THE OGORI PEOPLE OF KOGI STATE

OGORI-MAGONGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OGORI Ogori is a peculiar ethnic minority that has played and continues to play significant roles in all aspects of human and national development. One of the prominent geographical features in Ogori is a chain of hills running east-west connecting Ogori and...

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THE HISTORY OF EBIRA (ITOPA ANE EBIRA)

Ane Ebira, we are an ethno-linguistic group in Nigeria. Many of us are from Kogi State, Kwara State, Nasarawa State, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Edo State. Okene is said to be our administrative centre, the Ebira-speaking people in Kogi state, are not far from the Niger-Benue confluence. Origin...

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NIGERIA LANGUAGES

Map of Nigeria According to Wikipedia "An ethnic group or ethnicity is a category of people who identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences. Unlike most other social groups, ethnicity is primarily an inherited status. Membership of an...

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IGALA KINGDOM PART 3

An Igala Family with the Traditional Attire The administration of the kingdom Soon after the Igala Jukun war, Attah Ayegba began the reorganization of his kingdom. He reorganized the central administration, the advisory council, palace and district administration. a. The Prime Minister Attah...

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IGALA KINGDOM PART 2

Image of an Ancient Attah  The reigning Attah Igala at this period was called Aji Attah. He was a younger brother of Oba Esigie according to the traditions recorded by Mr. P. A Talbot, Mr. Talbot recorded that during the reign of Oba Esigie, the Igala are said to have been said to have been...

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IGALA KINGDOM PART 1

Image of the current Attah  Igala is a language of the Yoruboid branch of the Volta–Niger language family, spoken by the Igala ethnic group of Nigeria. In 1989, an estimated 800,000 spoke Igala, primarily in Kogi State, Delta State and Edo State. Dialects include Ebu, Idah, Ankpa, Dekina,...

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THE CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF OGUGU PEOPLE PART 2

Map of Kogi Originally, Ogugu tradition came into existence in the late 16th century at Unyi-Ogugu Erogwu when the progenitors of the people came and settled in the tick forest of owls (Unyi-Ogugu) on the eastern land boundary between Kogi, Benue and Enugu States. According to Ameh B.O.A (1973),...

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THE CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF OGUGU PEOPLE PART 1

Map of Nigeria Showing Ogugu Ogugu is a community of Igala speaking people in the Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. Ogugu Igala language is tagged as Akporto due to this phonetic/tone of speaking. Ogugu community consists of these lineage; Okwatobida (Okwa) lineage,...

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