Agbor is the most populous city among the
Ika people.
It is located in
Ika South
Ika South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It's headquarters is the town of Agbor.
Ika South is part of the greater Igbo speaking Anioma community of Delta State. It has an area of 436 km and a population of 162,594 at t ...
Local Government Area of
Delta State, in South-south geo-political zone of Nigeria, West Africa. Agbor is the headquarters of
Ika South
Ika South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It's headquarters is the town of Agbor.
Ika South is part of the greater Igbo speaking Anioma community of Delta State. It has an area of 436 km and a population of 162,594 at t ...
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
A college town or university town is a community (often a separate town or city, but in some cases a town/city neighborhood or a district) that is dominated by its university population. The university may be large, or there may be several sma ...
.
Agbor is home to some attractions and experiences.
Notable Ika people
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Jim Ovia - Nigeria Business Man
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Sunday Oliseh
Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former player. In his active playing career he played as a defensive midfielder. Physical yet technically gifted, he played for top European clubs including Aja ...
- Nigerian football manager
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Ifeanyi Okowa - Nigerian Politician
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Hanks Anuku - Nigerian actor
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Sam Obi
Samuel Onyeka Obi (1961/2 – 3 April 2021) was a Nigerian politician and pastor. He was a speaker of Delta State house of assembly and former acting governor of Delta State from 2010 to 2011. Until his death, he was the general overseer of Orac ...
- Former Acting Governor of Delta State and Former Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly.
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Godwin Emefiele - Governor of the
Central Bank of Nigeria
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The major regulatory objectives of the bank as stated in the CBN Act are ...
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
The University of Delta, Agbor is a Public University in Agbor, Delta State
The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering five faculties: Agriculture, Arts, Education, Information Technology and Law.
History
The Univer ...
(formerly
College of Education, Agbor); State School of Nursing and
Midwifery, Agbor; Agbor Technical College, Agbor; and the proposed
Anioma Open University, Agbor.
References
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Cities in Delta State