Isiokolo (also known as Otorho 'r' agbon) is a town in the
Ethiope East
The Local Government Area of Ethiope East is located in the center of Delta State, Nigeria . It is close to Asagba, Asamagidi, Orerokpe, Ovwori, Orhokpokpor, Eruemukohwarien, Ekrokpe, Ughelli, and Agbasa.The local government of Ethiope East is hom ...
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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of
Delta State
Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...
in
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
.
It is the headquarters of the Ethiope East local government area of Delta State, and also the Traditional Headquarters of
Agbon Kingdom
The Agbon Kingdom (also Agbon ẹkwuotọ ) is one of twenty-four subunits of the Urhobo people that have been in existence since before the rise of the Benin Empire in the 1440s and before the arrival of the Portuguese in the Western Niger Del ...
, which houses the ultra-modern palace of the
Ovie
Ovie is a given name, nickname and surname. It translates to king in the Isoko language of Delta State in southern Nigeria.
Nickname
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of Agbon Kingdom
References
Populated places in Delta State
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