Agbor is the most populous city among the
Ika people
Ika Ika are found in both Delta State and Edo State.
They share major cultural affinities with the Igbo people and minor affinities with the Bini people.
Prominent Ika people
*Jim Ovia: Nigerian business man, founder of Zenith Bank
* Godwin Em ...
.
It is located in
Ika South Local Government Area of
Delta State, in South-south geo-political zone of Nigeria, West Africa. Agbor is the headquarters of
Ika South Local Government Area, in
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 ...
.
Renovations on the College of Education in 2021 has led to Agbor being classified as a
college town.
Agbor is home to some attractions and experiences.
Notable Ika people
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Jim Ovia
Jim James Ovia (born 4 November 1951) is a Nigerian businessman, he is the founder of Zenith Bank which he founded in 1990.
Early life
Jim Ovia holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana, Monroe, Loui ...
- Nigeria Business Man
*
Sunday Oliseh - Nigerian football manager
*
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 pre ...
- Nigerian Politician
*
Hanks Anuku
Hanks Anuku is a Nigerian-Ghanaian actor. He often stars as a villain in many Nollywood films. As of 2017, Anuku was naturalized and became an American.
Life
He attended Loyola College, Ibadan. He graduated from Auchi Polytechnic
Auchi ...
- Nigerian actor
*
Sam Obi - Former Acting Governor of Delta State and Former Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly.
*
Godwin Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele is a Nigerian banker who has been serving as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since 4 June 2014. Born on 4 August 1961 in Lagos State, Nigeria, Emefiele is originally from Ika South, Agbor region of Delta State.
Educat ...
- Governor of the
Central Bank of Nigeria
Towns
* Ogbemudein
* Ogbease
* Ihogbe
* Obiolihe
* Ihaikpen
* Ogbeisere
* Ogbeisogban
* Agbamuse/Oruru
* Alifekede
* Omumu
* Alisor
* Alileha
* Oza-nogogo
* Agbobi
* Alisimie
* Ewuru
* Idumu-Oza
* Aliokpu
* Aliagwai
* Alihame
* Agbor-nta
* Alihagwu
* Oki
* Ekuku-Agbor
* Emuhun
* Boji-Boji Agbor
The Aladja-Itakpe-Ajaokuta rail crosses through the city of Agbor to the terminal at
Owa to two steel hubs of Nigeria (Aladja and
Ajaokuta
Ajaokuta is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria and a town within it on the left bank of the Niger River. The headquarters of the LGA are in the town of Egayin in the south of the area at .
It has an area of 1,362 km and a populati ...
)
Education
Agbor is home to several educational institutions. Some of them include
University of Delta, Agbor (formerly
College of Education
In the United States and Canada, a school of education (or college of education; ed school) is a division within a university that is devoted to scholarship in the field of education, which is an interdisciplinary branch of the social sciences en ...
, Agbor); State School of Nursing and
Midwifery
Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. In many ...
, Agbor; Agbor Technical College, Agbor; and the proposed
Anioma
Anioma people are a subgroup of the Igbo ethnic group in Delta State, Nigeria. They are made up of communities which span across 9 Local government areas and speak different varieties of the Igbo language, including the Enuani language, Ukwuani l ...
Open University, Agbor.
References
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Cities in Delta State