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Njaba
Njaba is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in the town of Nnenasa. It has an area of 84 km2 and a population of 143,485 at the 2006 census. The 2011 density projection is 2,004.5 inhabitants/km2. The postal code of the area is 474. Njaba was formed from the initial letters of Njaba River. Njaba river springs from the north-western part of Isu, Isu Njaba town. Flows down to Oguta and finally settles into the famous Oguta Lake. On May 27, 1980, NJALGA was created as part of the Isu Local Government Area by Alhaji Shehu Shagari who was the head of Civilian Government. It has the responsibility of collecting licence fees. It also has the ability to discharge such functions as public health; pre-school, primary and adult education; town planning; waste disposal; local transportation; and roads maintenance. The following are the towns that make up Njaba : Umaka, Achara, Amafor, Amainyi, Ibele, Amakor, Isiozi, Obeakpu, Ogbelle, Uba, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awo-omamma
Awo-Omamma (also Awo-Omamma), in the Northeast of Niger Delta basin is an oil-rich indigenous Igbo people, Igbo town on the banks of Njaba River. It is a potential tourism hub in the region due to its species of wildlife in Umuezukwe and green vegetation. Location and International Connections Besides its natural resource endowments, Awo-omamma, many Igbo people, Igbo communities and cities, and indeed the entire indigenous Igbo people, Igbo country continuously prosper and increase in value because of increasing trade volumes, business and Oganisations' operations and related economic activities and job creations. Situated in Oru East, Oru-East, Awo-omamma is some 25 kilometers from the largely hospitality Igbo people, Igbo city of Owerri and 62.5 kilometers from her commercial city of Onitsha. The community and indeed entire indigenous Igboland is connected and accessible internationally to Africa and indeed the entire world (or globe) by land, waters and air. There are a numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njaba River
Njaba River (also Njaba), in the Niger Delta Basin is a major tributary of Oguta Lake in Nigeria's South East Imo State. With 4.5m mean depth, the river has a total stream length of 78.2 km, basin area of 145.63 square kilometers and an average specific discharge of about 1700 m3/hour. Flow Njaba flows in an almost east-western direction, taking off from Amucha and Ekwe passing through several towns including Okwudor, Awo-Omamma and Mgbidi before emptying into Oguta Lake. Oil and Gas Some of the oil fields in the river basin include Ossu, Izombe and Njaba operated under ChevronTexaco’s OML 53 and Addax Petroleum's OML 124 both in Izombe. OML 124 contains another undeveloped Njaba 2 well onshore Nigeria discovered December 2008 in the town of Awo-Omamma. According to Addax Petroleum, there are also several identified exploration prospects yet to be drilled and tested around Njaba. Jean Claude Gandur, president and chief executive officer of Addax Petroleum, was extremel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awo-Omamma
Awo-Omamma (also Awo-Omamma), in the Northeast of Niger Delta basin is an oil-rich indigenous Igbo people, Igbo town on the banks of Njaba River. It is a potential tourism hub in the region due to its species of wildlife in Umuezukwe and green vegetation. Location and International Connections Besides its natural resource endowments, Awo-omamma, many Igbo people, Igbo communities and cities, and indeed the entire indigenous Igbo people, Igbo country continuously prosper and increase in value because of increasing trade volumes, business and Oganisations' operations and related economic activities and job creations. Situated in Oru East, Oru-East, Awo-omamma is some 25 kilometers from the largely hospitality Igbo people, Igbo city of Owerri and 62.5 kilometers from her commercial city of Onitsha. The community and indeed entire indigenous Igboland is connected and accessible internationally to Africa and indeed the entire world (or globe) by land, waters and air. There are a numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umuaka
The Umuaka Autonomous Community is a city in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Umuaka is situated almost mid way between Orlu and Owerri Owerri ( , ) is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. It is also the state's largest city, followed by Orlu, Okigwe and Ohaji/Egbema. Owerri consists of three Local Government Areas including Owerri Municipal, .... The Orlu/Owerri Road passes almost through the center of Umuaka crossing the Ukwuorji-Nkwerre/Amaigbo Road at Afor Umuaka Market. Umuaka is made up of ten autonomous communities, Achara, Amaiyi, Amakor, Isiozi, Uba, Ugbele, Ibele, Umuele, Obinwanne and Obeakpu. Umuaka has a total area of 26.5km2, about 15,000 households and half of Njaba local governments population. Its population is about 100,000 making Umuaka Ebieri the largest demographic groups in Njaba local government which has a total population of 197,600. The area is dense rain forest situated in the Njaba river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru East
Oru-East is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is at Omuma. The following are towns that make up Oru East: Akatta, Akuma, Amagu, Amiri, Awo-Omamma, and Omuma. Oru East is bounded by Njaba LGA, Mbaitolu, Orlu, Oguta, Orsu and Oru west Local Government Area.Oru East has an estimated population of 195,743 (2006 census) and an area of . Amazu and Amaebu communities shares border with Akatta, Awo idemili with Akuma and Amagu, Orlu with Oru East at Obor town and Okporo with Akatta. Oru west shares border with Oguta LGA on the northern part of Abiaziem, mgbele, Awa, and Akabor communities. The Local government area is rich in oil and gas amongst its neighbouring towns such as Oru West and Oguta LGA. In the year 2010, a production projection from Addax petroleum operating in Njaba River basin, under oil mining license OML 124, was placed at about 15,000-20,000 barrels of oil per day in the council area, Awo-omamma. Location and boundaries Oru Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekwe Community
{{Unreferenced, date=February 2021 History Historical origin of Ekwe is based on oral myth and legend of tradition of common ancestors passed from generation to generation. According to this oral tradition -"Nnamike Onuoma", the founder of the Ekwe community had two sons -Ekwe and Okwudor. Okwudor later separated from his brother and settled at the other side of the Njaba River and founded the Okwudor community. Ekwe stayed put in the area, which is now known as Ekwe. Ekwe and Okwudor conjointly worshipped the common ancestral god of their fore-fathers (Eziekwo) and commonly performed Ozo title ceremonies together until recently. An accident on the bridge crossing the Njaba River led to the death of Nze and Ozo title holders. This led to the separation in performance of the Ozo title, between Ekwe and Okwudor. Today, people still pay homage and perform sacrificial rituals at Eziakwo shrine, their common ancestral deity. Ekwe had two sons named Ekwe-Nwe-Orie and Ekwe-Nwe-Nkwo, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imo State
Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its name from the Imo River which flows along the state's eastern border. The state capital is Owerri and its state nickname is the "Eastern Heartland." Of the States of Nigeria, 36 states, Imo is the List of Nigerian states by area, third smallest in area but is List of Nigerian states by population, fourteenth most populous with an estimated population of over 5.4 million as of 2016. Geographically, the State is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests in the far east and the drier Cross–Niger transition forests in the rest of the State. Other key geographical features are the state's rivers and lakes with the Awbana River, Awbana, Imo River, Imo, Orashi River, Orashi, and Otamiri River, Otamiri rivers along with the Oguta Lake in west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okwudor
Okwudor is a town in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Okwudor shares boundaries with Awo-omamma and Umuaka towns. Situated on the bank of Njaba River, the famous river separates Okwudor from Umuaka The Umuaka Autonomous Community is a city in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Umuaka is situated almost mid way between Orlu and Owerri Owerri ( , ) is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. I .... References Towns in Imo State {{Imo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isu, Nigeria
Isu is a local government area in the Imo State of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Umundugba. Other communities are Amandugba, Ekwe Community, Ekwe, Uburu Ekwe, Isunjaba, Amurie Omanze, Ebenator Ekwe and Oboro Amurie. The name comes from the Isu people, a subgroup of the Igbo people. Amandugba and neighboring Umundugba were originally one town. Both communities have suffered from a horrid water supply from streams and brooks that often evaporate at an alarming speed. The mentioned bodies of water also serve as breeding grounds for malaria-borne mosquitoes and are sources of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, and parasites such as the guinea worm and the tape worm. A recent project by ''Africa We Care'', a charity, has started to develop a supply based on a bore-hole. A local school in the area is known as the Missionary Institute of God's Image (MIGI) German Language School. This school is located in Amurie Omanze in Isu Local Government Area. The MIGI Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlu, Nigeria
Orlu () is the second largest city in South East, Imo State, Nigeria with a population of 420,600. It has a long history and played a critical role as the headquarters for the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and humanitarian relief agencies during the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War. The Nigerian headquarters of the British Cheshire Home is in the city. It is the second most developed city after Owerri in Imo state. Commerce and industries Orlu is a home for enterprise and industry which gives it the unofficial tag of the commercial capital of Imo state. Many successful Nigerian businessmen, industrialists and champions of industries hail from its eleven local government areas that make up what is widely called Orlu Senatorial Zone. They include Orsu, Isu, Njaba, Nwangele, Nkwerre, Ideato North, Ideato South, Oru East, Oru West, Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta. The city centres of the local government area are within the host towns of Amaifeke, Ihioma/Ebenese, Umuna, Umuowa, Umutanze, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlu, Imo
Orlu () is the second largest city in South East, Imo State, Nigeria with a population of 420,600. It has a long history and played a critical role as the headquarters for the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and humanitarian relief agencies during the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War. The Nigerian headquarters of the British Cheshire Home is in the city. It is the second most developed city after Owerri in Imo state. Commerce and industries Orlu is a home for enterprise and industry which gives it the unofficial tag of the commercial capital of Imo state. Many successful Nigerian businessmen, industrialists and champions of industries hail from its eleven local government areas that make up what is widely called Orlu Senatorial Zone. They include Orsu, Isu, Njaba, Nwangele, Nkwerre, Ideato North, Ideato South, Oru East, Oru West, Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta. The city centres of the local government area are within the host towns of Amaifeke, Ihioma/Ebenese, Umuna, Umuowa, Umuta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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