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- About Egi City
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Egi city was a clan of 17 communities but now 16 communities, in Ogba Land of ONELGA, Rivers State, Nigeria.
- History of Egi City
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Late Eze Kingdom Elenwa - Eze Egi of Ogba Land
According to F.E. Otuwarikpo (1994). “After the death of Akalaka in 1462 AD, his two sons, Ekpeye and Ogba had conflict, which compelled Ogba, the younger son, to move northwards where he founded Ohiakwo (Obigwe) and settled with his family.
Ogba, also called the Ogba people this days, is a Tribe in Rivers State, Nigeria originating from the Ancient Benin Empire. They are located within the south-south area in Nigeria. They speak the Ogba language. Aligu-Alinso okanu is an Ogba clan. The Egi group comprises seventeen communities with a rich history of Natural resources. A study conducted in Ogbogu located in one of the largest oil producing regions of Nigeria has utilized two plant species to clean up spills. The first stage of cleanup involves Hibiscus cannabinus. Ali-Ogba, (Ogba Kingdom) is an Ethnic group which main spoken language is called (Ogba Dialect) comprises the Egi and Igburu Section. they both speak one dialect with little difference with each other, having a combine population of about 28,000,000 people. It is located in the central Orashi-Sombreiro plains of Rivers State, Nigeria, is one of the major producers of the CRUDE OIL that fuels Nigeria’s economic development in recent decades. According to current oil company records, no local government in Nigeria produces as much crude oil and gas as the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) local government.
(Ellah 1995)
(Ellah 1995)
Ali-Ogba people have some socio-cultural and political legacies that reinforce their common origin and bind them together as a people with common heritage and destiny. These include: geographic location, migration routes, language and political structure. Geographically, Ali-Ogba stretches from about 4 50 N to 5 30’N and extends from about 6 25 E to about 6 40’ E. Spatially, it covers an area of 920 km2 in the northern part of the Niger Delta region located within the River Niger flood plains.. It is bordered on the west by the Orashi river and on the east by the Sombreiro river. In addition to the main drainage systems, there are the Omoku river and many back swamps, cut offs and interconnecting streams which form a maze of drainage channels superimposed on the area. At the peak of the rainy season, these interconnected waterways are a prominent feature of the landscape.Its location in the Sombreiro-Warri deltaic plains, which consists of coastal plains sands and other tertiary deposits – marine, mixed, and continental deposits typical of deltaic environments situates it in the rain forest zone of southern Nigeria. The area can be divided into four ecological zones:
- The Sombreiro river plains (eastwards)
- The Orashi river floodplains (westwards)
- The central well drained lowlands and farm mosaic (between the Orashi and Sombreiro rivers
- The non-tidal freshwater swamps basin.
The highest part of Ali-Ogba is the well drained lowland and farm mosaic with altitude ranging from 15m to22 m. In general, the land is characterized by a gentle sloping topography of less than 10 degrees in many areas. This relatively low altitude gives the area its characteristics flat and monotonous low relief interspersed by many wetland (swamp /creek basins), which crisscross the central lowlands and empty into the two main river systems (Sombreiro and Orashi)(Ellah 1995). As a result of its geographic location, Ali-Ogba enjoys all year round high temperatures averaging 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the day with overnight lows ranging from 65 to 70 degrees. Also, the area has at least ten months of rainfall totaling over 80 inches per year with very high humidity in the summer months. The climatic conditions and topography support a wide variety of plant and animal life. The flora consists of economic trees especially oil palm trees and a variety of plants species of great pharmacological value as human elixir.(Ellah 1995).
Legends of origin:
Ali-Ogba communities constitute one of the minority ethnic groups of Nigeria and share common ancestry, socio-cultural elements and heritage. Oral history and folklore have it that Ali-Ogba people migrated to what is now called Ali-Ogba from the area of the then Benin Empire across the Niger about the 16th century.
(Ellah 1995)
(Ellah 1995)
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H.R.H. Eze Nnam Obi II - Eze Oba of Ogba Land
- Festivals Egi City
Egwu-Ogba meaning Ogba festival is celebrated to mark great thanks to God Almighty for marvellous harvest season, represented as new yarm Festival traditionally.
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- Egi City Location
Egi City is located north of Rivers State, between Ekpeye and Igburu clans...
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- Hotels in Egi City
2. Sweet Night Hotels
3. Gas City
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- Marriage hall in Egi City
1. Obite Civic Center
- Telephone numbers Egi City
- Police rescue help in Egi City
1. Obite/Akabuka police station
- Church in Egi City
1. Seventh-Day Adventist Church,
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