Ahaba Oloko

Ahaba Ahaba
Village
Ahaba Location of Ahaba Oloko in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°22′46″N7°32′44″E / 5.37944°N 7.54556°E / 5.37944; 7.54556
Country	Nigeria
State	Abia State
L.G.A	Ikwuano
Clan	Oloko
Government
• Type	Monarchy
•  Eze	HRH Eze Sir Charles Onorchie Ukattah KOC (Ahaba 2, of Isiala Ahaba) & HRM Eze Dr. Chimezie Nwabueze (Ahaba Ukwu)
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Population
• Ethnicities	Igbo
• Religion	Christianity
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	440111
Area code	440
ISO 3166 code	NG.AB.IK
Website	https://ng.geoview.info/ahaba,7073321

Ahaba is a rural community in Oloko, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Isiala Ahaba and Ahaba Ukwu are the autonomous communities of Ahaba. ^{[4] [5]} Ahaba is 23km south of Umuahia, Abia State's capital city. ^[6]

History

Ngwu, a headhunter from Ahaba Imenyi in present day Isuikwuato LGA came to Ahaba for headhunting and eventually settled there, hence, the naming of Ahaba. ^[7]

Culture

The people of Ahaba, like other communities in Ikwuano, celebrate the popular Ekpe festival on January annually to mark the end of a farming season. ^[8]

See also

• Nchara

References

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2. Rapheal (2021-11-25). "Old students of OCSS set to immortalise Attah". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
3. Times, Optimum (2023-01-27). "Diocese Of Ikwuano Anglican Communion Marks 18th Anniversary, As Bishop Onyegbule Ordains Nwokoma, Others". Optimum Times. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
4. Nnah, Mary (2021-01-29). "Nigeria: Pa Ogbonna Herbert for Burial Friday 29". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
5. "Pa Ogbonna Herbert for Burial Friday 29 – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
6. "Ahaba populated place, Abia, Nigeria". ng.geoview.info. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
7. Ambassador, National (2021-07-23). "Ahaba-Imenyi Clan Commends Gov. Ikpeazu, Seeks Inclusion" . Retrieved 2024-04-05.
8. Atuonwu, Chiedozie (November 2021). "The Historical Study of Ekpe Cultural Festival in Nnono Community". Research Gate. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.