice and data connection compared to others. The various broadband cellular network available include 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. And unlike many other cities in the country, there is wider coverage of the 4G network in most locations in the city.
One of the service providers is Glo (or Globacom), which boasts of fast network speed for internet browsing activities, but that might not be enjoyable in some locations in Makurdi. Airtel is fairly satisfactory for all you might need to connect to the world, including rates and network stability. And 9mobile usually also performs well in internet browsing speed but not without locational limitations.