Ika South | |
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Coordinates: 6°15′10″N6°11′59″E / 6.2527°N 6.1996°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Delta State |
Headquarters | Agbor |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ika South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Headquarter is in the town of Agbor.
Ika South is part of the greater IKA speaking community of Delta State. OGBEDEIN; OHUMERE; BOJI-BOJI OROGODO; ABAVO AWOR; OZA NOGOGO; OGBEISOGBAN; ORURU; AGBORNTA; OKI; ALISIME; ALIHAME amongst others are the main quarters of this wonderful indigenious Ika South people.
Delta State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1991. Bordered on the north by Edo State, the east by Anambra and Rivers states, and that south by Bayelsa State while to the west is the Bight of Benin which covers about 160 kilometres of the state's coastline. The state was initially created with 12 local government areas in 1991, but was later expanded to 19 and now has 25 local government areas. Its capital city is Asaba which is located along the River Niger on the northeastern end of the state, while the state's economic center is the city of Warri on the southwestern coastline.
The Anioma people are a predominantly Igboid speaking ethnolingustic group located in present day Delta State, Nigeria. As Anioma is also an acronym derived from the regions that make up the Western Igbo area: Aniocha (A), Ndokwa (N), Ika (I) and Oshimili (O), the coinage was made by the founding father of the Anioma state movement, Chief Dennis Osadebay in 1951 and has since remained the preferred indigenous name by which the people collectively refer to themselves. The Anioma people encompass and are native to communities which span the 9 northern Local Government Areas of Delta State. Politically, the Anioma occupy the Delta North Senatorial District, where they are the majority.
The Ika language is an Igboid dialect, classified under Nuclear Igboid in the Yeai language family.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Delta comprises three Senators representing Delta Central, Delta South, Delta North and ten Representatives representing Ethiope, Ughelli North/South/Udu, Ndokwa/Ukwani, Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie, Isoko North/South, Burutu, Warri, Ika, Aniocha North/South, and Bomadi/Patani.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku is a diocese located in the city of Issele-Uku, Delta State in the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It lies on the west bank of the Niger River between Benin City to the west and Onitsha to the east. The diocese comprises six local government areas in the northern portion of Delta State. The Archdiocese of Onitsha borders it on the east and the Archdiocese of Benin City borders it on the west. The Diocese of Uromi is to its north and the Diocese of Warri borders it on the south.
The Ika people are an indigenous group found primarily in Delta State & Edo State, Nigeria. The Ika people have just two(2) Local Governments; Ika South and Ika North East Local Government Areas of Delta State, and Igbanke and Ekpon areas of Orhionmwon, Uhunmwonde and Igueben Local Government Areas in Edo State. They speak the [[Ika language (Nigeria)|Ika language is a dialect of the Igbo language.
Agbor is the most populous city of approximately 325,6108 in 2022 among the Ika people it is one of delta state largest city. It is located in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in South-south geo-political zone of Nigeria, West Africa. Agbor is the headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area, in Delta State, Nigeria. The major language in Agbor is the Agbor dialect of Ika an Igboid language.
Ika North East is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Owa Oyibu.
Esan South East Local Government Area is a local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ubiaja. It shares boundaries with Kogi, Anambra, and Delta states to the east, southeast and south, respectively.
Orhionmwon is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Abudu. It has an area of 2,382 km2 and a population of 206,717 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 301.
Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa is a Nigerian doctor and politician who served as Governor of Delta State from May 2015 to May 2023. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, he was the party's vice presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election running alongside Atiku Abubakar who was the presidential candidate.
Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama is a Nigerian TV and film actress and model. She is well known for her roles in 93 Days (2016), The Wedding Party, The Arbitration (2016), and the TV series Gidi Up (2013–2014) and at the Toronto International Film Festival and Africa International Film Festival. She is an ambassador for Multichoice's DSTV Explora, the widest satellite cable network across Africa. She has in the movie, A Soldier's Story 2: Return from the Dead - sequel to a 2016 multiple award-winning romantdramasama.
Chuks D General is a Nigerian stand-up comedian, actor, radio presenter and host. He is best known for his spontaneous jokes and is the host of Generally Speaking, a comedy show that hosts popular celebrities across the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria.
Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Iraborpsc NAM GSS ndc FCMH is a retired Nigerian army general and a former Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria. He was appointed by Muhammadu Buhari on 26 January 2021.
Dein Keagborekuzi I is the Dein of Agbor kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state in Delta State, Nigeria. He was named the world's youngest crowned monarch in the 1980 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records and he’s the highest ranking Traditional Ruler in the whole of Delta State at both state and federal level. He was the Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (2006-2015).
Ofe Ujuju is a local dish gotten from the south-eastern part of Nigeria. The soup is popular among the ika and Agbor people of Delta State.
The University of Delta is a Public University in Agbor, Delta State The university have three campus which are; Agbor, Owa-Oyibu, and Owa-Alore.
Doris Uboh-Ogunkoya is a Nigerian politician from Ekuku-Agbor Delta state
Steve Ekpenisi popularly known as The Iron Bender is a Nigerian sculptor.
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