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Owa history

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Ute-Okpu: An Ika-Igbo Clan and Its Nri Roots

Ute-Okpu is one of the major clans of Ika land in Delta State, and Ika is an Igbo subgroup of western Igboland. Its history matters because the clan holds a strong tradition of eastern Igbo migration across the Niger, and both local oral history and older ethnographic records preserve it. The same records also note…

Place Ute Okpu

Owa: An Ika-Igbo Kingdom Built from Many Lineages

Owa is one of the historic kingdoms of the Ika people of Delta State. Its centre is Owa-Oyibu, in present-day Ika North-East Local Government Area. The kingdom belongs to the wider Ika cultural and linguistic region of western Igbo country, and historical and ethnographic sources place the Ika area within that western Igbo zone. Owa’s…

Place Owa