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Isoko Region
Isoko is a region of Delta State and Bayelsa state in southern Nigeria and is inhabited by an ethnic group of the same name, the Isoko people. The region is divided into two Local Government Areas, Isoko North (headquartered at Ozoro) and Isoko South Isoko South is a local government area (LGA) in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. With its headquarters at Oleh, Nigeria, it is one of the two local governments that make up the Isoko region. The other is Isoko North, which has its head ... (headquartered at Oleh). History This region used to be a part of the defunct "Mid-West Region". It later became part of Bendel State, before Bendel State was split to form Edo and Delta states. Geography and climate Location The Isoko region is located in Delta State of modern Nigeria. Local climatic conditions Isoko region is in the tropical rain forest area of the Niger-delta. The region experiences high rainfall and high humidity most of the year. The climate is equatorial and is ...
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Okpe Isoko
Okpe is a kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria. Today, it is also the name of a local government area. It is one of the many kingdoms that make up Urhobo tribe. Its capital is Orerokpe. The kingdom plays host to the Osubi Airport (also known as Warri Airstrip), which is actually located at Osubi and the Delta State Trade Fair Complex. The Orodje celebrated ten years on ancestral throne. Geoffrey Arich is the king of Okpe Kingdom, Kenyan Branch. The kingship is usually rotated between the four ruling houses. History The Okpe kingdom was established as early as the 17th century. It has a traditional ruler with the title Orodje of Okpe. The Okpe people are known to have migrated to found the present day Sapele and the Orodje of Okpe still exercises authority over the land of Sapele. The first king produced by this system was H.R.M. Esezi I, Orodje of Okpe whose sovereignty was around the period of 1770-1779. H.R.M. Esezi II, became the second Orodje of Okpe. As a pioneer advocate of ...
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Ofagbe
Ofagbe ("Ofa kugbe") is a town about southeast of Ozoro, the headquarters of the Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Legend has it that the town was established by three families who migrated from various points in the then Benin Kingdom to settle and call the town "home." Bordered to the west by Ibrede, to the east by the Ase River Ase may refer to: * Ase, Nigeria, a town in Delta State, Nigeria * -ase, a suffix used for the names of enzymes * Aṣẹ, a West African philosophical concept * American Sign Language (ISO 639-3 code: ase) See also * Åse (other) Å ..., and to the south by Ovrede, the town has an estimated population of approximately 10,000. On entering the town from the south, Oketa Grammar School sits in a parcel of land across the road. Ofagbe is home to Ofagbe Technical College (Ofatech), one of the premier technical schools in the then Midwestern State, and also home to the proposed Premium University. {{coord, 5, 3 ...
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Iyede-Ame
Iyede-Ame, ("watery Iyede") derived its name from Iyede, an upland town in Isoko South Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. Oral legend has it that the first inhabitants of Iyede-Ame migrated from Iyede mentioned above. A riverine community situated in Ndokwa East Local Government Area is one of the Isoko speaking towns found in the Old Aboh political division. The town Iyede-Ame is bordered by Onogboko, Igeh, Ivrogbo, Akara-etiti, Utue and LagosIyede-Ame, an adjunct community. The town has two major quarters, Ushie and Ogbodogbo with several other adjoining communes. The highest leadership authority in the town is the president who chairs the National Working Committee (NWC) that oversees the general development of the town. Power is well decentralized down to community general chairman as well as quarter chairmen who maintain law and order in the community. People of the town are migrants from Iyede, Ofagbe Ofagbe ("Ofa kugbe") is a town about southeast of Ozor ...
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Oghara-Iyede
Oghara-Iyede is a village in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The town has an educational institution called the Atebo Primary School. Notable people * Sunny Ofehe, environmental rights activist See also *Oghara Oghara is a town located in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is ... References Populated places in Delta State {{deltaNG-geo-stub ...
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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an international agricultural research and training organization with its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, in the Philippines, and offices in seventeen countries. IRRI is known for its work in developing rice varieties that contributed to the Green Revolution in the 1960s which preempted the famine in Asia. The institute, established in 1960 aims to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability of rice farming. It advances its mission through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of the national agricultural research and extension systems of the countries IRRI works in. IRRI is one of 15 agricultural research centers in the world that form the CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, a global partnership of organizations engaged in research on food security. It is also the largest non-profit agricultural res ...
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Igbuku
Igbuku is a community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located on the shores of the River Ase. Igbuku shares a common boundary with Ofagbe, Ovrode, Ibrede, Aboh, and Ashaka. The town is made up of descendants from Ndokwa speaking founders and have over time intertwined in intermarriages with Isoko neighbours, that almost everyone from the town can trace to a mixed ancestry. Most early founders were from Ellu, Ovrode, and Aradhe hence most people trace their ancestry to Ellu, Ovrode, and Aradhe. There are also migrants from Ellu, Ofagbe, Ibrede, and Aradhe. Ndokwa and Isoko languages are the main means of communication. Igbuku Town is ruled by the Ozu, who is a recognized, gazetted traditional ruler in 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 nort ...
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