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Ughelli South
Ughelli South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It is made up of six Urhobo kingdoms namely: Ughievwen, Arhavwarien, Effurun Otor, Eghwu, Okparabe and Olomu. Otu Jeremi is the headquarters of Ughelli South LGA. It is the fourth most populated local government in Delta State. It had an area of and a population of 213,576 as of the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 333. Towns and villages * Imode (village) * Egbo-Uhurie * Ophorigbala * Ekakpamre * Otokutu * Ekrejegbe * Ekrokpe * Eyara * Oginibo * Urhiephron * Okwagbe * Olomu Notable individuals from Ughelli South * Akpor Pius Ewherido Akpor Pius Ewherido (4 May 1963 – 30 June 2013) was a Nigerian politician. He was elected Senator for Delta Central Senatorial District in the April 2011 national elections, running on the Democratic People's Party (DPP) platform. Backgrou ... * Francis E. Waive - Member of House of Representatives (Nigeria) References Local Government Areas in Delt ...
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Ekakpamre
Ekakpamre is a village in Ughelli South 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 a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Populated places in Delta State {{deltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Akpor Pius Ewherido
Akpor Pius Ewherido (4 May 1963 – 30 June 2013) was a Nigerian politician. He was elected Senator for Delta Central Senatorial District in the April 2011 national elections, running on the Democratic People's Party (DPP) platform. Background Born in Ughelli, Ewherido is Urhobo by origin. Born as third child in a family of 8 boys He attended Notre Dame College, Ozoro and Urhobo College, Effurun, He went on to the University of Ife where he studied Philosophy. After his National Youth Service, Ewherido became a businessman in Warri. He also studied law at the University of Benin, and was later called to the Bar. Political career Ewherido joined the United Nigerian Congress Party (UNCP) during the Nigerian Third Republic. After the transition to democracy was aborted by Sani Abacha, he left politics and returned to business. In 1998, he joined the People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to: * People's Democratic Party o ...
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Olomu
Olomu is a Kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria. Olomu is one of the oldest kingdoms in Urhobo ethnic nationality of the Niger Delta region. The paramount ruler {{Use American English, date=December 2018 The term paramount ruler, or sometimes paramount king, is a generic description, though occasionally also used as an actual title, for a number of rulers' position in relative terms, as the summit of a f ... of Olomu is known as Ohworode (King) R' Olomu. The current king is His Royal Majesty Ovie Richard Layeguen Ogbon, Ogoni-Oghoro The kingdom has over 15 towns, including *Agbon *Akperhe *Aloba *Ogoni *Okpe *Ophori *Okpavorhe *Oguname *Okpari *Ovwoorhokpokpo *Oviri-Olomu *Ovwor *Ovworigbala *Ofuomanefe *Umuolo References External links * Populated places in Delta State Former countries in Africa {{DeltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Okwagbe
Okwagbe is a commercial town in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The town is located along the Forçados River, and shares boundaries with the Oginibo, Okuemor, Otegbo, Owahwa, Egbo-Ide, and Okreka (Ofonibaya) communities, among others. Okwagbe is the most populated town in Ughelli South, and is regarded as a center of commerce. The market feature gives rise to the town's name, which means "coming together." Okwagbe has two government primary schools, one government secondary school, one missionary secondary school, a government health center, private clinics, two major market, one police station, a military outlet/check point Check Point is an American-Israeli multinational provider of software and combined hardware and software products for IT security, including network security, endpoint security, cloud security, mobile security, data security and security managem ..., and ten quarters, also known as streets. The community is sub-divided i ...
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Urhiephron
Urhiephron is a village in Ughelli South 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 a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Populated places in Delta State {{deltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Oginibo
Oginibo is a Town in Ughelli South 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 a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Populated places in Delta State {{deltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Eyara
Eyara is a village in Ughelli South 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 a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... In 1963, Nigeria's Federal Census Office reported Eyara's population to be 1,137. References Populated places in Delta State {{deltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Ekrokpe
Ekrokpe is a town in Ughelli South 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 a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Populated places in Delta State {{deltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Ekrejegbe
Ekrejegbe is a village in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, having boundaries with Ekakpamre. The people are mostly Christian and traditional worshippers. One of the streets in Ekrejegbe village is called Ekrogbe Quarters. On 17 September 1999, Ekrejegbe was among some Ughievwen communities affected by an oil spillage that resulted in a fire. On 20 April 2018, Ekrejegbe was one of the two Ughievwen communities, where the Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa (born 8 July 1959) is a Nigerian doctor and politician who has served as Governor of Delta State since May 2015. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, he is the party's vice presidential nominee in the 2023 pres ... performed a "ground-breaking ceremony for a 400MW combined cycle power plant". References Populated places in Delta State {{deltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Otokutu
Otokutu is a town in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It is accessible through the steel complex accessway Delta State. See also *Asaba, Delta *Ughelli South Ughelli South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It is made up of six Urhobo kingdoms namely: Ughievwen, Arhavwarien, Effurun Otor, Eghwu, Okparabe and Olomu. Otu Jeremi is the headquarters of Ughelli South LGA. It is the fourth ... References Where is Otokutu located - GoMapper Further reading Letters from Nigeria, D.W. Carnegie, Biblio-Bazaar Populated places in Delta State {{DeltaNG-geo-stub ...
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Ophorigbala
Ophorigbala is a town in Ughievwen Clan, Ughelli South LGA of Delta State, 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 o .... Located on the right bank of River Forcados. Ophorigbala shares boundaries with Otutuama, Esaba, Ighwreogun communities and Gbekebo Community on the over-side of the Forcados river. Government An elected President General rule over the town, the President General is assisted by Vice Chairmen, Spokesmen, Secretaries, Treasurers and others elected in a community conference. Subdivisions Ophorigbala is divided into has three quarters namely Erhurun quarter, Ughere quarter, Adjekota quarter. Geography The community is situated in the rain forest occurring in flat-floored valleys and adjoining low-lying areas to the Forcados River, which runs throug ...
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