Buguma City is a larger town in
Rivers State,
Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the
Asari-Toru Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
and base of the
Kalabari Kingdom, a
Nigerian traditional state.
The town has an official Post Office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the State Government. The Current Mayor, popularly addressed as Chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. (Amb) Onengiyeofori George (Starboy).
It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.
In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.
[The Official Gazette of Rivers State of Nigeria No. 16, published in Port Harcourt on the 25th of August 1983 referred to “Buguma City Council”; the only other City Council after Port Harcourt City Council.]
Notable people
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Hilda Dokubo
Hilda Dokubo is a Nigerian award-winning film actress, activist and youth advocate who once served as special adviser on youth affairs to Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers State.
Early life and education
Hilda Dokubo was born as the firs ...
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Taribo West
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Tam David-West
Tamunoemi Sokari David-West (August 26, 1936 – November 11, 2019) was a Nigerian academic, social critic, and federal minister.
Academia
David-West was born in Buguma, Kalabari, in what is now Rivers State. He received his higher education at ...
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Rex Lawson
References
Towns in Rivers State
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