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Umuagbai
Umuagbai town is one of the major settlements of the Ndoki people. These towns numbering 54 in total are grouped into seven clans they are Umu Ihueze 1, Umu Ihueze II, Obohia, Ikwueke, Umu Okobo, Ohuru and Mkporobo and Ikwu-Orie-Ato. Umuagbai town is located presently in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State and is part of the Umu Okobo clan. Umuagbai town is one of the larger communities within the local government area and constitutes an entire Ward on its own; Ward Six. Umuagbai town shares boundary with Akwete in Abia State and the two communities has strong cultural affinities. It is bounded to the south by Azuogu and to the north by Mgboji all in Oyigbo L.G.A while its boundary in the west is to Okwali in Khana Local Government of Rivers State. Etymology of the Name Umuagbai The settlement known as Umuagbai was, and is still basically constituted by the children of Okweleze and Agbai, the descendants of Okobo, alongside those adopted wards, together with the Otonis b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndoki People
Ndoki also known as Ọkwa are a tribe of Igbo people that are located at the hinterland of Igboland and coastal region of Bonny and Opobo. Pre-colonial Ndoki covers with rich farmland which borders Imo River on the East and Aba River in the South bounded by Ika and Obong villages. It's subgroup include Akwete, Azumini and Ohambele. Today, Ndoki people exist in Abia State, Akwa Ibom and Rivers State. History The Ndoki people are said to have migrated from the Imo River.Some Ndoki people migrated South to Rivers State and East to Akwa Ibom state.With their engagements with other Igbo speaking people, they developed a strong Igbo culture and formed their own dialect of Igbo language. During the Scramble for Africa, Ndoki became a British protectorate on 5 June 1887. A garrison and a district headquarter was established in 1896 but was moved to Aba in 1902 and 1903 respectively. Ndokiland was formally annexed as a part of Aba in 1946. This halted the urbanisation that wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyigbo
Oyigbo (called Obigbo by locals) is a Local Government Area located in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is a town, 30 kilometers from the Port city of Port Harcourt, 25km from the city of Aba. It's predominantly inhabited by the Asa people an indigenous Igbo people who are also found in Ukwa west L.G.A in Abia state and the Ndoki people who are also found in Ukwa East L.G.A of Abia state and Ukanafun L.G.A of Akwa ibom state. They are closely related to the Ngwa people in Abia State. Their proper name is " Obigbo", the "b" was substituted to "y" by mainstream anti-Igbo Nigerian politicians in an attempt to dilute or erase their Igbo identity. There is great agitation revert to the original name. Sir Precious Oforji was elected Chairman of the Oyigbo LGA in 2008. EZE Mike Nwaji was enthroned as the crowned traditional king of Obigbo in 1998. The towns and villages in Oyigbo Local Government area include : Obigbo district; Asa, Komkom, Obeama, Oyigbo, while for the Ndoki district t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akwete
Akwete town is the headquarters of Ukwa East local government area of Abia state, Nigeria. Akwete is located 18 Kilometers northeast of the oil-rich city of Port Harcourt and 18 Kilometers southeast of the commercial city of Aba. Akwete is an important community of the Ndoki and Igbo people in general, they belong to the Umuihueze II clan. Akwete is known in West Africa for its unique weaving. Akwete shears boundaries with Umuagbai community of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State In the early 19th-century Akwete was one of the main destinations of Aro slave traders and they brought Igbo and other people they had enslaved or purchased from other enslavers to the coast. One of the people who was brought to Akwete by this trade was Jaja of Opobo who later became the king of the city-state of Opobo. Akwete was also involved in the palm oil trade, and when Jaja was brought there while enslaved in about 1830 the palm oil trade had become the main export trade of Akwete. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia State
Abia is a state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. The state's capital is Umuahia and its most populous city is Aba. Abia is bordered the west by Imo, east by Cross River, south by Rivers, northwest by Anambra and northeast by Enugu and Ebonyi. The state is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests in the south and the Cross–Niger transition forests. The Imo and Aba Rivers flows along the state's western and southern borders respectively. The land for agriculture as well as the production of crude oil and natural gas ranks Abia as the joint-eighth highest Human Development Index in Nigeria since 2019. Abia's history begins as part of the Aro Confederacy until their defeat in the early 1900s by the British troops during the Anglo-Aro War. After the war, the area was incorporated into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. After Nigeria's independence in 1960, Abia became part of the post-independence Eastern Region until 1967 before the region was split, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khana, Rivers
Khana is a Local Government Area located in the South-East senatorial district of Rivers State, Nigeria. Its administrative seat is in the town of Bori. It has an area of 560 km and a population estimated about 294,217 at the 2006 census. The local language is the Khana language. The main occupation of Khana people are fishing, hunting, and farming. They produce yam, cassava, palm oil, coco-yam etc. These agricultural products are sold in the market to vendors who resale it at the city market of porthatcout and other markets in Rivers State and Akwaibom State. The postal code of the area is 504. Khana is part of the Ogoni tribe Climate/Geography Khana LGA has an average annual temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a total area of 560 square kilometers. Numerous rivers and their tributaries flow through the region. It is estimated that Khana LGA receives 2900 mm of precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abam
Abam is a populated Igbo clan in Abia state. It is located in Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency of Nigeria. Abam is the biggest clan by population and landmass in Arochukwu LGA, and one of the biggest clan in Abia North senatorial district. Abam is a brother clan to Ohafia, as both Abam and Ohafia share a common ancestry, culture, dialect etc.The progenitor of the people of Abam is known as Onyerubi Atita. As a people, Abam clan in Abia state is sometimes referred to as Abam Onyerubi. Historically, Abam people were fierce and dreaded warriors. They gloried in war conquests, and participated much in mercenary and military policing duties across Eastern Nigeria. They were contracted across Igboland and beyond for defence purposes, on behalf of communities that were under oppression or annihilation from their neighbouring or far away enemies. Abam warriors were the pioneers of the popular Ikpirikpi Ogu, also known as Abam War Dance, that was adapted by the Ohafia clan as Ohaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohafia
Ohafia refers to the town and local government area (LGA) of same name located in present-day Abia State, Nigeria. It is an Igbo-speaking town. The ancestral capital of Ohafia town is the centrally located village of Elu. The Ohafia Local Government Area is an administrative jurisdiction assigned by the Nigeria Government, which covers the entire villages of Ohafia town and other neighbouring towns such as Abiriba, Nkporo, Amavo, and Aro-Ngwa with its Administrative Headquarters at Ebem Ohafia. The ancestors of the Ohafia people were renowned as mighty warriors. This aspect of the Ohafia peoples' history remains fundamental to the Ohafia people's sense of identity. The knitted warrior's cap or "leopard cap" () is well known and is an associated product of Ohafia. The Ohafia warrior tradition is embodied in the performance of '' iri agha''. Ohafia is home to the third largest military base in Nigeria, named Goodluck Jonathan Barracks after Nigeria's former President - Goodluc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imo River
The Imo River (Igbo:Imo) is located in southeastern Nigeria and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. In Akwa Ibom State, the river is known as Imoh River, that is, Inyang Imoh, which translates to ''River of Wealth'' ( means ''river'' or ''ocean'', and means ''wealth''). Its estuary is around wide, and the river has an annual discharge of with 26,000 hectares of wetland. The Imo's tributary rivers are the Otamiri River, Otamiri and Oramiriukwa River, Oramirukwa. The Imo was cleared under the British Empire, British colonial administration of Nigeria in 1907–1908 and 1911; first to Aba, Abia, Aba and then to Udo near Umuahia. The deity, or Alusi of the river is the female ''Imo (mythology), Imo'' who communities surrounding the river believe to be the owner of the river. Mmiri in Igbo language, Ibo or Igbo language means water or rain. A festival for the Alusi is held annually between May and July. The Imo River features an bridge at the crossing between Rivers State and Akwa Ibo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Peoples Of Rivers State
Rivers State is the sixth-largest geographic area in Nigeria according to 2006 census data. The state has an indigenously diverse population with major riverine and upland divisions. The dominant tribes are: Ogoni, and Ijaw people, Ijaw. representing three dominant Ethno-Linguistic blocs in the State, in no particular order (Igboid, Ijoid and Ogoni). Upland Rivers State covering about 45% is composed mainly of Ogba & Iwhuruogha / ancient Bini speaking people, and Ogoni people, Ogoni . The riverine, including most of the state's towns and villages surrounded by water, is moderately inhabited. It covers approximately 39% of the total land mass and is home to the Ijaw . This list refers to the various autochthonous ethnic groups residing within Rivers State's boundaries in addition to its upland and riverine areas. References {{Indigenous peoples of Rivers State I Rivers State Indigenous peoples There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
