Ekrejegbe

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Ekrejegbe is a village in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, [1] having boundaries with Ekakpamre. The people are mostly Christian and traditional worshippers. [1] One of the streets in Ekrejegbe village is called Ekrogbe Quarters. [2]

On 17 September 1999, Ekrejegbe was among some Ughievwen communities affected by an oil spillage that resulted in a fire. [3]

On 20 April 2018, Ekrejegbe was one of the two Ughievwen communities, where the Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa performed a "ground-breaking ceremony for a 400MW combined cycle power plant". [4] [5] [6]

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