Friend of the Igbos Femi Fani Kayode has called for the renaming of the city of Port Harcourt. The only name that seems to come to mind is Igwe Ocha, the former name of Port Harcourt. Port Harcourt is currently renamed after Viscount Harcourt, a colonial master that people have said many things about. See… Continue reading Femi Fani Kayode And The Port Hacourt Name Of Igwe Ocha
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Femi Fani Kayode And The Port Hacourt Name Of Igwe Ocha
Friend of the Igbos Femi Fani Kayode has called for the renaming of the city of Port Harcourt. The only name that seems to come to mind is Igwe Ocha, the former name of Port Harcourt. Port Harcourt is currently renamed after Viscount Harcourt, a colonial master that people have said many things about. See… Continue reading Femi Fani Kayode And The Port Hacourt Name Of Igwe Ocha
More About the Ikwere Igbos Of Igwe Ocha (Port Harcourt)
Ikwerre is an Igbo nation based in the Niger Delta. The Ikwerres share a common Eze Chima/Anioma origin with the Ogba, Ekpeye and other Igbo nations in the Niger Delta . They also have ancestral links with Owerri and Ngwa areas of the South East axis of Igbo Land.
Opobo And Bonny People Are Part Igbo
I have been saying on this blog for years that the people of Bonny and Opobo have significant indigenous Igbo population (the great Ijaw people make up the other significant indigenous population). You remember Jaja of Opobo (founder of Opobo), who was originally Mazi Jubo Jugboha of Ama Igbo in present-day Imo. Wht of the… Continue reading Opobo And Bonny People Are Part Igbo