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The Ijaw people, also known as the Ịjọ people, [2] are an ethnic group found in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, with primary population clusters ...
The Ijaw languages (/ ˈ iː dʒ ɔː /), [1] also spelled Ịjọ, [2] are the languages spoken by the Ijaw people in southern Nigeria. Classification [ edit ]
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The Kalabari are a sub-group of the Ijaw people living in the eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [1] Originally, they were known as the Awome. The name Kalabari was derived from their ancestor Perebo Kalabari who was a son of Meinowei. [ 2 ]
Izon (Ịzọn), also known as (Central–Western) Ijo, Ijaw, Izo and Uzo, is the dominant Ijaw language, spoken by a majority of the Ijaw people of Nigeria. [2] [3]There are about thirty dialects, all mutually intelligible, of which there are Gbanran, Ekpetiama and Kolokuma etc. Kolokuma is the language of education.
Egbesu is the deity of justice of the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta region. Egbesu is also perceived as the spiritual foundational force for combating evil.The Egbesu force can only be used in defence or to correct an injustice, and only by people who are in harmony with the universe.
The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon") are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Some are natives of Akwa Ibom, Edo and Ondo states also in Nigeria.
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) is a representative body formed in 1991. Members are elected from among the various constituent communities speaking dialects of the Ijaw language . The current INC President is Professor Benjamin Ogele Okaba who was elected and sworn on 14 May 2021 at Ijaw House, Yenagoa in the presence of the Governor of ...