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.
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.
Ogbia is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ogbia in the south of the area It is well known for its historic value to the today Nigerian state economy mainstay, i.e., its oil industry, being the local government area encompassing Oloibiri the first place oil was discovered on Sunday 15 January 1956.
Okrika is a port town in Rivers State, Nigeria, The town is situated in the southern part of Port Harcourt, making it a suburb of the much larger city. It lies on the north of the Bonny River and on Okrika Island. Formerly a fishing village of the Ijo (Ijaw) people in the mangrove swamps of the eastern Niger River(Delta), Okrika became the capital of the Okrika…
The Egbema tribe live in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Rivers State, Nigeria. The Kingdom is split politically into two different states due to the creation of Nigerian states. Egbemas are found in Imo (Ohaji/Egbema) and Rivers state (Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni). The Egbema have a strong Igbo cultural identity, despite their location on the southern fringe of Igboland. The Kingdom is made up of 17 villages.
The meaning of mango tree in Ijaw dialect means Ogbointen and Ogboin means mango. The name Ogboin is title of Akama the founder of Ogboin
The Kumbo tribe(Kumbowei) of the Ijaw people lives in southern Delta State and northern Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The major town of Sagbama is the tribal seat. Other important Kumbo settlements include: Agoloma, Apeleibiri, Angiama. Despite being located close to one another, Kumbo towns enjoy a great deal of autonomy from central tribal authority.
(Ogu-bolo) The Ibani tribelives in southern Rivers State, Nigeria. Bonny Town is the tribal seat, which is located at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean on the bight of bonny, although the Bonny civil war of the 19th century led to the establishment of a rival capital in Opobo. The tribe has a strong central authority structure and a long-established royal lineage; they are a subgroup…