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Abbi: A Settlement Built on Migration and Belonging

The history of Abbi, in present-day Delta State, is kept in traditions of migration, settlement, kinship and the slow absorption of different families into one community. The founding story centres on Amacha, said to have come from Achalla-Ukwu, east of the Niger, and to have eventually settled in the area now called Abbi. According to…

Place Abbi

Ukwata Abbi: A Celebration of Culture, Unity, and Heritage in Anioma

Ukwata Abbi is a big festival that the Abbi people of Delta State, Nigeria, celebrate every year. It is enjoyed not only by the Abbi people but also by other neighbouring communities. It is one of the valued cultural ceremonies that spell out their history, unity, and various lifestyles. It happens mostly in February when…

Place Abbi