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Alor-Agu
Alor-Agu is one of the ten communities in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. It is situated in the North of Itchi, North East of Unadu and South West of Aguibeje which is in Igbo Eze North Igbo Eze North is a Local Government Area in the north of Enugu State, Nigeria. It borders Kogi State and Benue State. Its headquarters are in the town of Enugu-Ezike. Igbo Eze North is made up of two towns. They are Enugu Ezike and Etteh. Igb .... Alor-Agu shares boundaries with Unadu, Aguibeje, Imufu, Umuiyida (Umuopuagu, Umushele and Akpatr' respectively which are communities in Enugu-Ezike. Alor-Agu is one of the major communities in Nigeria which are religiously balanced based on the three religions commonly found in Nigeria; and they are the Traditional religion, Christianity and Islamic religion. It is a Community which has a rich cultural heritage. It is about 25 km from Nsukka town where the University of Nigeria is located and about 90 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igbo-Eze South
Igbo Eze South (or Igboeze South) is a Local Government Area of Enugu State in South East, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ibagwa-Aka (or Ibagwa-Eka). The present local government Chairman is Comrade Peter Andy. It has an area of 158 km and a population of 147,328 at the 2006 census. Ten towns make up Igbo-eze south Local. These are Alor-Agu, Unadu, Itchi, Nkalagu-Obukpa, Ibagwa Aka, Iheakpu -Awka, Uhunowerre, Ovoko-Ulo, Ovoko-Agu, and Iheaka. Agriculture and trade are the mains economic activities. Agro produce like Yams, Palm oil, Cassava, Bambara Nuts, Palm Kernel, Cowpea, and Livestock are produced and traded at the markets. There are major Markets in Igbo-eze south, these include Orie Igbo-eze, Nkwo Ibagwa, Afor Unadu, Eke itchi. These markets mostly operate on a rotational basis representing the Four market days of traditional Igbo Calendar- Eke, Orie, Afor, Nkwo. Climate The rainy season begins in March/April and lasts until October/November with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unadu
Unadu is a community in Igbo Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. It lies North West of Nsukka. Boundaries are formed by (Akpanya) Kogi state To the North, Enugu-Ezike, Itchi and Alor-Agu. Unadu plays host to Afor Market, popularly known as Afor Unadu and situated at the central area of the community. Unadu is made up of two autonomous communities: Ohomu Unadu and Obaka Unadu. Each of the autonomous communities is ruled by a traditional chief called the Igwe. Villages Unadu is made up of thirteen villages. Umunwata, Umuokene, Umuagada, Okpachi and Umuonyijerewu are found in Ohomu, while Obaka has Umuonazu, Umuabah, Umuoduma, Umuoshowu, Umuatiko, Umuekenye, Okpachi and Umuonyire. Governance The villages in Unadu practice a gerontocracy system of government. Each village is headed by the Onyishi also known as the Ogerenyi Umunna (the oldest man) in the village, with his Council of Elders. The Onyishi holds the Ofor of his village as long as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enugu
Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Énú Ụ́gwụ́'', meaning "hill top", denoting the city's hilly geography. Since the 17th century the location of present-day Enugu has been inhabited by the Enugwu-Ngwo and Nike ( ) subgroup of the Igbo people; . In 1900, the Southern Nigeria Protectorate was established by the colonial administration of the British Empire. The discovery of coal by the colonists led to the creation of what was then known as the Enugu Coal Camp, named after the nearby village of Enugu Ngwo, under which coal was first found. The nearby city of Port Harcourt was created for the purpose of shipping this coal abroad, being located south of the camp. Coal mining opportunities in Enugu attracted people from throughout the region; this marked the core of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya 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 to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East (Nigeria)
The North East (often hyphenated to the North-East) is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's northeast. It comprises six states – Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe. Geographically, the North East is the largest geopolitical zone in the nation, covering nearly one-third of Nigeria's total area. In terms of the environment, the zone is primarily divided between the semi-desert Sahelian savanna and the tropical West Sudanian savanna ecoregions. The region has a population of about 26 million people, around 12% of the total population of the country. Maiduguri and Bauchi are the most populous cities in the North East as well as the fifteenth and seventeenth most populous cities in Nigeria. Other large northeastern cities include (in order by population) Bauchi, Yola, Mubi, Gombe, Jimeta, Potiskum, Jalingo, Gashua, and Bama Bama or BAMA may refer to: Places * Bama, shortened form o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West (Nigeria)
The South West (often hyphenated to the South-West) is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's southwest. It comprises six states – Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo. The zone stretches along the Atlantic seaboard from the international border with Benin Republic in the west to the South South in the east with the North Central to the north. The South West is split with the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south while the major inland ecoregions are the Nigerian lowland forests ecoregion in the south and east along with the Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion in the drier northwest. The weather conditions vary between the two distinct seasons in Nigeria; the rainy season (March - November) and the dry season (November - February). The dry season is also the bringer of the Harmattan dust; cold dry winds from the northern deserts blow into the southern regions around this tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igbo Eze North
Igbo Eze North is a Local Government Area in the north of Enugu State, Nigeria. It borders Kogi State and Benue State. Its headquarters are in the town of Enugu-Ezike. Igbo Eze North is made up of two towns. They are Enugu Ezike and Etteh. Igbo is the major and commonly used language. It has an area of 293 km and a population of 259,431 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ... of the area is 413. The Igbo language is the most widely used language in Igbo Eze North local government area. However, Idoma and Igala languages are common amongst migrants. Government of Igbo Eze North The Igbo Eze North local government council is in charge of public administration in Igbo Eze north local government area. The council is headed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enugu-Ezike
Enugu-Ezike is a large town occupying all the whole land of Igbo Eze North local government area of Nigeria's Enugu state. It shares borders in the north with Benue State, in the south with Ovoko (Igbo Eze South), Amala and Obollo (Udenu) and Kogi State in the West. The people of Enugu Ezike are Igbos by ethnicity. Traditional leadership system The traditional leadership system as is obtained in Enugu-Ezike is primarily gerontocracy. Enugu Ezike also has a strong gerontocratic government that is led by an Onyishi is a gerontocratic form of government in some parts of Igboland, Nigeria. It is also a common term or name normally taken as a surname or title by a person or persons whose father is the eldest in a village, or one who is the eldest in the town ..., who is the eldest male in the town. References {{coord missing, Nigeria Towns in Enugu State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
