Port Harcourt is the capital and largest city in Rivers State,Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos,Kano,Ibadan and Kaduna. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta. As of 2016,the Port Harcourt urban area has an estimated population of 1,865,000 inhabitants,up from 1,382,592 as of 2006. The population of the metropolitan area of Port Harcourt is almost twice its urban area population with a 2021 United Nations estimate of 3,171,076. In 1950,the population of Port Harcourt was 59,752. Port Harcourt has grown by 150,844 since 2015,which represents a 4.99% annual change.
Rivers State,also known as Rivers,is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. Formed in 1967,when it was split from the former Eastern Region,Rivers State borders includes;Anambra and Imo on the north,Abia and Akwa Ibom on the east,and Bayelsa and Delta on the west. The state capital,Port Harcourt,is a metropolis that is considered to be the commercial center of the Nigerian oil industry.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers comprises three Senators representing Rivers East,Rivers West,Rivers South East and thirteen Representatives representing Degema/Bonny,Okrika/Ogu-Bolo,Asalga/Akulga,Ahoada West/Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni,Port Harcourt 1,Ikwerre/Emohua,Khana/Gokana,Etche/Omuma,Tai/Eleme/Oyigbo,Abua-Odual/Ahoada East,Obio/Akpor,Port Harcourt 2,Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro.
Rumuokoro is a town in Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers State,Nigeria. It is the meeting point of five major roads in Nigerian Economy and the gateway to and from the city of Port Harcourt.
The Ikwerre are one of the Igbo Subgroups in Rivers State. Traditional history has classified Ikwerre into seven groups called "Ikwerre Essa". They are Elele,Isiokpo,Rumuji,Emohua,Akpor,Aluu,Igwuruta,and Obio-Akpor group. This division was recognized by Forde and Jones;(1950) in their ethnographic study of the Igbo and Ibibio speaking peoples of South Eastern Nigeria. It was also in line with this grouping that seven customary Courts were established in Ikwerre during the Colonial administration. These Courts were located at Elele,Isiokpo,Rumuji,Emohua,Akpor,Aluu and Obio in Ikwerreland. in the Igboid family,as a result of the quest for Ikwerre's recognition as a separate ethnic nationality.
Obio-Akpor is a local government area in the metropolis of Port Harcourt,one of the major centres of economic activities in Nigeria,and one of the major cities of the Niger Delta,located in Rivers State. The local government area covers 260 km2 and at the 2006 Census held a population of 464,789. Its postal code or ZIP code is 500102. Obio-Akpor has its headquarters at Rumuodomaya and it is peopled by the Ikwerre subgroup of Igbo people.
Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu,simply known as Duncan Mighty,is a Nigerian musician,singer,and music producer from Obio-Akpor,Rivers State. Though his musical style demonstrates a high-level of genre versatility,it is also heavily influenced by the sounds and culture of his people as most of his songs are sung in his native Ikwerre language.
Port Harcourt Zoo is a state owned zoological park in Port Harcourt city of Rivers State in Nigeria. The zoo was established in 1974 by military governor Alfred Diete-Spiff and was officially opened to the public on 1 October 1975.
Ezenwo Nyesom,also known variously as Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike,Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike or Nyesom Wike is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who is the sixth and current Governor of Rivers State. He is an Ikwerre from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor,Rivers State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party and was educated at Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
Ipalibo Gogo Banigo is a Nigerian medical doctor,politician and the first female Deputy Governor of Rivers State. A member of the People's Democratic Party,she has held various important offices at the Rivers State Ministry of Health. During her service,she assumed the positions of Director of Public Health Services,Acting Commissioner,Director-General and Permanent Secretary. She achieved prominence first in 1995,as Secretary to the Government of Rivers State before serving as Head of Service of the state. In December 2014,Ezenwo Wike selected her as his running mate in the 2015 election. She was elected Deputy Governor and assumed office on 29 May 2015.
Okey Wali,SAN is a Nigerian lawyer and the 26th president of the Nigerian Bar Association.
Daisy Wotube Okocha served as the 7th Chief Judge of Rivers State,in charge of the state's High Court of Justice,and Judicial Service Commission. She was appointed to the office by Governor Ezenwo Wike on 4 January 2016,and held it until her retirement on 15 January 2016. She had also served as Chief Judge in an acting capacity before attaining the substantive appointment.
Onimim Ernestina Jacks is a lawyer serving since June 2015 as the Rivers State Commissioner of Agriculture in Nigeria. She is a member of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party.
Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) is a local government area of Rivers State in southern Nigeria. It is one of the 23 local government areas created for the state. Its administrative seat is located in Port Harcourt. Although the local government consists of two different ethnic groups the Ikwerre and Ogbulom (Abuloma).
The Aluu Four lynching was a necklace lynching that involved four young men,Ugonna Obuzor,Toku Lloyd,Chiadika Biringa,and Tekena Elkanah,all students of the University of Port Harcourt. They were all lynched after they were falsely accused of theft in Aluu,a community in Obio/Akpor local government area,Rivers State,Nigeria on 5 October 2012.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to Rivers State,Nigeria.
Greater Port Harcourt is a metropolitan area currently under construction in Rivers State,Nigeria. It comprises the local government areas of Port Harcourt,Oyigbo,Okrika,Ogu–Bolo,Obio-Akpor,Ikwerre,Etche and Eleme. It covers an area of approximately 1,900 km²(734 mi²) and as of 2009 had a population of 2 million people.
Theophilus M-Iyenebari Odagme is a medical doctor from Rivers State,Nigeria who was the commissioner of the Rivers State Ministry of Health from 2015 to 2017.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rivers State:
Kingsley Ogundu Chinda is a Nigerian politician and member of the Nigerian National Assembly. O.K Chinda is currently representing Obio/Akpor Constituency in the Federal House of Representative.
