Omoku is a town in
Rivers State,
Nigeria with a population of about 200,000 people. It Is located in the southern part of the state, near the boundary with
Delta State and
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 ...
. It is the headquarters of
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
and one of the major cities of the Ogba people and Rivers State of Nigeria. It is also the capital seat of the Oba of Ogba land. The indigenes speak the
Ogba Ogba may refer to:
*Ogba people
*Ogba language
Ogba (also Olu Ogba, mobu onu Ogbah) is an Igboid language spoken by Ogba people of Nigeria.
Writing system
Certain digraphs and trigraphs are also used.
The tones are indicated with diacritics:
...
dialect of the Igbo language.
Oil companies which operate there include
Shell Petroleum Development CompanyTotal Exploration & Production Nigeriaand
Nigerian Agip Oil Company
Agip (''Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli'', en, General Italian Oil Company) is an Italian automotive gasoline, diesel, LPG, lubricants, fuel oil, and bitumen retailer established in 1926. It has been a subsidiary of the multinational petroleu ...
. The city's infrastructure has been improved with the construction of dual carriageway roads, a power generation plant and banks.
Omoku enjoys relatively stable power supply. But lately, the oil companies that provide these services free of charge face a lot of challenges in providing this service. This may not be unconnected to the rapid growth and unchecked development on this social service. Nigeria.
Sports
Go Round F.C.
Go Round Football Club is an association football club based in Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria. They play their home games at Krisdera Hotel Stadium, and currently compete in the NNL, the second-tier in Nigerian football. The team is owned by Fe ...
The football club play in the top-flight
Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships.
The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwindl ...
from 2018. its a football club based in Omoku, Rivers state, Nigeria. They play their home game at Krisdera Hotel Stadium. They are currently playing in the second tire of the Nigerian professional football league. The club is owned by Felix A. Obuah and coached by Ngozi Elechi.
Notable People
References
External links
Government Project Pictures
Towns in Rivers State
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