Ekpetiama tribe

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The Ekpetiama clan of the Ijaw ethnic group lives in central Bayelsa State, [1] Nigeria. The clan derives its name from its common ancestor: Ekpeti. Tombia is the clan preeminent town. Other settlements [2] include: Bumodi, Agudama, Akabiri, and Gbarantoru. The Ekpetiama clan holds an annual festival honoring [3] its clan god, Amadosu. Tombia and Bumodi both have shrines honoring Amadosu. [4] The governor of Bayelsa State [5] Governor, Douye Diri gave automatic [6] scholarship [7] to Ebizi Blessing Eradiri for her Master and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. These event was honour by the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, King Bubaraye Dakolo. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Settlement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Honoring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. ↑ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ISBN   978-37314-5-9
  5. ↑ "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. ↑ "Automatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  7. ↑ "List of Scholarships for International Students 2022-23 | Scholars4Dev". www.scholars4dev.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Diri gives scholarship to first class female law graduate". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. ↑ "Gunmen Kill Teacher, Kidnap Expatriates In Niger Delta", The Independent, 28 July 2007


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