AKASSA
The Akassa tribe located in Bayelsa of the Ijaw people lives along the Nun River estuary and the Atlantic Coast of southern Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Akassa settlements include: Opu-Akassa, Sangana, and Kamatoru.
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KOU
Kou Cluster is one of the pioneer SPDC GMoU clusters inaugurated in 2007 among others across the Niger Delta Region. The cluster is made up of six communities including Agge, Agge Palm Bush, Amazor, Azamabiri, Ogbeintu and Orobiri all in the Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
OPOBO
Opobo, otherwise known as Opubo, is a town situated in the southern region of Nigeria. The Kingdom was founded in 1870 by King Jaja, originally an Igbo from Amaigbo in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State. A greater part of the city state is still referred to as Opobo in Rivers State. Opobo is made up…
ODIMODI
Odimodi is situated in the south-south part of Nigeria.As to the administrative division, Odimodi belongs to Burutu local area of Delta State. It is host to forcados terminal and consists of federated communities as okuntu, beniboye, Gbidipou, and boutobo.
KULA
The Kula tribeof the Ijaw people lives in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, southwestern Rivers State, Nigeria. The Kula people were not originally speaking Kalabari as their language but has lost their real language due to trade and close interactions with the Kalabaris. The small Kalabari-speaking tribe is sometimes classified as a Kalabari community rather than as its own tribe. The tribal seat is…
KABO
The Kabo tribe (Kabowei, Kabu-Owei) of the Ijaw people lives in the vicinity of Patani in Delta State, Nigeria. The tribe gets its name from its founder, Kabo, and from Kabobolou Creek. Two Kabo towns (Kolowari and Aven) are located along the creek. Other Kabo settlements include: Patani, Elemebiri (Ofonibeingha), Asamabiri, and Ekperiwari. Because of their close contact with neighboring peoples,…
KALABARI
The Kalabariare a sub-group of the Ijaw people living in the eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Originally, they were known as the Awesome. The name Kalabari was derived from their ancestor Perebo Kalabari who was a son of Mein Owei. Their original settlement was spelt as Calabar by the Portuguese which was pronounced Kalabari. This settlement (town) was abandoned as the people moved…
