Aniocha NorthAniocha North is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in Issele-Uku. It comprises the subgroup of Anioma and towns. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp for Delta state is located at Issele Ukwu town. It has a land area of 406.00 km (40,600 hectares or 156.76 sq mi), with an alititude of 259 m (850 ft) above mean-sea level.
Local government areas of NigeriaNigeria has 768 local government areas (LGAs) and 6 area councils, making 774 LGA each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman.Victor OcheiVictor Ochei Onyekachi () (born 25 February 1969) is a former member of the Nigerian House of Assembly from Ogbekenu in Onicha Olona, Delta State. He was a former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly on 6 June 2011, representing the Aniocha North constituency, marking the commencement of the Fifth Assembly of the Delta State Legislature.
Delta North senatorial districtDelta North senatorial district in Delta State, Nigeria, covers 9 local governments namely Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Ika North East, Ika South, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Oshimili South, Oshimili North and Ukwuani. The current representative of Delta North is Ned Nwoko of the All Progressives Congress, APC.2019 Delta State House of Assembly electionThe 2019 Delta State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Delta State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 29 seats were up for election in the Delta State House of Assembly. Sheriff Oborevwori from PDP representing Okpe constituency was elected Speaker, while Ochor Christopher Ochor from PDP representing Ukwuani North constituency was elected Deputy Speaker.
Anioma RegionThe Anioma Region ( , US: ;Ndi Ániọ̀mà or Ndè Ániọ̀màListen) of present day Delta State, Nigeria encompass and are native to the nine northern Local Government Areas of Delta State. Politically, the Anioma occupy the Delta North Senatorial District. Today, the population of the Anioma region is estimated today to be at approximately 1.8 million.
Ekumeku MovementBelligerentsBritish Empire Ekumeku organisationCommanders and leaders Major Festing, W. E. B. Crawford Coupland, Lt. Col. H. c. Moorhouse, S. O. Crewe Dunkwu Isusu of Onicha-Olona, Maya nwa Isusu of Onicha-Olona, Ikwa Gwadia of Onicha-Olona, Ochei nwa Aghaeze of Onicha-Olona, Elumelu Okachi of Onicha-Olona, Nwabuzo Iyogolo, Awuno Ugbo, Nzekwe, Agbambu nwa Oshue of Igbuzo, Idabor of Issele-Ukwu, Abuzu of Idumuje-Unor, Idegwu Otokpoike of Ubulu-Ukwu, Ochie Agodi, Agbambu Oshue, Chidi Nwaoji etcStrength Hundreds of soldiers Hundreds of Ekemeku membersCasualties and losses Minor Minor with mass imprisonmentThe Ekumeku Movement consisted of a series of uprisings against the rising power of the Royal Niger Company of the British Empire by Anioma Igbo people.
Ogwashi UkwuOgwashi Ukwu, sometimes spelt as Ogwashi-Uku, is an Igbo town in Delta State, Nigeria. Located west of the state capital Asaba, it is the headquarters for the Local Government Area, Aniocha South. The population of Ogwashi-Ukwu is about 200,234.. However, its number has increased vastly and keeps increasing. It is an Anioma region of Delta State which is home to the Igbo-speaking people of Delta State.
Diocese of Issele-UkuThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku (Latin: Isseleukuan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Issele-Uku, Delta State in the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It lies on the west bank of the Niger River between Benin City to the west and Onitsha to the east. The diocese comprises six local government areas in the northern portion of Delta State.Ika peopleThe Ika people (Ika-Igbo: Ṇ́dị́ ị̀ká) are part of the Anioma group, found primarily in the northwest of Delta State and parts of Edo State, Nigeria. They speak Ika, an Igboid language belonging to the Nuclear Igboid branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The Ika form one of the four groups alongside Aniocha, Oshimili, and Ukwuani that make up the western Igbo communities of Delta State, collectively known as the Anioma.Benedict PetersBenedict Peters is a pan-African businessman with extensive assets in the oil and gas and mining industries.
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