Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military officer and politician who served as President of the Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 during the Nigerian Civil War. He previously served as military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria,which he declared as the independent state of Biafra.
Enugu is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located inland in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. In 2006,the city had a population of 820,000 according to the last Nigerian census.
Ebonyi State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria,bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State,Enugu State to the west,Cross River State to the east and southeast,and Abia State to the southwest. Named for the Abonyi (Aboine) River—a large part of which is in the state's south—Ebonyi State was formed from parts of Abia and Enugu state in 1996 and has its capital in Abakaliki.
Enugu State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria,bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi,Ebonyi State to the east and southeast,Abia State to the south,and Anambra State to the west. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city,Enugu. The city acquired township status in 1917 and was called Enugwu-Ngwo. Due to the rapid expansion towards areas owned by other indigenous communities,it was renamed Enugu in 1928.
Igboland,also known as Southeastern Nigeria,is the indigenous homeland of the Igbo people. It is a cultural and common linguistic region in southern Nigeria. Geographically,it is divided into two sections by the lower Niger River:an eastern and a western one. Its population is characterised by the diverse Igbo culture and the speakers of equally diverse Igbo languages.
Akanu Ibiam International Airport,also known as Enugu Airport,is an airport serving Enugu,the capital city of Enugu State of Nigeria,and nearby cities,such as Abakaliki,Awka,Onitsha,Nnewi,Afikpo,Okigwe,Nsukka,Ugep,Orlu,Idah,Otukpo and Ogoja. The airport is named after the late Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995),a medical doctor and statesman who hailed from Afikpo in Ebonyi State. The airport was closed on February 10,2010,by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the first phase of major renovation and expansion works. The airport was re-opened on 16 December 2010,but the second and third phase of the construction work is still ongoing. The airport is being prepared for its new status as an international airport.
Afikpo North is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State,Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ehugbo,Afikpo. Important townships include Ehugbo Unwana and Amasiri. Other notable areas are Ibii and Akpoha.
Ọhanaeze Ndigbo is an Igbo socio-cultural organization in Nigeria. The group aims to represent the interests of all Igbo communities within and outside Nigeria.
Anyim Chukwu Ude was a Nigerian politician who served as a Senator for the Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State,taking office on 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Jephthah Elochukwu Unaegbu is a Nigerian writer,researcher,freelance journalist,actor,and documentary film maker.
Oko Town is an Igbo speaking town in south eastern Nigeria. It is one of the 16 towns that make up the geopolitical area called Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state. It is the major economic town of the local government largely dependent on a very large student community and staff strength of the Federal Polytechnic,Oko.
Sonni Ogbuoji is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for Ebonyi South,in Ebonyi State,Nigeria in the 9 April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. He left the senate in the 2019. Sonni hails from Ebunwana Edda in Afikpo South local government area of Ebonyi state.
The fall of Enugu was a military conflict between Nigerian and Biafran forces in September and October 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War which centered around Enugu,the capital of the secessionist Republic of Biafra. Nigerian federal forces had made Enugu's capture a priority shortly after war broke out,but their advance stalled at Nsukka. Biafran president and leader Odumegwu Ojukwu,attempted to distract the Nigerian Army by initiating an invasion of Nigeria's Mid-Western Region in August,but the offensive was brought to a halt. Lieutenant Colonel Theophilus Danjuma took charge of the Nigerian forces at the Nsukka front and prepared to advance on Enugu with seven battalions of the 1st Division. Enugu was garrisoned by one brigade led by Colonel Alexander Madiebo and poorly armed civilians called into service. Danjuma decided to launch an offensive with his forces spread over a broad front to make it more difficult for the Biafrans to block them along major roads as had happened up to that point.
The Waawa clan of Northern Igboland,also referred to as Ndi Waawa,Wawa People,are a unique sub-group of the Igbo people in Enugu and Ebonyi State,Nigeria,consisting of several communities,who all speak a unique dialect of Igbo called Waawa. The most notable among these are the Agbaja and Ngwo which consist of peoples between the wooded lands of Awka to the rocky valleys of Enugu. The Agbaja are made up of communities in present-day Ngwo clan,Udi,Ezeagu,Umulokpa,Igbo-Etiti,Oji River,greater Awgu,Odume,Ndiagbor,Nenwe,Mpu,Okpanku and Enugu East Local Government Areas. Other notable parts of the Waawa clan include Nkanu,Nsukka,Abia,Nike,Agbani,Owo,and other communities in Enugu State. The Waawa are most notably associated with Chief Onyeama's people from Eke,who was the paramount ruler of Agbaja in the early 20th century.
Unwana,also known as Unwara,is a town and the third-most important urban area in Ebonyi State,Nigeria. It is situated in the southern part of Ebonyi State. It is bordered in the north by Afikpo,in the west by Edda,and in the east by Cross River State. It is the seat of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana.
Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta was a Nigerian mathematician and academic administrator. He was the fifth Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture upon his appointment in December 2015.
Ebonyi South is one of three senatorial districts in Ebonyi State,Nigeria.
Sir Benedict Obidinma Odinamadu was a civil servant. He was the private Secretary to Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.,Dr. M.I. Okpara while Premiers of Eastern Region of Nigeria respectively and First Secretary to the Military Government of Colonel Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
Harry Hastings was a Presbyterian Scottish physician,surgeon,and medical missionary with the United Free Church of Scotland who served in Nigeria from 1922–1949. Hastings worked primarily at the Uburu Hospital but also in the village of Itu,both in Ogoja Province in Nigeria. Hastings was assisted by his wife,described as a "practical nurse",who accompanied him on his missions to Africa from 1922–1949 and shared responsibility with him in developing clinics to treat leprosy. He also worked with fellow physicians R.M. Macdonald of Scotland and Akanu Ibiam of Nigeria during his time in Uburu. He is known for developing Nigerian staff to run health services without additional foreign missionaries.
Emmanuel Nnaemeka Enejere (1944–2016) was a Nigerian academic and a political scientist. He was the 14th Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria,Nsukka and a former president of the National Union of Biafran Students in the midst of the Nigerian Civil War.
