Ogbia

Ogbia

Ogbia

LGA and Town in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Ogbia is a traditional Kingdom and Local Government Area[1] of Bayelsa State[2] in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.[3] The headquarters of both the Traditional Kingdom and Local Government is located in Ogbia Town at 4°39′00″N 6°16′00″E.

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Ogbia Kingdom is made up of four clans namely; Abureni Clan, Anyama Clan, Oloibiri Clan and Kolo Creek Clan. The people of Ogbia are part of the Ijaw (Ijo, Izon) Tribe.

The current monarch of Ogbia Kingdom is His Royal Majesty (HRM) King Dumaro Charles Owaba, Obanobhan (III) of Ogbia Kingdom. The traditional monarchy is rotational between the four clans of Ogbia Kingdom. The current Obanohban, King Dumaro Owaba is from the Oloibiri clan, while the next Obanohban would come from Kolo Creek clan.

Ogbia Local Government is headed by a democratically elected Local Government Chairman.

Ogbia has an area of 695 km2 and a population[4] of over 179,926. It is well known for its historic value to the today Nigerian state economy mainstay. Crude oil was first discovered in Nigeria, at Oloibiri Town on Sunday 15 January 1956.[5]

The postal code of the area is 562.[6] The Ogbia people, speak the Ogbia language, a unique Ijaw dialect. The Ogbia people who inhabit the Ogbia local government of Bayelsa have close kinship and language ties with the Okoroma people of Nembe local government of Bayelsa; the Odual people of Abua/Odual local government of Rivers state as well as the Ogbogolo people of Ahoada-West in Rivers state.[7] The present political headquarters of the Ogbia people, is Ogbia town; a town conceptualized and founded in 1972 by the Ogbia brotherhood. It also serves as the local government [8]headquarters. The inhabitants of Ogbia land are mainly fishermen and farmers. Former Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was born in Otuoke, Ogbia. The first civilian governor of the old Rivers state, Chief Milford Obiene Okilo was also from Emakalakala in Ogbia. According Alagoa (2009) King Amakiri, the first king of modern Kalabari kingdom (1669-1757) came from Emakalakala in Ogbia.[9]

Ogbia Communities/Town'

References

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    "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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    "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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    "Fig1: Map of Ogbia L.G.A, Bayelsa State Showing Study Areas Location of..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    "population | Definition, Trends, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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    "60 YEARS AFTER NIGERIA'S FIRST CRUDE: Oloibiri oil dries up, natives wallow in abject poverty". Vanguard News. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    "Post Offices- with map of LGA". Nigerian Postal Service. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
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    Nwajiaku, Kathryn (25 June 2005). "Between Discourse and Reality. The Politics of Oil and Ijaw Ethnic Nationalism in the Niger Delta". Cahiers d'études africaines. 45 (178): 457–496. doi:10.4000/etudesafricaines.5448. ISSN 0008-0055.
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    "Government - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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    Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (November 1966). "Oral Tradition among the Ijo of the Niger Delta". The Journal of African History. 7 (3): 405–419. doi:10.1017/S0021853700006496. ISSN 1469-5138. S2CID 162524221.


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