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Oru Na Nneude
Oru na Nneude (alternately Oru na Lude) is a village in Ahiara, Imo State, Nigeria. It is divided into two sections, Oru and Nneude, the division between which was apparent as early as the late 1950s. The population of Oru is over 5,200, and Lude over 4,700.Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Mbaise, ''Names of Parishes in the Diocese'ahiaradiocese.org(access date 10 February 2008) Oru The Oru section has the hamlets of Amaawa, Ebo na Ikuku, Owasi Njoku, Umudim Igwe, Umuidi, Umuiroaku, Umuiwe, Umumkpade, Umuogologo, Umuokorocha, Ogbor, Umuibeleche and Umuosi. Six of these hamlets - Owasi Njoku, Umudim Igwe, Umumkpade, Ogbor, Umuibeleche and Umuogologo - are collectively called Oru Ama. The village market, Afo Oru, is one of the largest in Igboland, occurring on the Afo day of the eight-day Igbo calendar. The Eze of Oru is ''Eze'' Joe Oleka. Nneude The Nneude section has seven hamlets, namely: Nneude Ama, Umuezeala, Umuloghocha, Umunwaaja, Umuokoro, Umuoriaku, and Um ...
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Ahiara
Ahiara is a city in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. The city stands about 16 miles between Owere and Umuahia. It was the location of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu's Ahiara Declaration during the Nigerian Civil War. It is the location of the Catholic diocese in Mbaise. The first recorded Ahiara contact with the Europeans was around 1905 when the British Aro expedition got mixed up in inter-village war which eventually had Dr. Steward a victim, as a consequence the Ahiara people were severely punished by the British forces with an invasion which forced many citizens to flee and never return. The Ahiara Slogan is ''Decent Dexterity''. Origin Ahiara was founded by a man of that name. He was the son of Anunu, popularly called ''Odo ji Anunu''. His sibling Avuvu became a part of Ikeduru. Etymologically, the name Ahiara is a type of plant among the Igbo people. The leaves of this plant signify peace. The great Ezes of Igbo used to travel with Ahiara leaves to guarantee peaceful journeys acr ...
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Umuezeala
Umuezeala became an autonomous community springing from the Ogboko autonomous community in Ideato South LGA of 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 n ..., Nigeria. Umuezeala villages include: *Umuopara *Umueze1 and 2 *Umuezeala Ama *Umudim One of the prominent families in Umuoparanyru is the "Ogueri" family. Towns in Imo State {{Imo-geo-stub ...
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Igboland
Igboland (Standard ), also known as Southeastern Nigeria (but extends into South-Southern Nigeria), is the indigenous homeland of the Igbo people. It is a cultural and common linguistic region in southern Nigeria. Geographically, it is divided by the lower Niger River into two sections: an eastern (the larger of the two) and a western one. Its population is characterised by the diverse Igbo culture and the speakers of equally diverse Igbo languages. Politically, Igboland is divided into several southern Nigerian states; culturally, it has included several subgroupings, including the Anioma, the Ngwa people, Ngwa, the Aro people, Aro, the Edda people, Ezza, the Ibeku, the Ohuhu people, Ohuhu, the Oboro (Nigeria), Oboro, the Ikwerre people, Ikwerre, the Ogba people, Ogba, the Omuma, the Ohafia, the Oyigbo, the Mbaise, the Isu people, Isu and the Ekpeye. Territorial boundaries Igboland is surrounded on all sides by large rivers, and other southern and central Nigeria indigenous tr ...
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Oru Ama
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