Ekpetiama_tribe

Ekpetiama tribe

Ekpetiama tribe

Add article description

The Ekpetiama clan of the Ijaw ethnic group lives in central Bayelsa State,[1] Nigeria. The clan derives its name from its common ancestor: Ekpeti. Tombia is the clan preeminent town. Other settlements [2] include: Bumodi, Agudama, Akabiri, and Gbarantoru. The Ekpetiama clan holds an annual festival honoring [3] its clan god, Amadosu. Tombia and Bumodi both have shrines honoring Amadosu.[4] The governor of Bayelsa State[5] Governor, Douye Diri gave automatic[6] scholarship [7] to Ebizi Blessing Eradiri for her Master and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. These event was honour by the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, King Bubaraye Dakolo.[8]

Significant events

  • 23 July 2007: Gunmen kidnapped the 70-year-old mother of Hansel Seibarugu, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. She was kidnapped from her home in the Ekpetiama village of Akaibiri in Yenagoa Local Government Area.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  2. [2]
    "Settlement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. [3]
    "Honoring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. [4]
    Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ISBN 978-37314-5-9
  5. [5]
    "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. [6]
    "Automatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  7. [7]
    "List of Scholarships for International Students 2022-23 | Scholars4Dev". www.scholars4dev.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  8. [8]
    "Diri gives scholarship to first class female law graduate". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. [9]
    "Gunmen Kill Teacher, Kidnap Expatriates In Niger Delta", The Independent, 28 July 2007


Stub icon

This article about a Nigerian ethnic group is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ekpetiama_tribe, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.