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Agbara-Otor
Agbarha Otor (Agbarha-Otor) is a town and one of the Urhobo kingdoms in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The town is home to the famous Ibru family. Besides private and public primary and secondary schools, Agbarha-Otor has a private university, namely Michael and Cecilia Ibru University. It also has the 222 Battalion of the Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. History Formation The Nigerian ... and the now moribund SuperBru, a malt producing company. Villages in Agbara-Otor * Agbaide * Agbarha-Otor * Aghalokpe * Awirha * Edjeba * Edjekemevor * Edoide * Ehwahwa * Esemagidi * Etefe * Gana * Idjerhe * Ihwredju * Imiroje * Oghara * Ogorode * Okpara * Omakoghwre * Omavovwe * Ophori * Oteri * Otokutu * Owevwe * Saniko * Ujovwre References Populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael And Cecilia Ibru University
Michael and Cecilia Ibru University is a private university located in Agbara-Otor in Delta State. The University was established and founded in 2015 and was co-founded by Michael Ibru and Dr (Mrs) Cecilia Ibru, the couple founded the institution of learning with the aim of reducing poverty, the founders believes that 'Knowledge alleviates Poverty' and hence gave the institution the motto 'Knowledge alleviates Poverty' Academic Division Michael and Cecilia Ibru University has a number of faculties and courses available, the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved 13 additional courses in 2021 to the institution, some of the courses approved includes LL.B Law, Marketing, Mass Communication, Microbiology, Public Administration and others. The faculties in the University are listed below: * Faculty of Arts and Humanities * Faculty of Computing * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Management and Social Science * Faculty of Natural and Applied Science Vice Chancellor The vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of Nigeria
Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal capital territory. Each of the 36 states is a semi-autonomous political unit that shares powers with the federal government as enumerated under the Constitution of Nigeria, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is the capital territory of Nigeria, and it is in this territory that the capital city of Abuja is located. The FCT is not a state but is administered by elected officials who are supervised by the federal government. Each state is subdivided into Local government areas of Nigeria, local government areas (LGAs). There are 774 local governments in Nigeria. Under the constitution, the 36 states are co-equal but not supreme because sovereignty resides with the federal government. The constitution can be amended by the National Assembly (Nigeria), National Assembly, but each amendment must be ratified by two-thirds of the 36 states of the feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urhobo People
The Urhobos are people located in southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger Delta. The Urhobos are the major ethnic group in Delta State, one of the 36 states in Nigeria, Ethnic Nationality in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Urhobo people speak the Urhobo language. The word Urhobo refers to a group of people rather than a territory. Approximately 5 million people are Urhobos. They have a social and cultural affinity to the Bini people of Nigeria. The Urhobo people live in a territory bounded by latitudes 6°and 5°, 15° North and Longitudes 5°, 40° and 6°, 25° East in the Delta and the Bayelsa States of Nigeria. Their neighbors are the Isoko to the southeast, the Itsekiri and Ijaw to the west, the Bini and Bini to the north, the Ijaw to the south and the Ukwuan i people to the northeast. The Ughelli and Agbon Kingdoms are the oldest kingdoms in Urhoboland.The Ughelli and Agbon Kingdoms can be traced to about 14th Century. Ughelli oral tradition has it th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibru (other)
The International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) is a research centre at Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ... in the United Kingdom. It provides practical expertise in boundary-making, border management and territorial dispute resolution. History IBRU was established in 1989. Its function involves the study of boundaries and their impact on international relations and borderland development. Conferences IBRU has organised international conferences to explore intellectual and practical questions relating to international boundaries and territorial dispute resolution. These international gatherings have included: The State of Sovereignty(Durham, 2009) Land and River Boundary Demarcation and Maintenance in Support of Borderland Development(Bangko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. History Formation The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant John Hawley Glover's Constabulary Force, which was largely composed of freed Hausa slaves in 1863. The Constabulary Force was established with the primary goal of protecting the Royal Niger Company and its assets from constant military incursions by the neighboring Ashanti Empire. This policing force would slowly grow in size and capability to meet the needs of the British Empire in its West African territories, and would later form the nucleus of both the Gold Coast and the Hausa Constabulary, both of which would become the Ghana Regiment and Southern Nigeria Regiment respectively by 1879. These regiments would be incorporated into the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) in 1900 by the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
